Colony Flow Level 493 Answer Key, Walkthrough & Solution
Level 493 Video Walkthrough
Watch how to clear level 493 without boosters. Want to practice first? Play Colony Flow free in your browser ↗
📋 Written practice guide (web version)board preview, color breakdown & loading order for the playable web level
Board Preview
What You're Up Against
Level 493 paints Rainbow with 388 tiles across 5 colors, split into 10 cubes in the tray. You have 5 waiting slots and two nest holes.
- Teal: 102 tiles → cubes of 52, 50
- Magenta: 86 tiles → cubes of 53, 33
- Sand: 74 tiles → cubes of 55, 19
- Brown: 66 tiles → cubes of 46, 20
- White: 60 tiles → cubes of 33, 27
⚠️ 1 hidden “?” cube in the tray.
Spoiler: what they hide
White 27
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 Brown 20 cube.
- Send the Brown 46 cube. Only ~28 of its 46 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 19 cube.
- Send the Sand 55 cube. Only ~30 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 Teal 50 cube. Only ~42 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 Teal 52 cube. Only ~34 of its 52 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 33 cube.
- Send the Magenta 53 cube. Only ~29 of its 53 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 33 cube.
- Send the White 27 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.