Colony Flow Level 261 Answer Key, Walkthrough & Solution
Level 261 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 261: LOVE lettering wrapped around a red rose
Opening move: Open the left side by targeting the cyan and white wing. Final move: Finish the top sections of the letters.
Board identity
LOVE lettering wrapped around a red rose
The recorded palette is cream, red, blue, white, black. Use the screenshot to confirm the placement of these colors before starting the first move.
Step-by-step solution
Ordered moves for the LOVE lettering wrapped around a red rose
Open the left side by targeting the cyan and white wing
Introduce the red blocks to clear the heart
Manage the hidden boxes in the tray
Keep the black outline and tan letters reducing
Move the first set of connected boxes
Clear the bottom half of the main word
Work through the final connected boxes
Finish the top sections of the letters
Second-source check
Opening and finish confirmed separately
Opening: Open the left side by targeting the cyan and white wing. Finish: Finish the top sections of the letters. Its 8board-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 261 paints Balloon with 109 tiles across 4 colors, split into 6 cubes in the tray. You have 5 waiting slots and two nest holes.
- Brown: 94 tiles → cubes of 42, 32, 20
- Green: 8 tiles → cubes of 8
- White: 6 tiles → cubes of 6
- Forest: 1 tiles → cubes of 1
⚠️ 1 hidden “?” cube in the tray.
Spoiler: what they hide
White 6
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 Brown 20 cube.
- Send the White 6 cube.
- Send the Forest 1 cube.
- Send the Brown 32 cube. Only ~26 of its 32 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 42 cube. Only ~19 of its 42 tiles are open at this point — park it in a slot and let the surrounding colors clear the rest of the way.
- Send the Green 8 cube. Only ~7 of its 8 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.