Colony Flow Level 517 Answer Key, Walkthrough & Solution

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Level 517 Video Walkthrough

Watch how to clear level 517 without boosters. Want to practice first? Play Colony Flow free in your browser โ†—

๐Ÿ“‹ Written practice guide (web version)board preview, color breakdown & loading order for the playable web level

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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 โ†’ cubes of 51, 45
  • Jade: 69 tiles โ†’ cubes of 55, 14
  • Violet: 30 tiles โ†’ cubes of 30
  • Dark: 18 tiles โ†’ cubes of 18

โš ๏ธ 1 hidden โ€œ?โ€ 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 โ€œ?โ€ 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.

  1. Send the Forest 51 cube. Only ~35 of its 51 tiles are open at this point โ€” park it in a slot and let the surrounding colors clear the rest of the way.
  2. Send the Jade 14 cube.
  3. Send the Forest 45 cube. Only ~22 of its 45 tiles are open at this point โ€” park it in a slot and let the surrounding colors clear the rest of the way.
  4. Send the Jade 55 cube. Only ~29 of its 55 tiles are open at this point โ€” park it in a slot and let the surrounding colors clear the rest of the way.
  5. Send the Violet 30 cube. Only ~14 of its 30 tiles are open at this point โ€” park it in a slot and let the surrounding colors clear the rest of the way.
  6. 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.

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