Game Is Hard Level 187 Breakdown
What You See
A grid of 20 dots in red, blue, purple, and yellow, with a yellow/purple cluster in the middle and blue and red dots around the edges. There’s no explicit target color shown.
Three color rules govern the board: “yellows stick together,” “reds hate all,” and “blues hate purples.” Only the yellow rule is your friend — the other two are distractions.
Why You're Stuck
I read “blues hate purples” and assumed I had to carefully keep those two colors apart, so I started clicking blues next to purples and purples next to blues, waiting for something to resolve. Nothing unified, and I made a mess.
The turning point was noticing that clicking a yellow dot swallowed its neighbors. That was the only move that reliably grew a color. Once I stopped trying to manage the blue-purple feud and just clicked yellow everywhere, the board converged fast.
The Answer
Use yellow as the dominant color. Click yellow dots to convert their adjacent non-yellow neighbors, and click any red, blue, or purple dot that touches yellow to turn it yellow too. Work outward until every dot on the board is yellow.
How to Beat It
- Start at a yellow dot. Click a yellow dot that borders purple or blue dots — its neighbors flip to yellow instantly.
- Expand the yellow core. Keep clicking yellow dots that have non-yellow neighbors, or click non-yellow dots adjacent to yellow so they convert.
- Assimilate the rest. Red dots convert easily, and blue/purple dots just need to be clicked when they’re next to yellow. Keep going until the board is all yellow.
Troubleshooting
- Board won’t unify: you’re probably not using yellow as the spreader. Click yellow dots with non-yellow neighbors — that’s the fastest conversion.
- Reds seem random: “reds hate all” means they convert easily. Click a red dot next to yellow and it will flip to yellow without fuss.
- Trying to separate blue and purple: don’t. Their “hatred” is a distraction. Convert both to yellow directly instead of managing their feud.
Why It Works
The puzzle gives you three rules but only one is the solution: yellow propagates. The other two are there to make the board look more complex than it is. “Reds hate all” actually means red is passive and easily assimilated, and “blues hate purples” is a side-plot you never need to resolve. Once you identify yellow as the engine and treat every other color as fuel, a 20-dot board collapses into a few clicks.
The Rule to Carry Forward
In a multi-color board, find the one color whose rule describes it actively spreading, and drive everything through that color — ignore the conflicts between the others.
- A rule about a color “sticking together” usually means it spreads to neighbors.
- Colors that “hate” are reactive, not strategic — convert them to the dominant color.
- The unstated goal in a color puzzle is almost always uniformity.
Click yellow dots first, not non-yellow ones. A yellow dot converts its whole neighborhood in one move.
Trying to resolve the blue-purple “hatred.” Skip that entirely — just spread yellow over both.
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Game Is Hard Level 187 FAQ
How do I solve Game Is Hard Level 187?
Make the whole board yellow. Click yellow dots to convert their non-yellow neighbors, and click any red, blue, or purple dot that’s next to yellow so it turns yellow too.
What does “reds hate all” mean in Game Is Hard Level 187?
It means red dots convert easily — when clicked next to yellow, or when a neighbor turns yellow, they flip to yellow. They’re easy targets, not obstacles.
Should I separate blue and purple in Game Is Hard Level 187?
No. Their “hate” rule is a distraction. Convert both to yellow directly instead of trying to manage their conflict.
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