Tricky Test 2 Level 70

Overview

• Difficulty: Hard
• Estimated moves: 2

The screen shows four cubes drawn in an isometric matchstick style. The matches have light wooden shafts with red tips, and the cubes are joined together in a cluster. The prompt reads "Move only one match to make 4 cubes into 3 cubes." There is a reset button and a SUBMIT button at the bottom. The puzzle is a classic matchstick rearrangement: you must remove one match that closes off one of the four cubes, leaving exactly three complete cubes.

Step-by-Step Solution

1. Identify the upper/back cube (the rearmost cube at the top of the cluster). It shares matches with the other cubes.
2. Grab the vertical match on the left edge of that upper/back cube — the one that forms its left upright.
3. Drag that match out and place it standing vertically in the central junction area (upright in the middle of the screen, where it does not close any new cube).
4. As soon as that match moves, the upper/back cube collapses and is no longer a closed cube. The remaining structure contains exactly three complete cubes.
5. Tap SUBMIT. The level confirms "Well done! 3 Cubes."

Strategy & Reasoning

The cluster has four cubes that share internal matches. To reduce the count from four to three while moving only one match, you must break one cube open by removing one of its essential edges. The upper/back cube is the right one to attack because it sits on top and its left vertical edge is not needed to close any other cube. Removing that single match destroys that cube, and placing the match upright in the center does not create a new cube. The result is exactly three intact cubes. Trying to remove a match from a shared internal edge would damage two cubes at once and leave you with fewer than three.

The matches are drawn as light wooden sticks with red tips, forming the edges of isometric cubes. The reset button is a circular arrow in the lower-left, and SUBMIT sits to its right. Before the correct move, SUBMIT is greyed out; after you park the displaced match in the center, the remaining structure shows three closed cubes and SUBMIT lights up. The upper cube collapses because its left upright is gone, while the two front cubes and the lower structure stay intact. This is a classic matchstick-count puzzle where the goal is to reduce the number of closed solids by one.

Tips & Common Mistakes

• Moving a match from the bottom cubes. That breaks a front cube but the top cube remains, leaving the count wrong.
• Moving more than one match. The rule is strict: exactly one match changes position.
• Placing the removed match to form a new cube. You must park it where it does not close a new cube; otherwise you are back to four.
• Forgetting to press SUBMIT. After the three-cube state is reached, submit to confirm.