Tricky Test 2 Level 52

Overview

The prompt says "Push the buttons ten times." A single yellow octagonal button sits in the center of the screen with a speech-bubble counter above it starting at 0. The trap is the plural word "buttons" — there is visibly only one button, but the instruction says "buttons" (more than one). After you push the visible button ten times (the counter reaches 10), the button itself slides away, revealing a second hidden button underneath it. You must then push that second button ten times as well. The success hint reads "The question says button (plural)."

• Difficulty: Hard
• Estimated moves: 20 taps total

Step-by-Step Solution

1. Read the instruction "Push the buttons ten times." Note the plural word "buttons" — there is only one visible yellow button.
2. Tap the yellow octagonal button repeatedly. The speech bubble above it counts each tap: 1, 2, 3, and so on.
3. Keep tapping until the counter reaches 10.
4. After the 10th tap, the yellow button does not trigger the win screen. Instead, the button slides or drifts to the side, revealing a second yellow button hidden underneath it.
5. Now tap this newly revealed second button ten more times. The counter resets and starts counting again from 1.
6. Keep tapping the second button until its counter also reaches 10.
7. Both buttons have now been pushed ten times each, matching the plural "buttons" in the instruction. The level clears.

Strategy & Reasoning

The puzzle hinges entirely on the plural noun. If the instruction had said "Push the button ten times" (singular), you would tap the visible button ten times and finish. But because it says "buttons" (plural), there must be more than one button. The designers hid a second button directly underneath the first one, so it is invisible until the first button moves aside. After you push the visible button ten times, it slides away — this is the game's way of telling you "there's another one." Many players stop after ten taps on the first button and wonder why the level does not end. The hint explicitly says "The question says button (plural)," confirming that two buttons each need ten pushes. The total is therefore 20 taps, not 10.

Tips & Common Mistakes

• Mistake: Tapping only the visible button ten times and waiting for completion. Correct approach: after 10 taps, a second button appears; tap it ten more times.
• Mistake: Assuming the counter reset means you start over on the same button. Correct approach: the button itself has moved; you are now tapping a different, hidden button.
• Mistake: Looking for a second button elsewhere on screen. Correct approach: the second button is directly underneath the first one; it only appears after the first slides away.
• Mistake: Tapping fewer than 10 times per button. Correct approach: each button must individually reach 10 before the level clears.