Tricky Test 2 Level 86

Overview

• Difficulty: Easy
• Estimated moves: 1

A number of small red heart shapes are scattered across a dark screen. The prompt asks "How many hearts are there on the screen?" At the top of the screen there are also five hearts in the status/lives bar, and below the scene there is a counter with minus/plus buttons and an OK button. You must count the scattered hearts and enter the total.

Step-by-Step Solution

1. Count the small red heart shapes scattered across the dark play area.
2. There are exactly 10 scattered hearts (distributed roughly in three rows: a few near the top, several in the middle, and a few near the bottom).
3. Ignore the five hearts in the top status/lives bar — those are the game's lives UI, not part of the scene.
4. Use the plus/minus buttons to set the counter to 10.
5. Tap OK. The level completes.

Strategy & Reasoning

The puzzle looks simple, but the trap is whether to count the five red hearts in the top status bar. The game counts only the ten scattered heart shapes in the play area; the status-bar hearts are part of the game interface and are not part of the scene. Some hearts may overlap slightly or be near the edges, so count carefully row by row. Once the counter reads 10, confirming with OK solves the level. Entering 15 (which would include the status bar) is the common wrong answer.

The scattered hearts are small red teardrop/pip shapes distributed across the dark background. Count them in rows: about three near the top, four in the middle band, and three near the bottom. The top status bar shows five filled red hearts as your remaining lives, but those are part of the game's UI, not objects in the scene. The counter at the bottom has minus and plus buttons; press plus until it reads 10, then tap OK. The level completes immediately. Do not double-count hearts that overlap near the center.

The prompt simply asks how many hearts are on the screen. The trap is the five lives hearts at the very top — players often count those and answer 15. The correct count of scene hearts is 10. Sweep the screen top to bottom and mark each heart once. Some hearts are near the edges or partially overlap, but each is a distinct pip. Set the counter to 10 and press OK. The game confirms the count and advances.

The status bar hearts are part of the game's interface, not the puzzle scene. If you count them, you overshoot to 15 and fail. The scattered hearts are the only ones that count. Use the plus button to increment the counter to 10. There is no trick beyond careful counting; the trap is purely the UI hearts at the top.

Tips & Common Mistakes

• Counting the 5 status-bar hearts. Do not include them; they are UI, not scene hearts.
• Missing a heart near an edge. Sweep the whole screen; hearts are spread top to bottom.
• Double-counting overlapping hearts. Count each visible heart shape once.
• Forgetting to press OK. Set the counter to 10 and confirm.