Tricky Test 2 Level 61

Overview

The prompt says "Push the button 121 times." A yellow octagonal button sits in the center with a counter speech bubble above it starting at 0. Pushing a physical button 121 times would be extremely tedious, and the game does not actually require that. The trick is that the words "121 times" in the instruction sentence are themselves draggable. You drag the phrase "121 times" out of the sentence and drop it onto the button. The button then displays "121 times" written on its face, and the level clears without you tapping it 121 times.

• Difficulty: Hard
• Estimated moves: 1 drag

Step-by-Step Solution

1. Read the instruction "Push the button 121 times."
2. Look at the yellow button below; its counter starts at 0.
3. Do NOT tap the button 121 times — that is the intended grind and the game provides a shortcut.
4. Find the phrase "121 times" in the instruction text. It is at the end of the sentence, after "button".
5. Press and hold your finger on the words "121 times" to grab them. They are draggable.
6. Drag the phrase "121 times" downward onto the yellow button.
7. Release your finger when the phrase is centered on the button's face.
8. The sentence now reads "Push the button ____." (the "121 times" text has been removed from it), and the words "121 times" appear printed on the yellow button itself.
9. The level immediately clears with a success checkmark. You never had to push the button even once.

Strategy & Reasoning

This is the ultimate "lazy" puzzle. The number 121 is deliberately large to make physical tapping seem unbearable. The designers reuse the draggable-word mechanic from level 45 (dragging "smile" into the camera) and level 61's sibling trick. Instead of performing 121 taps, you move the instruction itself onto the button, effectively telling the button it has already been pushed 121 times. The button "accepts" the label "121 times" as proof. This is a wordplay / drag-and-drop puzzle. Trying to actually tap 121 times will technically work but is enormously wasteful; the smart solution is to drag the text. The fact that the words lift out of the sentence when you press on them is the hidden affordance.

Tips & Common Mistakes

• Mistake: Tapping the button repeatedly hundreds of times. Correct approach: drag the words "121 times" onto the button instead.
• Mistake: Dragging only "121" or only "times". Correct approach: drag the whole phrase "121 times" onto the button.
• Mistake: Dropping the text above or below the button. Correct approach: center it on the yellow button face.
• Mistake: Tapping the counter speech bubble. Correct approach: the counter is not interactive; it just sits at 0 until you drag the text onto the button.

Additional Notes

The number 121 is deliberately chosen to be large enough that actually tapping it would be tedious and error-prone. The designers reuse the draggable-word mechanic introduced in earlier levels (such as dragging "smile" into the camera lens). Instead of tapping 121 times, you simply move the phrase "121 times" from the sentence onto the button face, and the button accepts it as if it had been pushed that many times. This is a classic Tricky Test 2 punchline: the instruction itself becomes the object. If you try tapping the button, the counter will climb slowly toward 121, but you will eventually realize you are missing the shortcut. The words lift out of the sentence cleanly when you press on them, leaving "Push the button ____." behind.