Plan your approach to Level 1517
Configuration 1 · Targets, tray management, and time-saving decisions
Your collection plan
Level 1517, Configuration 1 has a 1:45 time limit. Your targets are Origami Blue × 9; Vulture Brown × 15; Witch Pot Blue × 6. There are 249 objects on the board: 30 targets and 219 non-targets. Targets account for 12% of the starting objects.
Where to focus your opening
You have 3 target types to track. Start with a complete exposed triple, then rescan the surface. Choose the type whose third match you can already identify, instead of opening unfinished sets across Origami Blue, Vulture Brown, Witch Pot Blue at the same time.
Non-targets make up 88% of this configuration (219 objects). When targets are obscured, look for finishable non-target triples that reveal them. Keep each removal purposeful: a single non-target occupies tray space without completing a set. The counts indicate a large distraction pool, but do not establish where any object is hidden.
How to use the time limit
The 30 target objects require 10 target triples. Dividing the 105-second limit by those triples gives 10.5 seconds per target triple if all time were spent on targets. This is a planning allowance, not a measured completion time; searching and clearing non-targets also use that same clock.
Use short scans rather than long searches for a preferred target. Complete visible sets, then narrow the next scan to types already waiting in your tray. As the clock runs down, use the remaining goal counters to decide which shapes still deserve attention.
