Colony Flow Colony Flow! level guide
Colony Flow! Level 141 Walkthrough
Clear the large pixel-art cowboy and surrounding desert background across multiple locked layers. Prioritize stripping the outer yellow background to collect keys before opening buried brown and dark purple sections. Mismanaging slots before unlocking keys will cause a deadlock.
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How to beat Colony Flow! Level 141 — full solution
- With the first Yellow 20 box already deployed in slot 2, tap the front-row Yellow 20 box on the far left, the Yellow 20 box in the middle-left, the Yellow 20 box in the middle-right, and the Orange 18 box on the right. Yellow ants strip the yellow border blocks on all sides, uncovering the yellow key on the far right, while orange ants clear the collar at the bottom.
- Tap the Orange 18 box on the left, the Dark Purple 15 box in the second row, and the Beige 23 box in the third row as they reach the front row in any order. Beige ants clear the cigarette smoke trail and facial highlights, while dark purple ants strip the lower jacket trim and expose the inner neck. Four slots remain occupied by Orange 8, Dark Purple 7, Beige 7, and Yellow 7.
- Tap the unlocked Red padlock box after collecting the red key from the hat brim, then tap the front-row Brown 20 box and adjacent Yellow 20 box. Brown ants start dismantling the lower hat brim and mustache shading, while yellow ants continue removing the upper background edge. Slots show Brown 7, Brown 18, Yellow 12, and Yellow 15.
- Tap the next two Brown 20 boxes and two Yellow 20 boxes from the exposed front rows in any order. Brown ants strip the main cowboy hat crown, freeing the green key embedded in the hat band, while yellow ants clear the left sky blocks. Five slots transition to Yellow 3, Brown 3, Brown 12, Brown 19, and Yellow 4.
- Tap the unlocked Green padlock box once the green key is carried into the nest, followed by the Dark Purple 15 box as it becomes accessible. Dark purple ants strip the dark bands across the hat and jacket, while the brown boxes finish clearing the hat structure. Slots transition through Brown 9, Yellow 12, Brown 2, Brown 17, and Yellow 7.
- Tap the Dark Purple 20 box, the middle Yellow 20 box, and the lower Dark Purple 15 box from the stack in any order. Yellow ants strip the upper-middle background blocks, releasing the purple key at the top right, while purple ants carry off the dark band above the brim.
- Tap the final Yellow 20 box and the last Brown 20 box in the stack. Yellow and brown ants carry the final pixel blocks from the top-right corner and hat top into the nest, ending on Yellow 1 and Brown 1 to complete the level.
On this board:
YellowOrangeDark PurpleBeigeBrownGreen
Moves that cost you the level
- Tapping Brown 20 boxes in the opening → the cowboy hat is completely encased inside yellow background and beige face blocks, so brown boxes stall in the slots and cause a loss.
- Filling all five slots before collecting the green key → the Green padlock box remains locked while no free slots are left to uncover the remaining hat band blocks.
Quick tips for Level 141
- Focus entirely on outer yellow background blocks first to expose the embedded keys along the edges and brim.
- Keep at least one slot empty when dealing with padlock boxes so the unlocked box has space to enter immediately.
Board breakdown5 notes
- Layout
- The picture depicts a cowboy in a hat smoking a cigarette against a solid yellow background. Five keys (Purple, Green, Red, Light Blue, and Yellow) are embedded in the pixel portrait.
- Goal
- Clear all pixel blocks from the board into the central nest hole using the ant boxes in the stack.
- Opening
- Deploy front-row Yellow 20 boxes and the Orange 18 box to strip the outer perimeter and open paths to keys.
- Trap
- Tapping Brown 20 or Dark Purple 20 boxes before their inner picture blocks are exposed by clearing yellow and beige layers.
- Mechanic
- Padlocked boxes in the stack cannot be tapped until their matching coloured key is freed from surrounding blocks in the picture.
Level 141 questions
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How do I unlock the Green padlock box on Level 141?
Clear the yellow background and brown hat blocks around the hat band to free the green key, which ants will carry to the nest.