Colony Flow Colony Flow! level guide
Colony Flow! Level 290 Walkthrough
Level 290 features a pixel bird wearing a floral crown, flanked by three massive vault boxes. Peel away the Cyan sky and Red crown blocks to expose inner layers before opening Yellow and Brown. Avoid loading Green and Yellow boxes before their matching tiles are uncovered.
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How to beat Colony Flow! Level 290 — full solution
- Tap the four Cyan 45 boxes across the front row of the stack in any order. Their ants carve away the upper Cyan sky borders, exposing the outer perimeter of the Red and Pink floral crown.
- Release the Pink 45, Pink 38, Red 40, and Cyan boxes into the slots. The ants carry away the outer flower petals and background tiles, whittling the left Light Blue 397 vault box down to 40 and unlocking access to deeper central layers.
- Send the Green 28, Light Green 26, Red 22, and Pink 31 boxes into the remaining bays. They strip the leaf foliage on the right and shave the right Green vault box down to 37 while reducing the middle Brown vault box to 26.
- Tap the Yellow 40, Red 26, Green 15, and Brown 7 boxes. These clear out the remaining leaves, collapse the center Brown vault box completely, finish off the left Light Blue vault box, and begin stripping the yellow bird head.
- Deploy the Yellow 24, Pink, and Cyan boxes into the slots. Ants dismantle the chick's chest and lower torso, exhaust the right Green vault box entirely, and clear out the lower feet outlines.
- Send the remaining Cyan 5 and Pink 3 boxes into the slots. They collect the final edge pixels along the perimeter to clear the board completely.
On this board:
CyanPinkRedGreenLight GreenBrownYellow
Moves that cost you the level
- Tapping Yellow 40 during the opening phase → yellow body tiles are buried beneath the floral crown and Cyan border, leaving the box stuck in a slot.
- Deploying Green boxes before stripping the Cyan border → leaf pixels remain locked away from ant paths, tying up slots.
Quick tips for Level 290
- Strip the Cyan perimeter evenly so multiple interior colours become exposed simultaneously across the head and wings.
- Monitor the three large vault counters in the picture; ensure matching colours have continuous path access to chip down their numbers.
Board breakdown5 notes
- Layout
- A pixel portrait of a chick with a floral crown sits at the top, embedded with three large vault boxes: Light Blue 397 on the left, Brown 500 in the center, and Green 48 on the right. Five slots sit above a four-column stack.
- Goal
- Clear all pixel blocks from the picture and exhaust all three embedded vault counters using boxes from the stack.
- Opening
- Tap the four front Cyan 45 boxes. The Cyan sky forms the outermost exposed shell, making them immediately productive without risking stuck slots.
- Trap
- The Yellow body is entirely insulated behind Red, Pink, and Brown blocks; queuing Yellow boxes before the crown is cleared causes immediate slot blockage.
- Mechanic
- Embedded vault boxes sit directly on the picture canvas with large block countdowns. Ants must strip adjacent blocks to clear them alongside standard pixel tiles.
Level 290 questions
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What should I tap first on Level 290?
Tap the four Cyan 45 boxes in the front row. They remove the upper sky border and uncover the Red and Pink crown blocks beneath.