Colony Flow Colony Flow! level guide
Colony Flow! Level 274 Walkthrough
Clear the sky, grass, and bird by carefully matching exposed outer layers. Send Yellow, Cyan, and Green boxes first to expose the bird's internal colours without filling all five slots. Avoid trapping unexposed Red and Orange boxes in the slots early.
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How to beat Colony Flow! Level 274 — full solution
- Phase 1: Tap the front-row Yellow 50, Cyan 45, and Dark Green 30 boxes, followed by the linked Grey ? and Red 49 pair. Yellow ants clear the sun in the upper-left, Cyan ants strip the sky perimeter, and Green ants begin harvesting the lawn.
- Phase 2: Tap the Blue 45 box from column 1 and the revealed Green 8 box. Blue ants begin chipping at the outer wing and sky highlights while the active Yellow and Green ants finish clearing outer border blocks, freeing up slot space.
- Phase 3: Deploy the front-row Cyan 40 box and Light Green 45 box as slots open. Cyan ants continue removing large sky sections and cloud outlines, exposing the upper body and head outline of the bird.
- Phase 4: Tap the Black 26 box and the second Cyan 40 box from the front row. Black ants strip the bird's eye and dark borders while Cyan ants clear the remaining open patches across the upper canvas.
- Phase 5: Deploy the linked pair consisting of the Grey ? box and Blue 50 box, along with the front-row Green 24 box. Blue ants clear the wing feathers and tail plumage while Green ants clear the remaining meadow grass.
- Phase 6: Tap the Orange 86 box and the front-row Purple 25 box as the red torso of the bird is cleared away. Orange ants dismantle the exposed beak and bird legs while Purple ants remove background accents.
- Phase 7: Tap the front-row Orange 10 box, Red 5 box, and Blue 50 box to finish dismantling the bird's body and flower petals. The central picture collapses down to just a few remaining eye and beak blocks.
- Phase 8: Tap the remaining Yellow 41, Cyan 1, and Black 3 boxes in any order. The final ants carry away the last beak and eye pieces into the nest to complete the level.
On this board:
CyanYellowGreenDark GreenBlueRedOrangePurpleLight GreenBlack
Moves that cost you the level
- Tapping the linked Red 49 pair before the sky and grass borders are open → Red blocks sit inside the bird's torso and cannot be reached yet, locking a slot.
- Tapping the Orange 86 box early in the solve → the bird's beak and legs are buried behind cyan sky and green ground blocks, causing the orange ants to stall.
Quick tips for Level 274
- Focus on stripping the cyan sky and green lawn first, as they form the entire shell around the central bird.
- Reserve slots for linked boxes by ensuring at least two free spaces before tapping any linked pair.
Board breakdown5 notes
- Layout
- The picture depicts a dodo-like bird standing in a flowering grassy field under a sunny sky. The stack below consists of four columns of layered boxes with mystery boxes and vertical links.
- Goal
- Carry away all pixel blocks using ant boxes from the stack without filling all five slots with idle colours.
- Opening
- Start by deploying Yellow, Cyan, and Dark Green to peel the exposed sun, sky, and lawn borders.
- Trap
- The Red 49 box is linked to a mystery box and enters a slot early, but red blocks are confined to the inner bird body and remain unreachable until surrounding sky blocks are cleared.
- Mechanic
- Linked pairs are joined vertically or horizontally; tapping one moves both boxes into the slots simultaneously, requiring two available slots.
Level 274 questions
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Why do my red ants not harvest anything on Level 274?
Red blocks form the bird's inner body and are covered by outer border, sky, and wing blocks. Clear the cyan sky and green grass around the bird first.