Colony Flow Level 409 Answer Key, Walkthrough & Solution
Level 409 Video Walkthrough
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Level-specific solution
Colony Flow Level 409: black hedgehog sniffing beneath red berries
Opening move: Open the left side by playing the first set of yellow and light blue connected boxes. Final move: Clear the final straggling tiles.
Board identity
black hedgehog sniffing beneath red berries
The recorded palette is black, yellow, green, red, blue. Use the screenshot to confirm the placement of these colors before starting the first move.
Step-by-step solution
Ordered moves for the black hedgehog sniffing beneath red berries
Open the left side by playing the first set of yellow and light blue connected boxes
Send red ants to the apples and collect the red key
Unleash the purple ants to devour the hedgehog body
Bring in the green ants to clear the grass
Secure the yellow key and clear the hedgehog face
Break the chocolate barrier entirely
Reach the top right tree and collect the purple key
Clear the final straggling tiles
Second-source check
Opening and finish confirmed separately
Opening: Open the left side by playing the first set of yellow and light blue connected boxes. Finish: Clear the final straggling tiles. 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 409 paints Cat with 198 tiles across 4 colors, split into 8 cubes in the tray. You have 5 waiting slots and two nest holes.
- Lime: 130 tiles → cubes of 45, 34, 33, 18
- Brown: 48 tiles → cubes of 29, 19
- Yellow: 16 tiles → cubes of 16
- Teal: 4 tiles → cubes of 4
⚠️ 1 hidden “?” cube in the tray.
Spoiler: what they hide
Teal 4
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 Lime 34 cube.
- Send the Brown 19 cube.
- Send the Lime 18 cube.
- Send the Lime 33 cube. Only ~30 of its 33 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 29 cube. Only ~24 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 Lime 45 cube. Only ~20 of its 45 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 4 cube.
- Send the Yellow 16 cube. Only ~12 of its 16 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.