Colony Flow Level 186 Answer Key, Walkthrough & Solution
Level 186 Video Walkthrough
Watch the full clear first, then use the written checkpoints below for each move. Want to practice first? Play Colony Flow free in your browser ↗
Level-specific solution
Colony Flow Level 186: cactus planter with a black cat silhouette
Opening move: Clear the large background grid to open paths to the main structure. Final move: Remove the final green leaves and pink flowers.
Board identity
cactus planter with a black cat silhouette
The recorded palette is green, pink, red, black, yellow. Use the screenshot to confirm the placement of these colors before starting the first move.
Step-by-step solution
Ordered moves for the cactus planter with a black cat silhouette
Clear the large background grid to open paths to the main structure
Clear the black cat and the bottom foundation steps
Break into the light green canopy and the light blue ledge
Unleash the red ants to dismantle the vertical columns
Remove the final green leaves and pink flowers
Second-source check
Opening and finish confirmed separately
Opening: Clear the large background grid to open paths to the main structure. Finish: Remove the final green leaves and pink flowers. Its 5board-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 186 paints Crown with 190 tiles across 4 colors, split into 8 cubes in the tray. You have 5 waiting slots and two nest holes.
- Indigo: 99 tiles → cubes of 35, 35, 29
- Violet: 80 tiles → cubes of 34, 24, 22
- Dark: 6 tiles → cubes of 6
- Lime: 5 tiles → cubes of 5
⚠️ 1 hidden “?” cube in the tray.
Spoiler: what they hide
Violet 22
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 Indigo 35 cube.
- Send the Indigo 35 cube.
- Send the Violet 24 cube.
- Send the Violet 22 cube.
- Send the Lime 5 cube.
- Send the Violet 34 cube. Only ~25 of its 34 tiles are open at this point — park it in a slot and let the surrounding colors clear the rest of the way.
- Send the Indigo 29 cube. Only ~28 of its 29 tiles are open at this point — park it in a slot and let the surrounding colors clear the rest of the way.
- Send the Dark 6 cube.
Finish without boosters for 3 stars and bonus coins. If the board jams anyway, a Shuffle or Vacuum booster is the cheapest way out.