Matchboxes is the sixth level in Chapter 5: Near Earth Organizer.
Description[]
There are 7 matchboxes with different colors, and 6 matchsticks.
Solution[]
Make 6 matchsticks with 6 different colors, then put the matchsticks in the white matchbox.
Initially, the 6 matchsticks are red. To change the matchsticks' colors, you have to put them in the matchboxes: after putting a matchstick in a matchbox, it may or may not jump to a different matchbox and take its color. The color changing rule is hinted by the color wheel of the white matchbox in the center:
- If the matchbox and the matchstick have the same color or opposite colors, the matchstick won't change
- If the matchbox and the matchstick's colors are next to each other, the matchstick will change to the color next to the matchbox's
- If the matchbox and the matchstick's colors are separated by 1 color, the matchstick will change to that color
| Matchstick\Matchbox | Orange | Green | Dark blue | Grey | Red | Yellow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orange | None | Yellow | Red | None | Dark blue | Green |
| Green | Yellow | None | Grey | Dark blue | None | Orange |
| Dark blue | Red | Grey | None | Green | Orange | None |
| Grey | None | Yellow | Red | None | Dark blue | Green |
| Red | Yellow | None | Grey | Dark blue | None | Orange |
| Yellow | Red | Grey | None | Green | Orange | None |
To get all colors the fastest way (assuming that all matchsticks start with red color):
- Red: Available at the start
- Dark blue: Put a matchstick in Grey matchbox
- Grey: Put a matchstick in Dark blue matchbox
- Green: There are a few ways:
- Put a matchstick in Orange → Grey matchboxes
- Put a matchstick in Dark blue → Yellow matchboxes
- Put a matchstick in either Yellow or Grey matchbox, twice
- Yellow: Put a matchstick in Orange matchbox
- Orange: Put a matchstick in Yellow matchbox
All 6 different matchsticks
After putting all 6 matchsticks in the white matchbox, you get a white matchstick. Light it up to finish the level.