Sand Flasks: The Alchemist's Secret

Welcome to the alchemist’s mysterious workshop. Glass flasks line the shelves here, filled with layers of multicolored sand, as if the master had stepped out for a moment and left everything just as it was. Who knows what he was working on and what he wanted to concoct this time. In “Sand Flasks: The Alchemist’s Secret,” you can leisurely wander among his flasks, make sense of the mess, and gradually get closer to the alchemist’s secret. The game is unhurried and addictive—some levels can be completed in a couple of minutes, while others are worth spending a little more time on.

How to play?

Tap a flask to take the top layer of sand, then tap another one to pour it into. The sand lands in an empty flask or on a layer of the same color, and a standard flask holds exactly four portions. A level is cleared when all flasks are filled with a single color or are empty. Want three stars? Stay within the move limit. Don’t take up an empty flask unnecessarily—it’s your main resource here. After that, special flasks appear in the Alchemist’s workshop. The giant flask holds eight portions; it takes only the most common color on the board and gives nothing back. The flask on the scales holds a weight; fill it with four portions of the required color, and the chain will lift the bars that were previously blocking the adjacent flasks. Is the flask locked? Look for the key in the sand—when it reaches the top, it will fly into the lock on its own. The ice flask is frozen; the number on the ice shows how many more flasks you need to collect, and each completed one leaves a crack on it. The alchemical cauldron brews a new color using the “color plus color” recipe. Add two colors one portion at a time, and you’ll get two portions of the new color, which automatically pour into the flask beneath the cauldron—though you’ll have to brew it twice. The open layers let you place a single portion even on top of a different color to temporarily cover the excess and reach the lower layers. Some of the sand is hidden under a question mark, so it’s invisible and can’t be moved until it ends up on top. There are also flasks of different sizes—small ones that hold three portions and large ones that hold five—so five portions of a single color will only fit in the large flask. Be careful when sorting the sand and uncover all the alchemist’s secrets.