Colony Flow Colony Flow! level guide
Colony Flow! Level 42 Walkthrough
Level 42 features an emoji portrait covered by red hair, dark sunglasses, and a bottom-right cursor. Strip the outer pink border and red hair first to expose the buried yellow face. Avoid filling all slots before inner colors become reachable.
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How to beat Colony Flow! Level 42 — full solution
- Tap Pink 20 (row 1, far right), Red 20 (row 1, middle right), Red 20 (row 1, middle left), Yellow 20 (row 1, far left), then Red 20 (row 1, far right). Pink and Red ants strip the outer frame and top hair while Yellow stalls. Pink and two Reds finish; Yellow slides to slot 1 with three slots free.
- Tap Red 20 (row 1, far right), followed by Red 20 (row 1, far right). Both Red boxes deploy ants to clear the upper hair mass. As they finish, Yellow 20 begins exposing the upper face; four slots become free.
- Tap Red 20 (row 1, right), Red 20 (row 1, right), Black 11 (row 1, left), Yellow 10 (row 1, middle left), and Yellow 20 (row 1, right). Black ants strip the top of the sunglasses while Yellow ants clear the face forehead. Yellow 20 and Black 11 finish; two slots remain occupied.
- Tap Red 13 (row 1, right), Red 6 (row 1, right), Red 20 (row 1, right), White 18 (row 1, middle right), Yellow 5 (row 1, middle left), and Black 4 (row 1, left). Red clears the side hair, White strips the teeth, and Black continues on the sunglasses. Red 13 and Red 6 deplete; two slots free.
- Tap Red 16 (row 1, right), Yellow 20 (row 1, middle), Pink 15 (row 1, middle right), Red 12 (row 1, right), Yellow 6 (row 1, left), and Yellow 5 (row 1, middle left). Yellow ants strip both cheeks while Pink clears the lower frame corners. Pink 15 and Yellow 6 finish; three slots free.
- Tap Red 16 (row 1, left), Red 17 (row 1, middle), Red 15 (row 1, right), Black 9 (row 1, middle right), and Black 2 (row 1, right). Black ants finish carrying away the sunglasses and mouth. The Black boxes leave immediately, opening slots for the lower face.
- Tap Red 2 (row 1, left), Yellow 18 (row 1, middle left), Yellow 6 (row 1, middle right), Yellow 18 (row 1, right), Red 20 (row 1, right), Red 13 (row 1, left), Yellow 6 (row 1, middle), Red 20 (row 1, right), and Red 10 (row 1, middle left). Yellow ants clear the chin and nose area; two slots free.
- Tap Red 7 (row 1, middle), White 13 (row 1, right), Light Blue 12 (row 1, right), Red 16 (row 1, left), Red 20 (row 1, middle), Red 17 (row 1, left), and Black 9 (row 1, right). White and Light Blue ants begin stripping the cursor icon at the lower right; two slots free.
- Tap Red 6 (row 1, middle), Red 20 (row 1, middle), Red 9 (row 1, right), Red 17 (row 1, left), Yellow 13 (row 1, middle left), Light Blue 18 (row 1, right), Red 5 (row 1, left), and Light Blue 12 (row 1, right). Ants remove cursor blocks and side borders; two slots free.
- Tap Black 15 (row 1, left), Red 3 (row 1, middle), Light Blue 6 (row 1, right), White 19 (row 1, left), Pink 15 (row 1, middle), and Pink 16 (row 1, right). Light Blue finishes the cursor outline while Pink and White strip the lower border; three slots free.
- Tap White 17 (row 1, left), Yellow 6 (row 1, middle), Red 9 (row 1, right), Black 20 (row 1, left), White 6 (row 1, middle), Red 17 (row 1, right), Yellow 18 (row 1, left), and White 5 (row 1, middle). All remaining white glints and black outlines clear; two slots free.
- Tap Red 11 (row 1, left), Yellow 9 (row 1, middle), Yellow 3 (row 1, right), Red 4 (row 1, left), Black 2 (row 1, middle), Yellow 2 (row 1, right), Red 20 (row 1, left), Yellow 3 (row 1, middle), Red 2 (row 1, right), Red 11 (row 1, left), Yellow 13 (row 1, middle), Red 1 (row 1, right), Red 2 (row 1, left), and Yellow 3 (row 1, middle). The last yellow and red blocks enter the nests; level complete.
On this board:
PinkRedYellowBlackWhiteLight Blue
Moves that cost you the level
- Tapping Yellow 20 on the opening row before clearing red and pink → Yellow face blocks are completely buried, so Yellow 20 clogs a slot for the entire opening sequence.
- Filling all five slots with Red boxes when only a narrow strip of hair is exposed → Red ants can only reach external edges, slowing down consumption and leaving zero buffer for incoming colors.
Quick tips for Level 42
- Prioritize perimeter colors like Pink and outer Red to peel layers off the picture and uncover nested colors.
- Keep at least one slot empty whenever possible so new front-row boxes can be drafted without locking up your board.
Board breakdown5 notes
- Layout
- Square pixel picture of an emoji wearing sunglasses with red hair and a bottom-right cursor, positioned above two ant nests, five holding slots, and a four-column stack.
- Goal
- Clear all blocks from the emoji picture by sending matching ant boxes into the slots.
- Opening
- Tap Pink 20 and two Red 20 boxes to strip the outside border and top hair, creating exposed surfaces before tapping deeper colors.
- Trap
- Tapping Yellow 20 early stalls it in a slot because the yellow face blocks are completely covered by red hair and pink borders.
- Mechanic
- Boxes in slots automatically slide to the leftmost open slot whenever a completed box departs.
Level 42 questions
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Why does Yellow 20 stop working at the start of Level 42?
Yellow face blocks are buried under the pink frame and red hair. Yellow 20 will resume once surrounding red blocks are stripped away.