Food Hunt Food Hunt: Pixel Puzzle level guide
Food Hunt: Pixel Puzzle Level 396 Walkthrough
Level 396 features an elaborate pixel portrait of a crowned penguin king holding a scepter. Clear the perimeter black outlines and blue mantle first so inner white and yellow features become exposed. Stalling bays with inner belly jars early will block progress.
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How to beat Food Hunt: Pixel Puzzle Level 396 — full solution
- Tap the Blue 60 jar (front row, left) and the Orange 43 jar (front row, center), followed by the Red 23 and Red 24 jars uncovered behind them. Ants eat along the outer border, the red robe, and the exposed blue body, leaving one bay open.
- Tap the Orange 14 jar and the White 13 jar as they become uncovered in the grid. Ants clear the exposed edges of the cape and begin stripping the white fur trim and belly while Blue 50 and Orange 27 count down.
- Tap the Black 23 jar, the Orange 2 jar, and the Yellow 25 jar. Ants chew through the dark perimeter outlines framing the penguin's body, opening direct access to the crown base and the scepter.
- Tap the Light Blue 40 jar, the Red 29 jar, and the Orange 49 jar. Ants eat away the upper crown velvet, scepter head, and light blue wing highlights, freeing up two bays as the counts finish.
- Tap the Blue 25 jar, the Yellow 4 jar, and the White 18 jar. Ants strip the bulk of the white belly, the penguin's beak, and the blue facial contours.
- Tap the Orange 12 jar, the Orange 15 jar, the Yellow 10 jar, the Red 25 jar, and the Blue 13 jar in any order. Ants consume the scepter, remaining crown details, and the top of the penguin's head.
- Tap the Blue 50 jar, the Orange 6 jar, the Black 5 jar, and the White 20 jar. Ants clear the crown tips, the penguin's eyes, and the final border pixels.
- Allow the active White 20 and Black 5 jars to finish consuming the remaining center pixels. All five bays clear as the board is solved.
On this board:
BlueOrangeRedDark BlueWhiteBlackYellowLight Blue
Moves that cost you the level
- Tapping inner-colour White jars before the surrounding body is eaten → the belly pixels are completely enclosed by black and blue pixels, causing the White jar to stall in a bay.
- Deploying Yellow jars on the opening move → the crown and beak are trapped behind black outlines, keeping the jars idle and restricting free bay space.
Quick tips for Level 396
- Prioritize perimeter outline colours (Black and Dark Blue) to expose internal detail colours like Yellow and White quickly.
- Keep at least one bay empty whenever cycling through high-capacity jars to avoid unexpected stalls.
Board breakdown5 notes
- Layout
- The picture shows a crowned penguin king holding a scepter on a wooden frame, flanked by a 5-slot bay rack and a descending grid of jars.
- Goal
- Eat all pixels composing the penguin king, including the blue body, white belly, red cloak, and golden crown and scepter.
- Opening
- Start by tapping the front Blue 60 and Orange 43 jars to clear the exposed outer body edges and feet.
- Trap
- The large White 50 and White 60 jars will stall immediately if tapped early, as the belly is entirely ringed by black outlines and blue feathers.
- Mechanic
- Ants can only reach pixels on the exposed periphery of each colour region; interior pixels cannot be eaten until external layers vanish.
Level 396 questions
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What should I tap first on Level 396?
Tap the Blue 60 and Orange 43 jars on the front row to begin eating the exposed outer edges of the penguin's body and feet.
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Why is my White jar stalled in a bay?
The white belly pixels are blocked by dark outline and blue body pixels. Clear the surrounding border before placing White jars into bays.