Colony Flow! level guide
Colony Flow! Level 516 Walkthrough
Erase the leaping dolphin by draining an all-cyan active row (6, 21, 11, 16 cubes) before any other color touches the hole — then sequence dark blue outlines, pink belly, yellow eye, orange sand, and five white stacks of 40 cubes each buried in rows 3–4.
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How to Solve Colony Flow! Level 516 — Full Solution
- Tap the small cyan (6) stack — it depletes instantly, clearing front-row space for larger stacks behind.
- Tap the larger cyan (21) stack — cyan ants dispatch and begin clearing the large dolphin body region. Allow full depletion before proceeding.
- Tap remaining cyan stacks (11, 16) — cyan ants clear the final body cells. These are revealed as front stacks deplete from hidden rows.
- Tap dark blue stacks — dark blue ants clear the dolphin outlines, fins, and tail definition. Sustained tapping needed across rows 2–4. Leave a beat after cyan to avoid hole congestion.
- Tap pink stacks — pink ants clear the belly accents and splash highlights. Moderate region dispatched after outlines clear.
- Tap yellow stacks — yellow ants clear the eye and small accent details. Small region, quick dispatch.
- Tap orange stacks — orange ants clear the sand/ocean floor accents. Hidden in row 4, revealed late in the sequence.
- Tap white stacks — white ants clear the water highlights and foam details. This is the final color dispatched, as white stacks are the largest (40 cubes each) and require sustained tapping.
Colors in this level:
Cyan, Dark blue, Pink, Yellow, Orange, White
Common Mistakes to Avoid
- Tapping the tiny cyan (6) stack simultaneously with other colors fills buffer slots instantly with cyan cubes that have nowhere to go, stalling the board.
- Switching to dark blue (34, 25, 23) before cyan (54 cubes total) fully depletes forces cyan and dark blue ants to share the hole, stalling both the dolphin body and outline clearances.
- Tapping the large white (40) stacks before the cyan body clears fills buffer slots with white cubes, blocking the primary color batch.
Quick Tips for Colony Flow! Level 516 (spoiler-free)
- Tap the tiny cyan (6) stack first to clear front-row space, then dispatch the larger cyan stacks to clear the dolphin body.
- Allow full cyan depletion before tapping dark blue — mixing colors at the single brown hole creates a traffic jam.
- Reserve the large white stacks (40 cubes each) for last — they require sustained tapping and should not block earlier color batches.
Board notes 5 details
- Layout
- Leaping dolphin pixel art: cyan/light blue body, dark blue/purple outlines and fins, pink belly accents, yellow eye detail, orange sand/ocean floor, white water highlights and foam, sandy/beige ocean background with wave details. One brown ant hole center-bottom. Five white buffer slots above stack grid. Initial visible stacks: Row 1 (active) cyan (6), cyan (21), cyan (11), cyan (16); Row 2 dark blue (34), dark blue (25), pink (34), dark blue (23), yellow (28); Row 3 white (40), white (40), pink (36), white (40), white (40); Row 4 (partially hidden) dark blue (35), orange (38), pink (32), orange (40), white (35).
- Goal
- Route all colored cubes into matching-color holes through the single brown ant hole to erase the dolphin pixel art. Six colors must be cleared: cyan (dolphin body — largest region), dark blue (outlines, fins, tail), pink (belly accents, splash highlights), yellow (eye, small accents), orange (sand/ocean floor), white (water highlights, foam).
- Opening
- Tap the small cyan (6) stack first — it depletes instantly and clears front-row space. Then tap the larger cyan (21) stack — cyan ants dispatch and begin clearing the large cyan body region, which is the dominant color on the board. After cyan clears, tap dark blue stacks to define the dolphin outlines, fins, and tail. Work from the outermost layer inward.
- Danger Zone
- The tiny cyan (6) stack in the active row is extremely small and must be tapped early before it blocks routing — but it must be tapped alone, not simultaneously with other colors, to avoid filling buffer slots. Around frames 5–7 the board becomes crowded with cyan, dark blue, and pink ants all routing through the single brown hole simultaneously, creating a traffic bottleneck. The multiple white stacks across rows 3–4 (40, 40, 40, 40, 35) are large and separated, requiring sustained single-color dispatches sequenced carefully after main body colors clear.
- Mechanics
- Six-color routing puzzle with a single brown ant hole bottleneck. Large uniform color regions (cyan dolphin body, dark blue outlines) make this a batch-dispatch puzzle. Main challenge is patience — cyan stacks total 54 cubes requiring sustained single-color dispatches, while the active row mixes tiny stacks (6) with large ones (21, 16) requiring careful sequencing. Active row is entirely cyan, forcing a single-color opening phase.
Frequently Asked Questions
Why tap cyan first?
Cyan covers the dolphin body — the largest uniform region on the board (54 total cyan cubes across four stacks). Clearing it first opens the routing lanes for dark blue and accent colors to reach the dolphin outlines.
Why is the active row all cyan?
The four active-row stacks (6, 21, 11, 16) are all cyan, totaling 54 cubes. This forces a single-color opening phase — you drain the entire dolphin body before dark blue, pink, or any accent color can even enter the active row from rows 2–4.
How should the five white stacks (40 each) in rows 3–4 be sequenced?
Tap them one at a time after the dolphin body (cyan) and outlines (dark blue) are fully clear. Each 40-cube white stack takes sustained dispatching — tapping two white stacks back-to-back floods the hole with 80 ants and blocks orange and yellow accent ants waiting behind.