Colony Flow Level 287 Answer Key, Walkthrough & Solution
Level 287 Video Walkthrough
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Level-specific solution
Colony Flow Level 287: interlocking rainbow squares with a purple center
Opening move: Clear the bottom layer of green grass and white flower petals to create your initial paths. Final move: Clear the final scattered red and yellow flower pieces to empty the board completely.
Board identity
interlocking rainbow squares with a purple center
The recorded palette is red, orange, yellow, green, blue, purple. Use the screenshot to confirm the placement of these colors before starting the first move.
Step-by-step solution
Ordered moves for the interlocking rainbow squares with a purple center
Clear the bottom layer of green grass and white flower petals to create your initial paths
Send ants to clear the black outlines and the lower orange tulips on the sides
Alternate between clearing the light blue sky and the inner pink face of the hedgehog
Manage connected blocks carefully as you clear the tan body and dark brown outline tiles
Send ants to the upper brown spikes and finish removing the large sections of sky
Clear the final scattered red and yellow flower pieces to empty the board completely
Second-source check
Opening and finish confirmed separately
Opening: Clear the bottom layer of green grass and white flower petals to create your initial paths. Finish: Clear the final scattered red and yellow flower pieces to empty the board completely. 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 287 paints Cactus with 106 tiles across 4 colors, split into 5 cubes in the tray. You have 5 waiting slots and two nest holes.
- Orange: 56 tiles → cubes of 32, 24
- Coral: 24 tiles → cubes of 24
- Blue: 18 tiles → cubes of 18
- Purple: 8 tiles → cubes of 8
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.
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 Orange 32 cube.
- Send the Orange 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 Coral 24 cube. Only ~12 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 Blue 18 cube.
- Send the Purple 8 cube. Only ~6 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.