Colony Flow Colony Flow! level guide
Colony Flow! Level 487 Walkthrough
Level 487 features a pixel portrait of a dog holding a drink. Clear the outer green borders, dark outlines, and drink accessories to expose the main yellow face and white shirt layers. Avoid clogging slots with the Grey 16 box before grey pixels become reachable.
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How to beat Colony Flow! Level 487 — full solution
- From the initial front row, tap Dark Green 35, Blue 24, and Black 25 in any order. Dark Green and Blue strip the outer foliage and the right-side drink, while Black begins carving the outer boundary, opening access to row 2.
- Tap Yellow 30, White 80, and Grey 16 into the remaining slots. Yellow and White ants eat into the dog's face and shirt, while Grey 16 holds a slot until inner grey pixels are reached; Black counts down toward 14.
- As White and Cyan finish clearing, tap Beige 16 and Black 40 into the freed slots. Beige and Black remove the table blocks and secondary borders, freeing up keys embedded in the portrait and unlocking the locked Cyan box.
- Tap Yellow 45, Yellow 30, and Black 20 from the newly accessible rows in any order. Yellow ants clear a large portion of the dog's face and cheeks, while Black trims down the remaining facial outlines and interior borders.
- Tap Green 25 and Green 70 into available slots. Green ants target the upper hat and ear outlines, peeling away the dark green structure until the top edge of the board is completely cleared.
- Tap White 14, White 25, White 45, and Black 50 in any order. Black removes the last outline fragments while successive White boxes consume the remaining shirt blocks to finish the portrait.
On this board:
Dark GreenBlueBlackYellowWhiteGreyBeigeCyanGreenRed
Moves that cost you the level
- Tapping Grey 16 immediately on opening → Grey blocks are buried deep within the drink and lower details, leaving the box stalled in a slot for multiple waves.
- Loading Black 40 and Black 50 simultaneously → Outline blocks are limited per section, causing one black box to stall and leaving too few open slots for white and yellow boxes.
Quick tips for Level 487
- Prioritize clearing the outer dark green and black outlines to expose the large white and yellow areas beneath.
- Keep at least two slots open for alternating high-count White and Yellow boxes since they comprise the bulk of the image.
Board breakdown5 notes
- Layout
- A pixel art canvas depicting a dog in a hat holding a drink, positioned above two nest holes, five slots, and a tiered stack of ant boxes.
- Goal
- Clear all colored blocks from the image using the ant boxes from the stack.
- Opening
- Tap the Dark Green 35 and Blue 24 boxes to immediately clear the outer boundary blocks and the drink on the right.
- Trap
- Tapping Grey 16 from the initial front row leaves it stuck in a slot at full capacity because grey pixels are buried inside the lower details.
- Mechanic
- Padlocked boxes in the stack require collecting matching colored keys hidden beneath pixel layers before they can be deployed.
Level 487 questions
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What should you tap first on Colony Flow! Level 487?
Tap Dark Green 35 and Blue 24 first. They strip the exposed green edges and drink pixels without risking a slot stall.