Colony Flow! level guide
Colony Flow! Level 290 Walkthrough
Drain the four cyan 45 field waves around the red-pink flower, then interleave red, green, brown, yellow, and orange routes while the 500 center counter and 48 side block remain active.
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How to Solve Colony Flow! Level 290 — Full Solution
- Tap the four cyan 45 opening stacks, then the exposed cyan 45 and cyan 42 cards. Wait through the first perimeter sweep until a bay returns and the cyan 397 counter has visibly fallen.
- Take red-pink 40 and 38 with the next cyan return, then work the red-pink 32/23/23/21/20 sequence without filling the fifth bay while the brown 500 route is active.
- Alternate the linked cyan/red cards as they expose: cyan 30/28/26/23/22/20/18 values with red-pink 22/21/20/17/15/13/11 values, waiting for each long stream to clear the hole.
- Route green 28 and green 26, then the later green pairs 25/23, 21/20, 18/16, and 15. Let the right-side green block fall from 48 through its 42/37/29/24/20/single-digit tail before another long click.
- Use yellow 50, pale cream 26, brown 40, and red-pink 36 after the green and cyan traffic has a returned bay; the brown center can still be counting down even when the flower looks mostly clear.
- Start the late orange/yellow group - orange 52, orange/cream 48, yellow 45, and the brown 40 tail - only after the red and green routes have left the lower hole.
- Finish the short counters shown in the video: yellow 3 then red-pink 1, brown 3, yellow 1, red-pink 7, cyan 9, followed by the remaining cyan/yellow 45/41/41 cards.
- Wait for the final ants to leave the outer cyan frame, then confirm the blank board and Colony Flow Victory transition.
Colors in this level:
Cyan, Red, Pink, Green, Brown, Yellow, Cream, Orange
Common Mistakes to Avoid
- Do not add red-pink, green, or brown cards while all five cyan bays are still active; the central 500 route and next reveal will be blocked.
- Do not start orange and yellow cleanup before the green 48-side route returns; the last cyan border cards still need a free bay.
Quick Tips for Colony Flow! Level 290 (spoiler-free)
- Treat the four cyan 45 cards as one field wave and wait for a visible white bay before the red-pink group.
- Keep one bay open while the green 48/42/37 route and the brown 500 center route are still counting down.
- Do not leave the final yellow, orange, and cyan 45/41 cards behind; a sparse flower is not the Victory state.
Board notes 5 details
- Layout
- A large red-pink flower with a yellow center, green curled leaf, and yellow/orange lower shape sits on a cyan field. The board shows cyan 397 at left, brown 500 in the center, green 48 at right, and a red 100 marker near the middle. Five white bays are empty. The opening cards are cyan 45 x4, then green 28, cyan 45, cyan 45, cyan 42; lower rows show green 26, red-pink 40, red-pink 38, brown 40, yellow 50, pale cream 26, red-pink 36, orange 52, cyan 45, yellow 45, and cyan/cream 48 routes.
- Goal
- Clear the cyan field, red-pink petals, green curl, brown center, yellow flower, orange base, and every late cyan/yellow border fragment until the board is blank and Victory appears.
- Opening
- Tap the four cyan 45 front-row cards, then take exposed cyan 45/42 cards as bays return. Only after that wave reduces should red-pink 40/38/40 and the linked cyan/red routes enter the central hole.
- Danger Zone
- The cyan opener fills all five bays while the flower still looks intact. Starting red, green, or brown traffic before a cyan return blocks the 500 center route; starting the yellow/orange finish before the green 48-to-1 route returns strands the last cyan cards.
- Mechanics
- Long-form multi-phase routing with three on-board counters: cyan perimeter traffic first, red-pink petals next, green and brown middle routes after the reveal, and yellow/orange/cyan cleanup at the end.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the correct opener for Level 290?
Tap the four cyan 45 cards, then the exposed cyan 45/42 wave, and wait for a returned bay before the red-pink 40/38 group.
Why does Level 290 take so long after the flower is visible?
The cyan 397 field, brown 500 center, and green 48 side route continue to drain through several phases. Keep alternating colors and wait for each route to clear the central hole.