Colony Flow Level 490 Answer Key, Walkthrough & Solution
Level 490 Video Walkthrough
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Level-specific solution
Colony Flow Level 490: rainbow parrot perched inside a blue circle
Opening move: Open the bottom edge with the connected white blocks. Final move: Sweep the final border with white and light green.
Board identity
rainbow parrot perched inside a blue circle
The recorded palette is blue, orange, pink, purple, green, yellow. Use the screenshot to confirm the placement of these colors before starting the first move.
Step-by-step solution
Ordered moves for the rainbow parrot perched inside a blue circle
Open the bottom edge with the connected white blocks
Clear the lower tail feathers with dark green and orange
Attack the chest and lower beak with the yellow block
Send the magenta ants to clear the large wing
Send dark blue to erase the face outlines and eye
Queue cyan and light blue to dismantle the head crest
Remove the final magenta feathers on the neck
Sweep the final border with white and light green
Second-source check
Opening and finish confirmed separately
Opening: Open the bottom edge with the connected white blocks. Finish: Sweep the final border with white and light green. 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 490 paints Umbrella with 140 tiles across 4 colors, split into 5 cubes in the tray. You have 5 waiting slots and two nest holes.
- White: 71 tiles → cubes of 49, 22
- Jade: 47 tiles → cubes of 47
- Forest: 14 tiles → cubes of 14
- 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 White 22 cube.
- Send the White 49 cube. Only ~19 of its 49 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 47 cube.
- Send the Forest 14 cube.
- Send the Purple 8 cube.
Finish without boosters for 3 stars and bonus coins. If the board jams anyway, a Shuffle or Vacuum booster is the cheapest way out.