Colony Flow Level 279 Answer Key, Walkthrough & Solution
Level 279 Video Walkthrough
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Level-specific solution
Colony Flow Level 279: red alligator floating in blue water
Opening move: Clear the outer boundaries of the sky and water. Final move: Remove the final pixels to finish the board.
Board identity
red alligator floating in blue water
The recorded palette is red, brown, yellow, blue, white. Use the screenshot to confirm the placement of these colors before starting the first move.
Step-by-step solution
Ordered moves for the red alligator floating in blue water
Clear the outer boundaries of the sky and water
Break the dark outer lines of the animal shape
Send ants into the main body of the figure
Manage the thick water sections and the dark hooves
Clear the small facial details as they emerge
Clear the disconnected floating chunks
Remove the final pixels to finish the board
Second-source check
Opening and finish confirmed separately
Opening: Clear the outer boundaries of the sky and water. Finish: Remove the final pixels to finish the board. Its 7board-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 279 paints Gift with 236 tiles across 4 colors, split into 6 cubes in the tray. You have 5 waiting slots and two nest holes.
- Jade: 130 tiles → cubes of 55, 38, 37
- Navy: 42 tiles → cubes of 42
- White: 38 tiles → cubes of 38
- Purple: 26 tiles → cubes of 26
⚠️ 1 hidden “?” cube in the tray.
Spoiler: what they hide
Jade 55
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 Jade 38 cube. Only ~31 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 Jade 55 cube. Only ~27 of its 55 tiles are open at this point — park it in a slot and let the surrounding colors clear the rest of the way.
- Send the Navy 42 cube. Only ~24 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 Jade 37 cube. Only ~20 of its 37 tiles are open at this point — park it in a slot and let the surrounding colors clear the rest of the way.
- Send the White 38 cube. Only ~25 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 Purple 26 cube. Only ~18 of its 26 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.