Colony Flow Level 517 Answer Key, Walkthrough & Solution
Level 517 Video Walkthrough
Watch the full clear first, then use the written checkpoints below for each move. Want to practice first? Play Colony Flow free in your browser ↗
Level-specific solution
Colony Flow Level 517: tropical beach framed by an orange sunset arch
Opening move: Open the bottom center with yellow and blue blocks. Final move: Clear the final top border of white clouds to win.
Board identity
tropical beach framed by an orange sunset arch
The recorded palette is orange, yellow, green, blue, white. Use the screenshot to confirm the placement of these colors before starting the first move.
Step-by-step solution
Ordered moves for the tropical beach framed by an orange sunset arch
Open the bottom center with yellow and blue blocks
Expand into the lower white clouds and green land
Push deeper into the yellow sun and dark grey birds
Manage the first set of connected tray blocks carefully
Clear the upper orange sunset and palm tree leaves
Work through the final connected pair and clear the side remnants
Clear the final top border of white clouds to win
Second-source check
Opening and finish confirmed separately
Opening: Open the bottom center with yellow and blue blocks. Finish: Clear the final top border of white clouds to win. Its 7board-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 517 paints Boat with 213 tiles across 4 colors, split into 6 cubes in the tray. You have 5 waiting slots and two nest holes.
- Forest: 96 tiles → cubes of 51, 45
- Jade: 69 tiles → cubes of 55, 14
- Violet: 30 tiles → cubes of 30
- Dark: 18 tiles → cubes of 18
⚠️ 1 hidden “?” cube in the tray.
Spoiler: what they hide
Forest 45
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 Forest 51 cube. Only ~35 of its 51 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 14 cube.
- Send the Forest 45 cube. Only ~22 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 Jade 55 cube. Only ~29 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 Violet 30 cube. Only ~14 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 Dark 18 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.