Colony Flow! level guide
Colony Flow! Level 172 Walkthrough
Colony Flow Level 172 is a smiling green frog-like portrait behind a red checker frame, and its locked keyhole rows make the safe solve a long pink-red opening followed by purple face cleanup and a delayed lime-side finish.
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How to Solve Colony Flow! Level 172 — Full Solution
- Start from pink 45, cyan 40, pink 30, pink 50, and yellow 50, then let the first ants settle around the border. Follow the active wave pink 33, red 28, cyan 35, red 41, and green 36.
- Wait for the red/pink ants to leave the top edge and the cyan 35 group to clear the hole approach. Do not tap the blue/yellow keyholes or purple 101 yet.
- Feed yellow 20/14/11/4, green 2/9/15, lime 13/5/1, and the small red 25/23/19 groups as the lower corner opens. Pause if the green corner blocks the central route.
- Open the purple route only after the face sides have room: purple 72, then 63, 52, 49, and 33, while green 33/36 and cyan 38/31/25 continue around the cheeks.
- Clear purple 25/22/18, pink 22/13/6, yellow 4/2/1, and cyan 38/33/9. Leave one buffer pad free as the red checker background breaks apart.
- Let pale-cyan 31/26/9 and the remaining pink/purple cards cross the bottom edge before adding another large green card, so the eye and mouth pieces do not strand on opposite sides.
- Route yellow 1, cyan 12/11, green 14/13, and the final pink 9/7/3 one at a time; each small group still uses the same central hole.
- Finish with green 40 and wait for the two lime side strokes, pale-cyan top pixels, and tiny green center square to vanish before the victory transition.
Colors in this level:
Pink, Red, Cyan, Green, Yellow, Purple, Lime, Pale-cyan
Common Mistakes to Avoid
- Treating the blue or yellow keyhole as an early stack and clicking it while the red perimeter is still full.
- Opening purple 101 or purple 72 while the green lower corners are still active, which fills the five buffers and blocks the face cleanup.
- Stopping when the red background is gone and the smile remains; the isolated lime strokes and green 40 still need to route through the hole.
Quick Tips for Colony Flow! Level 172 (spoiler-free)
- Let pink 33, red 28, cyan 35, red 41, and green 36 complete their first perimeter loop before using the keyhole rows.
- Hold one white buffer pad for the purple 72/63/52 family and the late cyan groups.
- The smile is not the finish; wait for the lime side strokes, pale-cyan top, tiny green square, and green 40 to clear.
Board notes 5 details
- Layout
- The board opens on a smiling green frog/monster-like face with a red/pink checker background, tall purple-and-pink ear shapes, cyan cheeks and side panels, a dark green face, and green lower corner blocks. Five white buffer pads are empty. The visible grid begins with pink 45, cyan 40, pink 30, pink 50, yellow 50; below are red 40, yellow 45, purple 101, green 20, red 40, then green 37, green 40, lime 29, green 20, and cyan 30. Blue and yellow keyhole tiles block deeper cards.
- Goal
- Route red and pink out of the checker background, cyan out of the cheeks and side panels, green out of the face and lower corners, purple out of the ears and mouth accents, and yellow out of the highlights. The clear requires the small dark-green face, pale-cyan top pixels, two separated lime strokes, and final green 40 to reach the central hole.
- Opening
- Begin with the visible pink 45 / cyan 40 / pink 30 / pink 50 / yellow 50 row. The first stable active wave becomes pink 33, red 28, cyan 35, red 41, and green 36; let this pink/red/cyan loop establish before touching the locked rows.
- Danger Zone
- Do not tap the blue or yellow keyholes or the purple 101/72 family while red ants still fill the top perimeter. Opening the green lower corners at the same time consumes the five pads and strands the eye or mouth pieces around the shared hole.
- Mechanics
- Limited-buffer routing with blue/yellow keyhole reveals, a long red/pink perimeter phase, a purple face cleanup, and a separated lime/cyan finish after the main portrait collapses.
Frequently Asked Questions
Why should the keyhole rows wait?
The video first establishes the pink/red/cyan outer loop with pink 33, red 28, cyan 35, red 41, and green 36. The blue and yellow keyholes are later reveals; clicking toward them early only consumes staging space.
When is it safe to start purple 72?
Wait until the red ants have left the top perimeter and the cyan cheek traffic is moving. Then purple 72/63/52 can share the route without trapping the eye and mouth pieces.
What remains after the frog-like face shrinks?
The source still shows pale-cyan top pixels, two lime side strokes, a tiny green square, and the green 40 stack. Those fragments are the real late finish, not optional decoration.