Marble Sort Level 382 Walkthrough & Solution

Level 382 Board Overview: The Numbered-Three Grid

Level 382 opens as a hard board on the tile-grid variant, and the first thing you notice is the numbering. Two blue ‘3’ tiles sit planted in the grid — one on the upper-left run, one mirroring it on the right — while a clear diamond tile and a handful of shining gem pieces (Red, Light Blue, and Purple) are scattered through the rows. Those specials are the only fancy pieces on the board; everything else is honest colored tile: Red, Light Pink, Pink, Dark Grey, Green, Orange, Light Blue, and Dark Blue packed into the upper rows.

The lower third of the screen is the supply. A queue of incoming pieces sits ready with a sparkle effect, led by a Light Pink tile followed by a long run of Greens and then Reds, and the play grid shows several empty slots waiting to be filled as the level progresses. Power-ups are on hand — a Magnet, a Swap, and a Blaster, one charge each — but you will not need them if the order is right.

Nothing about the opening shape is a straight line. The board wants you to match groups inside the grid, empty slots, and let the queue push fresh pieces up into the spaces you open. The solve is a question of sequence: clear the plain colors first, keep the numbered ‘3’ tiles and the gems for the right moment, and never let the queue outrun the space you have made.

The Trap in Marble Sort Level 382

The board is rigged to make you match faster than the grid can empty. Here is the layout:

• The numbered ‘3’ tiles sit on the rim: the blue ‘3’ pieces plant themselves mid-grid on both sides, and they are still standing at the mid-solve mark while most of the board has cleared. They demand extra attention, so plan around them instead of letting them wall off the colors behind them.
• Gems and the clear diamond are special, not free: the shining gem pieces trigger wide clears when matched, and the clear diamond can join any color. Pop them before the matching color is exposed and you waste their coverage on a half-emptied row.
• The queue feeds itself upward: the bottom supply pushes Light Pink, then a wall of Green, then Red into the empty slots as you clear them. Match without leaving room and the pieces back up with nowhere to land.
• Only some colors are useful at once: Red, Light Pink, and Green dominate the opening queue and the top rows, while Pink, Orange, Dark Grey, and the blues wait for the midgame. Feeding everything the moment it appears just crowds the grid.

Marble Sort Level 382 Step-by-Step Walkthrough

Match in the right order and the specials solve themselves. Follow the release sequence.

Opening: clear the honest colors

1. Start with the Light Pink and Red pieces in the upper rows — Light Pink leads the queue below, so matching it first keeps the supply line moving.
2. Clear the Red clusters into sets while they are still grouped on the left side of the grid; Red also arrives in the second half of the queue, so early clears leave room for it.
3. Let the run of Green pieces from the queue settle into the empties, then match them in place — Green is the most common color in the opening supply.
4. Match the scattered Light Blue and Dark Blue tiles as pairs become visible, but do not chase a single blue across the whole grid.
5. Leave the gem pieces, the clear diamond, and both numbered ‘3’ tiles alone for now — they sit mid-grid and will matter more once the edges thin out.
6. Keep one or two empty slots open at all times; the queue pushes upward automatically, and a full grid leaves you no room to maneuver.

Midgame: the center opens up

By the middle of the solve the middle of the grid has cleared into one large open space. The numbered ‘3’ tiles still stand on the top and right edges, a connected Pink cluster holds the center-left, and the remaining pieces are small patches of Light Blue, Purple, White, Black, and Light Cyan. The queue below is feeding tidy pre-grouped rows of Green, Pink, Blue, Cyan, Purple, and Orange.

7. Match the Pink cluster while it is still connected — it is the largest remaining group and the easiest clean clear on the board.
8. Work the numbered ‘3’ tiles last within each rim section; they take extra hits, so strip the plain tiles around them first.
9. Feed the queued Purple and Orange rows into the empties as they arrive and match them in pairs, but only once their colors are actually on the board.
10. Use the clear diamond as the connector for whichever color is hardest to finish — it matches any group, so save it for a stranded piece.
11. Trigger the gem pieces only when their color is well represented on the grid; the wide clear is wasted on a nearly empty row.
12. Keep the Blue and Light Cyan queue rows in reserve until the center settles — they pair with the rim remnants in the endgame.

Cleanup: place the final groups

The end frame shows the grid nearly stripped down: large two-by-two color groups sit in place — a Red group in the upper-left, a Purple group in the upper-right, and another Red below the first — with the final supply still queued underneath in a trough of Green, Blue, and Black marbles beside stacked Red, Purple, White, Black, and Green pieces.

13. Match the placed Red and Purple groups against the remaining pieces of the same color as they come up from the queue.
14. Feed the last Green and Blue pieces into the open corners; the trough delivers them in batches, so a full matching set clears in one pass.
15. Let the final White and Black pieces land with the last groups — they are the tail of the queue, so do not force them early.
16. Finish the remaining groups one by one and let the grid empty. The level completes the moment the final set lands.

Level 382 Tips Recap

• Clear Red, Light Pink, and Green first — they lead the queue, so matching them early keeps the supply from backing up.
• The numbered ‘3’ tiles survive the whole level: strip the plain tiles around them and take them out last in each section.
• Save the gem pieces and the clear diamond until their colors are well represented — a wide clear on a half-empty row is wasted.
• In the endgame the grid is nearly empty; match the placed groups as the final queue rows arrive and let the board finish itself.