Colony Flow Level 997 Answer Key, Walkthrough & Solution
Level 997 Video Walkthrough
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📋 Written practice guide (web version)board preview, color breakdown & loading order for the playable web level
Board Preview
What You're Up Against
Level 997 paints Fish with 146 tiles across 4 colors, split into 6 cubes in the tray. You have 5 waiting slots and two nest holes.
- Yellow: 84 tiles → cubes of 31, 28, 25
- Brown: 48 tiles → cubes of 48
- Sand: 7 tiles → cubes of 7
- Magenta: 7 tiles → cubes of 7
⚠️ 1 hidden “?” cube in the tray.
Spoiler: what they hide
Magenta 7
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 31 cube. Only ~23 of its 31 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 48 cube. Only ~20 of its 48 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 25 cube. Only ~22 of its 25 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 28 cube. Only ~13 of its 28 tiles are open at this point — park it in a slot and let the surrounding colors clear the rest of the way.
- Send the Sand 7 cube.
- Send the Magenta 7 cube. Only ~6 of its 7 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.