Block Out

Block Out Level 40

Block Out Level 40 solution: all 29 steps with the block colors, sizes and board positions, from the first block to the last.

Block Out Level 40 Walkthroughs & Guide

Block Out Level 40 takes 29 drags. Each block is drawn in its color and size; (column, row) is the block's top-left cell (for a shaped block, the top-left corner of the box around it).

Block Out Level 40 board at the start
Block Out Level 40 at the start

Part 1: Steps 1–2

  1. Drag yellow 1×2 block at (6,5) out through the yellow gate on the right edge. The blue gate on the right edge opens.
  2. Drag blue 1×1 block at (6,4) out through the blue gate on the right edge. The blue gate on the top edge opens.

Part 2: Steps 3–4

  1. Drag blue 1×2 block at (5,5) to (6,4).
  2. Drag yellow 2×1 block at (3,6) out through the yellow gate on the right edge. The purple gate on the top edge opens.

Part 3: Steps 5–6

  1. Drag red 2×1 block at (3,5) to (4,5).
  2. Drag yellow 1×1 block at (2,5) out through the yellow gate on the right edge. Shutter 4 opens and the blocks under it appear. The red gate on the left edge opens.

Part 4: Steps 7–9

  1. Drag red 1×1 block at (2,6) to (6,6).
  2. Drag blue 1×2 block at (1,5) to (2,5).
  3. Drag red 1×1 block at (1,4) out through the red gate on the left edge.

Part 5: Steps 10–12

  1. Drag blue 1×2 block at (2,5) to (1,4).
  2. Drag red 2×1 block at (4,5) out through the red gate on the left edge. The green gate on the left edge opens.
  3. Drag red 1×1 block at (6,6) out through the red gate on the left edge.

Part 6: Steps 13–15

  1. Drag green 2×1 block at (4,4) to (5,6).
  2. Drag blue 1×2 block at (1,4) to (5,4).
  3. Drag green 2×1 block at (5,6) out through the green gate on the left edge.

Part 7: Steps 16–20

  1. Drag purple 1×1 block at (4,3) (it was under Shutter 4) to (6,6).
  2. Drag green 1×2 block at (4,1) (it was under Shutter 4) out through the green gate on the left edge.
  3. Drag blue 1×3 block at (3,1) (it was under Shutter 4) out through the blue gate on the top edge.
  4. Drag blue 1×2 block at (5,4) out through the blue gate on the top edge.
  5. Drag blue 1×2 block at (6,4) out through the blue gate on the top edge.

Part 8: Steps 21–22

  1. Drag yellow 1×2 block at (5,1) (it was under Shutter 4) to (5,4).
  2. Drag green 1×2 block at (6,1) (it was under Shutter 4) out through the green gate on the left edge.

Part 9: Steps 23–29

  1. Drag red 2×1 block at (1,1) (it was under Shutter 4) to (5,1).
  2. Drag purple 2×1 block at (2,4) out through the purple gate on the top edge.
  3. Drag red 2×1 block at (5,1) out through the red gate on the left edge.
  4. Drag purple 1×1 block at (1,3) (it was under Shutter 4) out through the purple gate on the top edge.
  5. Drag purple 1×1 block at (6,6) out through the purple gate on the top edge.
  6. Drag yellow 1×2 block at (5,4) out through the yellow gate on the right edge.
  7. Drag yellow 3-cell shaped block at (1,2) (it was under Shutter 4) out through the yellow gate on the right edge.

Notes and Precautions

  • A block only leaves through a gate of its own color.
  • The number on a frozen gate, a Shutter or an ice block counts down every time a block leaves the board. At 0 it opens.
  • At the start the Shutter shows 4. The blue gate on the top edge shows 2; the blue gate on the right edge shows 1; the purple gate on the top edge shows 3; the red gate on the left edge shows 4; the green gate on the left edge shows 6. Open at the start: the yellow gate on the right edge.
  • A block marked "(it was under Shutter N)" appeared when that Shutter opened.
  • A Layer Block leaves in two parts. The outer layer comes off at its gate and the block inside stays next to the gate, so it needs a second drag.
  • Ice blocks do not count down while a Shutter covers them. They start counting when the Shutter opens.

Tips and Tricks

  • Do the steps in order. Each part ends when a block leaves the board.
  • If a block is not where a step says, check the steps before it.
  • The parts that end in a Shutter opening are a good place to check that your board matches.

Final Scene in Block Out Level 40

When the last block leaves, the board is empty and the level is complete.

Keep going: Level 39 · Level 41.