Colony Flow Level 173 Answer Key, Walkthrough & Solution
Level 173 Video Walkthrough
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Level-specific solution
Colony Flow Level 173: green crocodile resting on a blue cushion
Opening move: Open the outer boundaries using light blue and green blocks. Final move: Mop up the scattered remaining tiles across the board.
Board identity
green crocodile resting on a blue cushion
The recorded palette is green, blue, pink, purple, white. Use the screenshot to confirm the placement of these colors before starting the first move.
Step-by-step solution
Ordered moves for the green crocodile resting on a blue cushion
Open the outer boundaries using light blue and green blocks
Carve deeper into the right side light blue section
Clear the bottom left pink corner to open the lower board
Send dark blue blocks to break the middle barrier lines
Send purple ants to dismantle the lower middle section
Maintain a steady flow of green blocks for the top left bulk
Unleash black ants to hollow out the deep inner skeleton
Send the remaining cyan blocks to finish the right side
Mop up the scattered remaining tiles across the board
Second-source check
Opening and finish confirmed separately
Opening: Open the outer boundaries using light blue and green blocks. Finish: Mop up the scattered remaining tiles across the board. Its 9board-specific moves are listed above; the picture name and palette come from the other reference page.
Sources reviewed: primary level guide and independent cross-check.
📋 Written practice guide (web version)board preview, color breakdown & loading order for the playable web level
Board Preview
What You're Up Against
Level 173 paints Mushroom with 170 tiles across 4 colors, split into 6 cubes in the tray. You have 5 waiting slots and two nest holes.
- Purple: 76 tiles → cubes of 38, 38
- Brown: 38 tiles → cubes of 38
- Black: 32 tiles → cubes of 25, 7
- Orange: 24 tiles → cubes of 24
⚠️ 1 hidden “?” cube in the tray.
Spoiler: what they hide
Black 7
Step-by-Step Solution
This loading order was computed from the web level layout with a reachability-first strategy: always feed the ants colors they can actually reach, and never let all 5 slots fill with blocked colors. Tap hidden “?” cubes only when you have slot room to absorb a surprise color.
Load the cubes in this order, letting the ants work between picks. Unless noted, a cube's tiles are fully reachable when you send it.
- Send the Black 7 cube.
- Send the Purple 38 cube. Only ~28 of its 38 tiles are open at this point — park it in a slot and let the surrounding colors clear the rest of the way.
- Send the Black 25 cube. Only ~22 of its 25 tiles are open at this point — park it in a slot and let the surrounding colors clear the rest of the way.
- Send the Purple 38 cube. Only ~16 of its 38 tiles are open at this point — park it in a slot and let the surrounding colors clear the rest of the way.
- Send the Brown 38 cube. Only ~19 of its 38 tiles are open at this point — park it in a slot and let the surrounding colors clear the rest of the way.
- Send the Orange 24 cube. Only ~18 of its 24 tiles are open at this point — park it in a slot and let the surrounding colors clear the rest of the way.
Finish without boosters for 3 stars and bonus coins. If the board jams anyway, a Shuffle or Vacuum booster is the cheapest way out.