How do I start Colony Flow Level 46 without clogging the trail?

The clean opening is the blue 5 stack at the far left of the 5-cell active row, then the blue 11, 13, 15, and 17 in strict left-to-right order. This dispatches five blue ants up the dirt path in the first five beats and starts closing the bottom edge of the pale blue body of the Cinnamoroll puppy before the pink 6, the big pale blue 56, 30, 35, 35, 58, 30, and the black 43 source waves are allowed onto the dirt path. Tap the pink 6 only after all five active row blues have cleared, then walk the source grid in column order, and let the late small blue, black, white, and pink refill waves land in the empty white buffer pad in the fifth cell of the active row.

Why does the pink 6 stack jam the route in Colony Flow Level 46?

The pink 6 stack in the first cell of source row 1 is the only stack on the board that can close the first pink cheek dot on the puppy's lower face, and the pink cheek cells only sit in positions that are still open while the five small blue 5, 11, 13, 15, 17 active row waves and the big pale blue 56, 30, 35, 35, 58, 30 source waves are still closing the pale blue body. If pink ants are sent before the five active row blues have at least started the body, they stall on the still-empty cheek cells, the late pink 5 refill waves that have to rise into the empty white buffer pad in the fifth cell of the active row get stranded behind active blue ants on the dirt path, and the second pink cheek dot never closes. Hold the pink 6 until the five active row blues have started the body, and only then let the late pink 5 refills land in the buffer pad.

Colony Flow! level guide

Colony Flow! Level 46 Walkthrough

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Colony Flow Level 46 is a pale-blue puppy portrait board where the blue body, black outline, white muzzle, and pink cheeks all ride the same route, and the long chain of blue openers has to finish before the small face details are sent.

Board Notes

Layout: The board opens in portrait view. The top half of the screen holds a pixel-art Cinnamoroll-style puppy portrait: a chunky pale blue head and rounded body, a white muzzle stripe and a small white chest stripe, two pink cheek dots on the lower face, two small black eye cells, a thin black outline wrapping the silhouette, and a small yellow 100 digit floating just above the puppy's head. Below the dirt strip the working area is a 5-cell top active row plus a 3-row, 3-column source grid. The 5-cell top active row opens as blue 5, blue 11, blue 13, blue 15, blue 17, empty white buffer pad. Source row 1 reads pink 6, pale blue 56, pale blue 30. Source row 2 reads pale blue 30, pale blue 35, pale blue 35. Source row 3 reads black 43, pale blue 58, pale blue 30.
Goal: Blue and pale blue cubes from the five blue 5, 11, 13, 15, 17 active row stacks plus the late small blue refill waves (22, 14, 27, 26, 5, 32, 20, 4, 28, 16, 2, 25, 9, 27, 17, 7, 1, 23, 19) must fill the wide pale blue head and rounded body. Pale blue cubes from the pale blue 56, 30 in source row 1, the pale blue 30, 35, 35 in source row 2, and the pale blue 58, 30 in source row 3 must continue the body flood and close the upper head cells. Black cubes from the black 43 in source row 3 plus the late black 38, 14, 40, 1, 2 refills must trace the thin black outline and fill the two small black eye cells. White cubes from the late white 30, 35, 40 refill waves must close the white muzzle stripe and the small white chest stripe. Pink cubes from the pink 6 in source row 1 plus the late pink 5 refill waves must close the two pink cheek dots on the lower face.
Opening: The video opens on the blue 5 stack at the far left of the 5-cell active row. Blue 5 is the smallest blue stack in the active row and the bottom-left pale blue body cells are the first cells a single ant can reach from the ant hole, so opening with blue 5 dispatches one blue ant up the dirt path in the first beat and the lowest pale blue body cells start closing immediately. The second confirmed tap is the blue 11 stack in the second cell of the active row, then the blue 13 in the third cell, then the blue 15 in the fourth cell, then the blue 17 in the fifth cell, in strict left-to-right order. The pink 6 in source row 1 column 1 is held for one beat so the blue wave can clear the bottom edge of the body first. The empty white buffer pad in the fifth cell of the active row is kept open so the late small blue, black, white, and pink refill waves can land there as the source grid drains. The pale blue 56, 30, 30, 35, 35, 58, 30, and the black 43 source stacks are all held for one beat so the five active row blue waves can clear the perimeter of the puppy first.
Danger Zone: This board usually breaks at the pink 6 stack in the first cell of source row 1. The two pink cheek dots are the smallest color region in the art besides the two black eyes, and if the player taps the pink 6 before the blue 5, 11, 13, 15, and 17 active row waves have at least started closing the bottom edge of the pale blue body, pink ants cross the body that blue has to fill and stall on the still-empty cheek cells, blocking the late pink 5 refills that need to close both cheeks. The other trap is firing the black 43 stack in source row 3 column 1 while blue ants are still walking the dirt path up to the pale blue body, because black ants use the same dirt path as blue ants and a premature black click strands black ants on the still-empty outline cells and blocks the late black 38, 14, 40, 1, 2 refill waves that need to close the rest of the outline and the two eye cells. Tapping the pale blue 56 in source row 1 column 2 before all five active row blues have cleared the dirt path is also bad, because pale blue 56 ants share the path with the small blue refill ants and stall on the still-empty upper head cells. Letting any of the late small blue 22, 14, 27, 26, 5, 32, 20, 4, 28, 16, 2, 25, 9 refill waves rise into the empty white buffer pad before the big pale blue 56, 30, 35, 35, 58, 30 source waves have closed the body strands the small blue refills on the still-empty body cells and blocks the late black 38, 14, 1, 2 refills that need to reach the outline.
Mechanics: Level 46 is a multi-stack color-routing board combined with a pixel-art completion goal and a single ant hole, with a Cinnamoroll-puppy-on-pale-blue-background scene. The 5-cell top active row plus the 3-row, 3-column source grid makes this a 14-stack working area with exactly one empty white buffer pad, so the player can stage only one rising refill at a time. The puppy pixel art has four main color families (pale blue head and body, black outline and eyes, white muzzle and chest stripe, pink cheek dots) plus the late refill waves, and the player has to keep all of those routes staged at once. The 5-cell active row is the queue that pre-holds the five small blue 5, 11, 13, 15, 17 openers from the start, and the 3-row, 3-column source grid underneath it acts as the supply that refills the active row as stacks are sent. The single empty white buffer pad is the only true staging space here, so the last small blue, black, white, and pink refill waves still need a clean delivery after the bottom of the source grid looks clear. Compared to Level 40's butterfly scene, this puppy board is shorter on the active row opener and the bulk of the body color comes from the big pale blue 56, 30, 35, 58 source waves instead of from the active row, which forces the player to drain all five active row blues first before any source grid pale blue wave is allowed onto the dirt path.

Quick Tips for Colony Flow! Level 46 (spoiler-free)

Tap the blue 5, 11, 13, 15, and 17 in strict left-to-right order across the 5-cell active row before you touch any source row stack. The bottom edge of the pale blue body of the puppy is the first region a single ant can reach from the ant hole, and the five small blue openers have to clear the perimeter of the puppy together before the big pale blue 56, 30, 35, 58 source waves are allowed onto the dirt path.
Walk the source grid in column order after the active row is drained. The pink 6 in source row 1 column 1 starts the first cheek, then the pale blue 56 and the pale blue 30 in source row 1 columns 2 and 3 flood the head, then the pale blue 30, 35, and 35 in source row 2 close the middle body, then the black 43 plus the pale blue 58 and 30 in source row 3 start the outline and finish the body. Tap the late small blue, black, white, and pink refills only after the matching source column has cleared.
Save the empty white buffer pad in the fifth cell of the active row for the late cleanup refills. The video shows that pad being filled with a steady stream of small blue 22, 14, 27, 26, 5, 32, 20, 4, 28, 16, 2, 25, 9, 27, 17, 7, 1, 23, 19 refills plus the late black 38, 14, 40, 1, 2, white 30, 35, 40, and pink 5 cleanup refills. Filling it with a source row click instead strands the refill waves and leaves the outline, the eyes, the muzzle, the chest stripe, and the second cheek empty.

How to Solve Colony Flow! Level 46 — Full Solution

Tap the blue 5 stack at the far left of the 5-cell active row. Blue ants walk the dirt path up to the bottom-left pale blue body cells of the puppy, and the lowest body cells start closing in the first beat. Wait for the first blue ant to clear the dirt path before tapping the next blue stack. Do not tap the blue 11, 13, 15, 17, pink 6, pale blue 56, 30, 30, 35, 35, black 43, pale blue 58, or pale blue 30 yet.
Tap the blue 11 stack in the second cell of the active row, then the blue 13 in the third cell, then the blue 15 in the fourth cell, then the blue 17 in the fifth cell, in strict left-to-right order. Blue ants walk the same dirt path and continue closing the bottom edge of the pale blue body. Leave one beat between each blue wave so the lowest body cells are mostly closed before the next body cells start filling. Do not tap the pink 6 or any source row stack yet.
Tap the pink 6 stack in the first cell of source row 1 as it rises into the active row. Pink ants walk the dirt path and start closing the first pink cheek dot on the lower face of the puppy. Blue and pink share the path, so leave one beat between the last blue wave and the pink wave. Do not tap the pale blue 56, pale blue 30, pale blue 30, 35, 35, black 43, pale blue 58, or pale blue 30 yet.
Tap the pale blue 56 stack in the second cell of source row 1, then the pale blue 30 stack in the third cell of source row 1, as each one rises into the active row. Pale blue ants walk the dirt path and start flooding the upper head cells of the puppy. Pink and pale blue share the path, so leave one beat between the pink wave and the first pale blue wave. Do not tap the pale blue 30, 35, 35, black 43, pale blue 58, or pale blue 30 in source rows 2 and 3 yet.
Tap the pale blue 30 stack in the first cell of source row 2, then the pale blue 35 stack in the second cell, then the pale blue 35 stack in the third cell, as each one rises into the active row. Pale blue ants walk the dirt path and close the middle body cells of the puppy. Leave one beat between each pale blue wave so the body cells are mostly closed before the next body cells start filling. Do not tap the black 43, pale blue 58, or pale blue 30 in source row 3 yet.
Tap the black 43 stack in the first cell of source row 3, then the pale blue 58 stack in the second cell, then the pale blue 30 stack in the third cell, as each one rises into the active row. Black ants start tracing the thin black outline wrapping the puppy silhouette, and pale blue ants close the last body cells. Black and pale blue share the path, so leave one beat between the black wave and the next pale blue wave. Do not tap the late small blue, black, white, or pink refill waves yet.
Tap the late small blue refill waves (22, 14, 27, 26, 5, 32, 20, 4, 28, 16, 2, 25, 9, 27, 17, 7, 1, 23, 19) as they rise into the empty white buffer pad in the fifth cell of the active row. Each small blue refill closes the next pale blue body cell. Leave one beat between each refill so the small blue ants do not stall on the still-empty body cells.
Finish by tapping the late black 38, 14, 40, 1, 2 refills, the late white 30, 35, 40 refills, and the late pink 5 refills as they rise into the empty white buffer pad. Black ants close the last outline cells and the two black eye cells, white ants close the white muzzle stripe and the white chest stripe, and pink ants close the second pink cheek dot. The puppy silhouette is complete once the last matching cube lands and the level banner appears.

Colors in this level:

Blue, Pale-blue, Black, White, Pink, Yellow

Common Mistakes to Avoid

Firing the pink 6 stack in the first cell of source row 1 before the blue 5, 11, 13, 15, and 17 active row waves have at least started closing the bottom edge of the pale blue body, which sends pink ants across the body that blue has to fill and stalls them on the still-empty cheek cells, blocking the late pink 5 refills that need to close both cheeks.
Tapping the black 43 stack in the first cell of source row 3 while blue ants are still walking the dirt path up to the pale blue body, which strands black ants on the still-empty outline cells and blocks the late black 38, 14, 40, 1, 2 refill waves that need to close the rest of the outline and the two black eye cells.
Letting the late small blue 22, 14, 27, 26, 5, 32, 20, 4, 28, 16, 2, 25, 9 refill waves rise into the empty white buffer pad before the big pale blue 56, 30, 35, 35, 58, 30 source waves have closed the body, which strands the small blue refills on the still-empty body cells and blocks the late black 38, 14, 1, 2 refills that need to reach the outline and the eyes.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do I start Colony Flow Level 46 without clogging the trail?
The clean opening is the blue 5 stack at the far left of the 5-cell active row, then the blue 11, 13, 15, and 17 in strict left-to-right order. This dispatches five blue ants up the dirt path in the first five beats and starts closing the bottom edge of the pale blue body of the Cinnamoroll puppy before the pink 6, the big pale blue 56, 30, 35, 35, 58, 30, and the black 43 source waves are allowed onto the dirt path. Tap the pink 6 only after all five active row blues have cleared, then walk the source grid in column order, and let the late small blue, black, white, and pink refill waves land in the empty white buffer pad in the fifth cell of the active row.
Why does the pink 6 stack jam the route in Colony Flow Level 46?
The pink 6 stack in the first cell of source row 1 is the only stack on the board that can close the first pink cheek dot on the puppy's lower face, and the pink cheek cells only sit in positions that are still open while the five small blue 5, 11, 13, 15, 17 active row waves and the big pale blue 56, 30, 35, 35, 58, 30 source waves are still closing the pale blue body. If pink ants are sent before the five active row blues have at least started the body, they stall on the still-empty cheek cells, the late pink 5 refill waves that have to rise into the empty white buffer pad in the fifth cell of the active row get stranded behind active blue ants on the dirt path, and the second pink cheek dot never closes. Hold the pink 6 until the five active row blues have started the body, and only then let the late pink 5 refills land in the buffer pad.