Connect Master Level 345

Here's how the board breaks down once you understand the logic:

Clowns with Mustache groups together four clown characters who all sport prominent facial hair—that bold, defining mustache that gives them their classic circus look. These characters share not just the mustache but a certain stern or dignified expression.

Face Painted Kids pulls together four younger characters with face paint rather than full clown costumes. They've got colorful designs on their faces but lack the exaggerated clown props and oversized clothing that define the adult clowns.

Face Painted Elderly brings together four older characters with painted faces—think grandparent-aged clowns with white or gray hair, wrinkles, and distinctive age markers combined with playful face paint.

Clowns with Bowties and Glasses features four clown characters dressed up in formal accessories: each one wears glasses and a bowtie, giving them an oddly sophisticated clown aesthetic that's genuinely funny.

Sad Clowns captures four clowns with melancholic or downturned expressions—their makeup and face paint emphasize sadness rather than joy, which is the whole ironic twist of this category.

Clowns with Bananas groups together four clowns that all hold bananas, whether in their hands, as part of their outfit, or prominently displayed in their accessories. This is your most literal, prop-based set.

Start with Clowns with Bananas because it's the most literal and easiest to verify. Scan the board and identify every banana. There's no ambiguity here—either a character is holding or displaying a banana, or they're not. Lock in those four tiles immediately. This removes 25% of the board and gives you psychological momentum.

Next, tackle Face Painted Kids. These characters are visibly younger, often with softer features and fewer exaggerated clown costumes. Their face paint is colorful but not grotesquely overdone. Find the four youngest-looking characters on the board and lock them in. This further simplifies your workspace.

I can't stress this enough: the moment you internally label a group—Clowns with Bananas, Face Painted Elderly, whatever—your brain locks in the shared trait, and you stop accidentally mixing up tiles. When you look at the board and think "Which four have bananas?" instead of just scanning randomly, you're forcing yourself to compare tiles with purpose. This is what separates a successful run of Connect Master Level 345 from a frustrating one.

Once you've named each set in your head, you develop a mental checklist. Every tile either fits or it doesn't. There's no gray zone. That clarity is what solves the puzzle.