Tricky Test 2 Level 94

Overview

The level opens with the instruction "Press and hold the yellow dot." in white text near the top, and a single small yellow dot floating in the centre of an otherwise empty dark screen. When you press and hold the dot, the question "What's the colour of the dot now?" appears in yellow text, along with an orange arrow pointing at the dot. At the bottom of the screen are three large circular buttons: a red one labelled R, a green one labelled G, and a blue one labelled B. The trick is that the dot does not stay yellow while you hold it - it gradually changes colour, and you have to answer based on what colour it actually is at the moment you tap a button, not on the colour it started as.

• Difficulty: Regular
• Estimated moves: 2

Step-by-Step Solution

1. Read the instruction "Press and hold the yellow dot." and locate the small yellow dot in the centre of the screen.
2. Press and hold your finger on the yellow dot. Keep holding it down.
3. The question "What's the colour of the dot now?" appears. Watch the dot carefully: it begins to change colour over time, cycling from its original yellow through green and then to blue.
4. Keep holding until the dot turns blue. Do not be fooled when it briefly appears green earlier - that is a passing phase.
5. While the dot is blue, lift/answer by tapping the blue B button at the bottom-right. The recorded solution taps the blue button while the dot is blue, which is the correct answer and clears the level.

Strategy & Reasoning

The puzzle works by exploiting memory. You are told the dot is yellow, so your first instinct is to answer based on that remembered colour (or to pick red, since yellow light is a mix of red and green). But the on-screen dot visibly changes as you hold it, so the correct answer must be read from the dot's current colour, not from the initial instruction.

The green phase early on is a deliberate intermediate decoy. If you tap G too quickly, you answer for a colour the dot has already moved past. By waiting and watching the dot settle on blue, you answer for the colour it actually is at the moment of selection.

The three buttons correspond directly to the primary light colours (R, G, B), so once you observe the dot is blue, B is the obvious match. There is no hidden colour-mixing trick here - it is a test of whether you keep looking at the dot instead of trusting the opening text.

Tips & Common Mistakes

• Mistake: Answering based on the opening line ("the dot is yellow") and tapping R or G. Correct approach: Watch the live dot; its colour has changed by the time the question appears.
• Mistake: Tapping G as soon as the question appears, while the dot is briefly green. Correct approach: Wait through the green phase; the dot continues to change to blue before you answer.
• Mistake: Releasing your finger before choosing. Correct approach: Keep holding/observing until the dot is blue, then tap B.
• Mistake: Overthinking RGB colour theory (yellow = red + green). Correct approach: Just read the dot's actual current colour on screen.