Colony Flow Level 861 Answer Key, Walkthrough & Solution

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No dedicated video exists for level 861 yet — the creator covers this range selectively. Check the full playlist for nearby levels, or follow the written guide below.
📋 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 861 paints Citrus with 325 tiles across 5 colors, split into 11 cubes in the tray. You have 5 waiting slots and two nest holes.

  • Orange: 136 tiles → cubes of 44, 38, 33, 21
  • Jade: 84 tiles → cubes of 55, 29
  • Red: 80 tiles → cubes of 44, 33, 3
  • Indigo: 20 tiles → cubes of 20
  • Black: 5 tiles → cubes of 5

⚠️ 1 hidden “?” cube in the tray.

Spoiler: what they hide

Black 5

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.

  1. Send the Jade 55 cube.
  2. Send the Red 3 cube.
  3. Send the Jade 29 cube. Only ~28 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.
  4. Send the Red 44 cube.
  5. Send the Red 33 cube. Only ~32 of its 33 tiles are open at this point — park it in a slot and let the surrounding colors clear the rest of the way.
  6. Send the Orange 38 cube.
  7. Send the Orange 33 cube.
  8. Send the Orange 21 cube.
  9. Send the Orange 44 cube. Only ~26 of its 44 tiles are open at this point — park it in a slot and let the surrounding colors clear the rest of the way.
  10. Send the Indigo 20 cube. Only ~16 of its 20 tiles are open at this point — park it in a slot and let the surrounding colors clear the rest of the way.
  11. Send the Black 5 cube. Only ~4 of its 5 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.

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