How to play Sand Bridge
- Press Start. Level 1 shows a hand dragging the first piece.
- Drag a piece from the tray over the box. A light band shows the columns it will fall into; let go to drop it.
- The piece crumbles into sand, which pours down and spreads sideways down any slope.
- Join one color from the left wall to the right wall. That whole patch of color clears, and the sand above falls into the gap.
- Place all three pieces to get the next three. Clear the number of bridges the level asks for to win.
- If the sand settles above the dashed line, or no piece fits, the level ends. Try again restarts it in one tap.
About Sand Bridge
Sand Bridge is a block puzzle where the blocks do not stay blocks. You get three pieces at a time: squares, bars, corners, T shapes and zigzags, each in one color. Drag a piece over the tall glass box and let go, and it drops in from the top and crumbles into thousands of grains that pour down, slide off slopes and settle into dunes. The goal is a bridge. When grains of one color form an unbroken path from the left wall of the box to the right wall, the whole connected patch of that color flashes and disappears, and the sand above it pours down to fill the gap. If that pour completes another bridge, you get a combo. Nothing falls on a timer and there is no rush: you choose where each piece goes, and the next three arrive only when you have placed all of the current ones. The danger is the dashed line near the top. If the sand settles above it, or if none of your pieces fit anywhere, the run ends. Each level asks you to clear a set number of bridges. Early levels use two or three colors and small pieces; later chapters bring four and five colors and bigger shapes, so keeping each color in its own layer becomes the real puzzle. Every sand color also has its own grain pattern, stripes, dots, rows, checks or columns, so the colors can be told apart without relying on color. The daily run is endless, uses the same pieces for every player, and is scored on how much sand you clear.
Controls
| Input | What it does |
|---|---|
| Drag a piece | Move it over the box and drop it |
| Tap a piece, then the box | Drop it where you tapped |
| 1, 2 or 3 | Pick a piece from the tray |
| Left and Right | Move the picked piece over the box |
| Enter, Space or Down | Drop the piece |
| H or the bulb | Show a good drop (3 per level) |
Tips and strategy
- Build in layers. Sand of one color spread across the box is halfway to a bridge; the same amount piled in one corner is just a hill.
- Use the slopes. Sand slides down any slope, so a piece dropped on the high side of a dune spreads towards the low side and can close a gap you could not reach directly.
- Leave the walls for last. A bridge must touch both walls, so the cells beside the walls are where most bridges are finished. Keep a column near each wall low when you can.
- Watch what is under the gap. When a bridge clears, everything above falls. If the layer underneath is one color, that fall can finish a second bridge for a combo.
- Do not bury a nearly finished bridge. Dropping another color on top of an almost complete layer can cut it off for a long time.
- Place the awkward piece first. Big pieces need wide flat space; drop them while there is room and keep the small pieces for patching holes.
Questions and answers
What counts as a bridge?
A connected patch of one sand color that touches both the left and the right wall of the box. Grains connect side to side and top to bottom, not corner to corner. The whole patch clears, not just the grains on the path.
Is this a falling-block game against the clock?
No. Nothing falls on its own and there is no timer. You choose the column for every piece and can take as long as you like; the sand only moves after you drop a piece.
How do stars work?
Win with the sand below about half the box for three stars, below about two thirds for two, and higher for one. Using a hint limits the level to two stars.
When does a level end?
When you clear the number of bridges the level asks for, or when the sand settles above the dashed line at the top or none of your three pieces fits anywhere.
How does the daily run work?
It is endless: the same pieces for every player that day, four colors, and you play until the sand reaches the top. Your score is how much sand you cleared, with combos worth more.
Is Sand Bridge free, and does it save my progress?
It is free with no sign-up. Stars, unlocked levels and your desert theme are saved in this browser, so you can continue later.
