Colony Flow Level 473 Answer Key, Walkthrough & Solution
Level 473 Video Walkthrough
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Level-specific solution
Colony Flow Level 473: yellow shooting star trailing broad rainbow bands
Opening move: Move the initial green block to feed the hungry door and clear the light blue tail stripe. Final move: Send your remaining dark blue ants to clean up the top right corner and finish the level.
Board identity
yellow shooting star trailing broad rainbow bands
The recorded palette is yellow, red, green, blue, purple, pink. Use the screenshot to confirm the placement of these colors before starting the first move.
Step-by-step solution
Ordered moves for the yellow shooting star trailing broad rainbow bands
Move the initial green block to feed the hungry door and clear the light blue tail stripe
Uncover the pink stripe and continue dropping the door count with new green blocks
Manage the connected boxes in your tray carefully to clear multiple areas at after
Clear the massive dark blue background by pacing your block pulls
Eliminate the hungry door completely by feeding it the final required green ants
Devour the yellow star rapidly now that the right side of the board is exposed
Clear the final connected pairs smoothly without causing any traffic jams on the board
Send your remaining dark blue ants to clean up the top right corner and finish the level
Second-source check
Opening and finish confirmed separately
Opening: Move the initial green block to feed the hungry door and clear the light blue tail stripe. Finish: Send your remaining dark blue ants to clean up the top right corner and finish the level. 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 473 paints Melon Pop with 191 tiles across 4 colors, split into 6 cubes in the tray. You have 5 waiting slots and two nest holes.
- Yellow: 126 tiles → cubes of 50, 39, 37
- Dark: 30 tiles → cubes of 30
- Black: 20 tiles → cubes of 20
- Indigo: 15 tiles → cubes of 15
⚠️ 1 hidden “?” cube in the tray.
Spoiler: what they hide
Black 20
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 Yellow 50 cube. Only ~31 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 Yellow 39 cube. Only ~22 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.
- Send the Dark 30 cube. Only ~26 of its 30 tiles are open at this point — park it in a slot and let the surrounding colors clear the rest of the way.
- Send the Yellow 37 cube. Only ~17 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 Black 20 cube. Only ~14 of its 20 tiles are open at this point — park it in a slot and let the surrounding colors clear the rest of the way.
- Send the Indigo 15 cube. Only ~10 of its 15 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.