Colony Flow Level 285 Answer Key, Walkthrough & Solution
Level 285 Video Walkthrough
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Level-specific solution
Colony Flow Level 285: yellow horned cat wearing red sunglasses
Opening move: You clear the bottom light blue background and the yellow neck. Final move: You empty the tray and clear the final top border tiles to win.
Board identity
yellow horned cat wearing red sunglasses
The recorded palette is yellow, red, pink, black, blue. Use the screenshot to confirm the placement of these colors before starting the first move.
Step-by-step solution
Ordered moves for the yellow horned cat wearing red sunglasses
You clear the bottom light blue background and the yellow neck
You work your way up the yellow cheeks and start the black sunglasses frame
You clear the pink nose and tackle the red lenses inside the glasses
You finish the sunglasses and move up the solid yellow forehead
You clear the yellow ears and the top light blue background area
You empty the tray and clear the final top border tiles to win
Second-source check
Opening and finish confirmed separately
Opening: You clear the bottom light blue background and the yellow neck. Finish: You empty the tray and clear the final top border tiles to win. Its 6board-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 285 paints Puzzle with 342 tiles across 5 colors, split into 11 cubes in the tray. You have 5 waiting slots and two nest holes.
- Purple: 78 tiles → cubes of 52, 26
- Green: 75 tiles → cubes of 42, 33
- Indigo: 75 tiles → cubes of 50, 22, 3
- Teal: 75 tiles → cubes of 27, 24, 24
- Lime: 39 tiles → cubes of 39
⚠️ 1 hidden “?” cube in the tray.
Spoiler: what they hide
Teal 24
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 Green 33 cube.
- Send the Teal 27 cube.
- Send the Purple 26 cube.
- Send the Teal 24 cube.
- Send the Indigo 22 cube.
- Send the Indigo 3 cube.
- Send the Indigo 50 cube. Only ~30 of its 50 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 52 cube. Only ~30 of its 52 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 42 cube. Only ~27 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 Teal 24 cube. Only ~20 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.
- Send the Lime 39 cube. Only ~20 of its 39 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.