Colony Flow Level 497 Answer Key, Walkthrough & Solution
Level 497 Video Walkthrough
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Level-specific solution
Colony Flow Level 497: blue butterfly with orange-edged patterned wings
Opening move: Focus on the large yellow sections first to open up the main pathways. Final move: Remove the final scattered pieces to finish the puzzle.
Board identity
blue butterfly with orange-edged patterned wings
The recorded palette is blue, orange, black, yellow, red. Use the screenshot to confirm the placement of these colors before starting the first move.
Step-by-step solution
Ordered moves for the blue butterfly with orange-edged patterned wings
Focus on the large yellow sections first to open up the main pathways
Introduce orange blocks to clear the secondary background layers
Select your first set of connected boxes very carefully
Reveal the hidden boxes safely as soon as you have empty slots
Clear the dark blue butterfly outlines to break the barriers
Send cyan blocks for the massive inner wing sections
Clear the complex red wing accents using connected blocks
Remove the final scattered pieces to finish the puzzle
Second-source check
Opening and finish confirmed separately
Opening: Focus on the large yellow sections first to open up the main pathways. Finish: Remove the final scattered pieces to finish the puzzle. 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 497 paints Apple with 196 tiles across 4 colors, split into 8 cubes in the tray. You have 5 waiting slots and two nest holes.
- White: 116 tiles → cubes of 31, 29, 24, 23, 9
- Cyan: 55 tiles → cubes of 55
- Magenta: 16 tiles → cubes of 16
- Black: 9 tiles → cubes of 9
⚠️ 1 hidden “?” cube in the tray.
Spoiler: what they hide
Black 9
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 Cyan 55 cube. Only ~40 of its 55 tiles are open at this point — park it in a slot and let the surrounding colors clear the rest of the way.
- Send the White 31 cube.
- Send the White 24 cube.
- Send the White 23 cube.
- Send the White 9 cube.
- Send the White 29 cube. Only ~17 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 Magenta 16 cube. Only ~10 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.
- Send the Black 9 cube. Only ~8 of its 9 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.