Colony Flow! level guide
Colony Flow! Level 171 Walkthrough
Colony Flow Level 171 clears a pale-cyan pixel scene wrapped in green, pink, purple, and yellow, but the route stays live after the main picture breaks apart because detached cyan and yellow fragments still need the central hole.
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How to Solve Colony Flow! Level 171 — Full Solution
- Tap pink 13 and cyan 25 at the opening, then wait until their ants clear the central hole approach. Add yellow 69 and green 32/19 only after that first route is moving.
- Keep yellow active through 68/64/62 and feed green 18/6/5. Let the green ants leave the lower-right corner before opening the next pink card.
- Follow the active transition through cyan 25, pink 41/36, blue 29, and pale-cyan 20; the gray question-mark patches can remain while the outer route opens.
- Route green 20/30, blue 29, green 35, and cyan 40, pausing when ants bunch under the left gray patch or at the lower-right green mass.
- Use the middle wave pink 50, cyan 26, pink 38/41, green 27, and pale-pink 34. Leave one white pad empty for the mixed cleanup.
- Continue with yellow 36/17, blue 15/12, pink 1, green 12/6, and pale-pink 2 as the purple corner and lower pink band shrink.
- Feed the sparse late row yellow 5/3/1, blue 10/8, purple 20/7, green 3/2/4, and green 21/16, waiting between colors because they share the same perimeter lane.
- Finish with pale-cyan 36/30, blue 3, cyan 24, yellow 31, and green 1. Wait for the detached cyan islands and yellow ladder pixels to disappear before the victory screen.
Colors in this level:
Yellow, Cyan, Green, Pink, Pale-cyan, Blue, Purple, Pale-pink
Common Mistakes to Avoid
- Opening the lower pink cards while the yellow/cyan opening ants still fill the bottom perimeter, which consumes the last useful buffer.
- Treating the gray question-mark patches or the large cyan silhouette as the finish and skipping the isolated yellow 31 and pale-cyan 36/30 groups.
- Tapping through the green 20/30/35 traffic while ants are still stacked under the lower-right corner, causing the shared hole approach to jam.
Quick Tips for Colony Flow! Level 171 (spoiler-free)
- Start with pink 13 and cyan 25, then give yellow 69 and green 32/19 room to drain before adding the lower pink wave.
- Keep one white buffer pad open while pink, cyan, and green ants share the lower perimeter.
- Do not count the level when only the cyan silhouette remains; follow pale-cyan 36/30, cyan 24, yellow 31, blue 3, and green 1 to the victory transition.
Board notes 5 details
- Layout
- The opening art is a broad pale-cyan central silhouette with white highlights, green masses at the upper left and lower right, pink outer bands, and a purple/yellow upper-right block. Gray question-mark cells form a top-center column and a smaller left-center patch. Five white buffer pads sit above the grid. The first stable active row shows yellow 62, cyan 25, green 13, pink 21, and pale-cyan 20; the next visible rows include pink 50, dark green 30, blue 29, dark green 35, cyan 40, pale-cyan 20, green 50, and pink 35.
- Goal
- Send yellow through the small ladder pixels, cyan and pale-cyan through the large center and its detached islands, green through both corner masses, pink through the outer bands, and purple through the upper-right block. The true clear is the empty frame after the late pale-cyan 36/30, cyan 24, yellow 31, blue 3, and green 1 remnants reach the central hole.
- Opening
- The video begins with pink 13 and cyan 25 entering the active row. Let that pair leave the hole approach, then bring in yellow 69 and the green 32/19 family; the first stable wave settles around yellow 62, cyan 25, green 13, pink 21, and pale-cyan 20.
- Danger Zone
- Opening all pink cards while yellow and cyan ants still occupy the bottom edge fills the five pads and hides the hole. The final detached cyan islands and yellow/green pixels remain after the large picture looks clear, so yellow 31 and pale-cyan 36/30 must not be skipped.
- Mechanics
- Multi-stack color routing with a long cyan center phase, green/pink perimeter traffic, gray question-mark obstruction patches, and a separated pale-cyan/yellow fragment finish.
Frequently Asked Questions
Why do pink and cyan start before the whole green corner is opened?
The source video first brings pink 13 and cyan 25 into the active row, then uses yellow 69 and green 32/19 to open the lower route. Waiting for that first pair keeps the hole visible while the corner traffic begins.
What should stay empty during the middle of Level 171?
Keep one of the five white pads free while pink 50, cyan 26, green 27, and pale-pink 34 are crossing the lower perimeter. Filling every pad early leaves no staging space for the small late colors.
Why is the level not finished when the board is mostly pale cyan?
The video still shows detached pale-cyan 36/30 and cyan 24 pieces, yellow 31 ladder pixels, blue 3, and green 1. They must all reach the central hole before Victory appears.