Colony Flow Colony Flow! level guide
Colony Flow! Level 280 Walkthrough
Level 280 features a snail pixel art composed of Beige, Hot Pink, Purple, Cyan, Green, and Dark Green blocks. Clear the outer borders and snail body methodically without jamming the slots with unexposed inner colours.
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How to beat Colony Flow! Level 280 — full solution
- Tap the Beige 20 box (front row, left) and the Cyan 16 box (front row, middle). Their ants strip the outer Beige border and the exposed Cyan antenna and neck details.
- Tap the Hot Pink 22 box (front row, right) to begin eating into the outer shell outlines and exposed snail shell swirls.
- Tap the Purple 20 box and Hot Pink 20 box from row 2 as they become accessible, stripping deeper sections of the snail shell.
- Tap the Beige 20 box and Green 20 box from row 2 to dismantle the base platform and the green stems of the snail.
- Tap the newly unlocked Purple 20 box and Dark Green 25 box to harvest the inner shell blocks and the dark green lower body.
- Tap the Green 20 box, Beige 22 box, and Hot Pink 20 box to clear the exposed body sections and underlying grid layers.
- Tap the mystery box after it reveals in the front row, followed by the Purple 20 box and Cyan 15 box to clear the remaining shell center.
- Tap the Beige 25 box, Yellow/Beige 20 box, and Green 22 box to clear out the final edge blocks and finish the level.
On this board:
Hot PinkCyanPurpleBeigeGreenDark Green
Moves that cost you the level
- Tapping inner Purple boxes before the outer Hot Pink and Beige shell borders are cleared → purple ants have no exposed blocks to carry, causing the Purple box to sit dead in a slot.
- Activating locked boxes before their matching keys on the snail body are freed → attempts will be blocked until the surrounding blocks are collected.
Quick tips for Level 280
- Work from the outer Beige frame inwards to Hot Pink, then Cyan and Green, leaving deep inner shell Purples for last.
- Keep at least one slot empty at all times so newly revealed mystery boxes have room to deploy.
Board breakdown5 notes
- Layout
- A snail pixel artwork on a square canvas with a Beige background, Hot Pink and Purple shell, and Cyan/Green stalks. Beneath the picture sit five collection slots and a multi-row stack of boxes, including a locked box on the right of the front row.
- Goal
- Clear all pixel blocks from the snail illustration by deploying matching ant boxes into the five slots until the canvas is completely empty.
- Opening
- Start by tapping the Beige 20 and Cyan 16 boxes in the front row, as Beige and Cyan blocks are immediately exposed on the exterior of the picture.
- Trap
- The Dark Green and deep Purple shell segments are encased within Hot Pink and Cyan outlines; sending Purple boxes early traps them in slots.
- Mechanic
- Padlocked boxes in the stack require their corresponding coloured keys hidden within the picture to be exposed and retrieved by ants before they can be tapped.
Level 280 questions
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What should I tap first on Level 280?
Tap the front-row Beige 20 and Cyan 16 boxes to clear the outermost border and exposed antenna sections.
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How do I unlock the padlocked box on the front row?
Direct ants to clear the surrounding shell blocks that hold the matching key, freeing the box automatically once collected.