Colony Flow Level 1184 Walkthrough Solution & Guides | How to solve Colony Flow 1184

Welcome back to another puzzle guide. Today we tackle Colony Flow Level 1184 and clear a detailed pixel art dog. I will walk you through exactly how I clear this board. The connected boxes are the main trap here. You need a solid plan to avoid filling your slots. Follow my exact moves and you will win.

Colony Flow Level 1184 Overview

What You Are Working With

The picture for this level is a very cute dog portrait. It features a dog wearing a red and white spotted bandana. The dog has bright orange fur, white chest patches, and a sharp black outline. The background is quite busy with thick cyan borders, yellow decorative sections, light green areas, and scattered red heart shapes. You will find several connected boxes in your tray at the bottom of the screen. These connected boxes take up multiple waiting slots at once when you pull them. You must plan your pulls so these double blocks always have immediate targets on the board. The ants emerge from a single nest hole directly below the center of the picture. They will stream upwards and branch out to grab the colored food tiles.

What It Takes to Clear Level 1184 Board

Clearing this level means dismantling the entire dog picture pixel by pixel. You win when every single colored square is gone and the ants return to the nest. The main challenge is managing the limited five waiting slots. If you pull colors that the ants cannot reach yet, the slots will fill up and you will lose the level. You must always prioritize colors that are exposed on the outer edges of the picture. As you clear the outer layers, new inner colors become exposed and accessible to the ant colony. The connected boxes require you to have both colors available for the ants to eat, or at least enough of one color to keep the line moving. You must never block the ant paths or pull blocks prematurely.

Colony Flow Level 1184 Step by Step Solution

Step 1: Start with the bottom edge of the dog picture

You begin by targeting the most accessible parts on the board. The very bottom row of the picture consists of the dog paws and the lowest edge of the bandana. These are mostly orange and white food tiles. Look at your tray and pull a white block and an orange block. The ants will pour out of the central nest hole and split into two distinct groups to grab the orange and white tiles. As they carry the food back down to the hole, the numbers on your tray blocks will count down. Wait until these numbers drop significantly before pulling anything else. This patience ensures you do not crowd the waiting slots early on in the level. The bottom edge of the picture will vanish completely and expose the next layer of colors.

Step 2: Pull the first set of connected black boxes

With the bottom edge cleared away, the black outlines of the dog become exposed to the ants. You will see a pair of connected black blocks sitting in your tray. One is a 40 black block and the other is a 42 black block. Pull this connected pair directly into your waiting slots. Because they are connected together, they take up two slots instantly. The ants will rush up the newly opened paths and start eating the black outline pixels around the lower body and the tail section. The numbers 40 and 42 will rapidly decrease as the ants work through the outline. Keeping a close eye on these numbers is vital for your timing. Once they drop below 20, you know you have room to prepare your next move. The black outline disappearing opens up fresh access to the inner fur colors.

Step 3: Clear the lower background colors on the left side

The left side of the picture has a large patch of light green tiles and some red heart shapes. The ants now have a perfectly clear path to the left side because the orange tail is gone. Pull a light green block and a red block from the tray into the slots. The ants will march up the left side and begin clearing the green background and the solid red hearts. This is a very fun part of the level because large chunks of the background disappear very quickly. The light green block will count down from 20 and the red block will handle the scattered hearts. This action clears a massive space on the left side of the board and gives the ants a very wide open path to travel for all future moves.

Step 4: Attack the red and white bandana area

Now focus your attention back on the center portion of the dog. The red bandana with white spots is fully exposed and ready to clear. Pull a large red block and a white block from the tray to target this specific area. The ants will swarm the center path and dismantle the bandana rapidly. You will notice the red block number dropping fast because there are many red pixels making up the bandana fabric. The white block easily handles the decorative spots. Make sure the ants finish clearing the entire bandana before you pull any background colors for the right side. The bandana completely blocks access to the dog face and neck area. Clearing it is a big step in this level and keeps your waiting slots moving smoothly without jamming.

Step 5: Handle the connected yellow and red blocks

Your tray will soon reveal another set of connected boxes. This time it is a yellow block connected to a red block. Pull this pair into the waiting slots when you have the space. The red portion will clear out any remaining bits of the red hearts or stray bandana pixels. The yellow portion will send ants up to the top left background section and the yellow dog ears. The ants will split up efficiently and handle both colors simultaneously. This is the best time to use these connected blocks because both colors are widely available on the completely open board. The yellow number will drain as the background disappears and the red number will finish off the very last red pixels. Your board will look much emptier and simpler now.

Step 6: Dismantle the dog face and inner fur

The dog face is mostly orange and white with some black details for the eyes and the nose. Pull an orange block and a white block to send the ants straight up the wide middle path. They will quickly eat away the orange fur on the cheeks and the forehead area. The white block will clear the snout and the space around the eyes. The ants have a very direct and short route now since the bottom half of the picture is completely gone. The numbers on your orange and white blocks will drop steadily to 0. Watch the adorable face disappear pixel by pixel. Only a few scattered colors will remain after this step is done. Your waiting slots should be mostly empty and ready for the final cleanup phase.

Step 7: Clear the remaining cyan background and borders

The top border and the right side of the background consist of bright cyan pixels. You will see several cyan blocks sitting in your tray, like a 25 cyan and a 30 cyan block. Pull them up into the slots now. The ants will travel all the way up the outer edges of the board to reach these top border pieces. Since the middle area is clear, their travel time is a bit longer, so the numbers will count down slightly slower than before. Just be patient and let the ants do their full job. Do not pull any other colors while the ants are working on the cyan borders. You want to make sure these large cyan blocks completely clear out of your waiting slots before moving to the very last tiny blocks.

Step 8: Empty the tray and finish the last pixels

You are now at the very end of the level and victory is close. The tray only has a few small blocks left inside it. You will see a small black block, a small pink block, and a small green block waiting for you. The picture on the board is just a few scattered pixels of the dog ears and some random background noise. Pull the remaining blocks one by one into the slots. Make sure you match the colors to the very last pixels visible on the board. The ants will make their final trips up the screen to grab these last few pieces of food. Once the final block hits 0 in your waiting slots, the ants will carry the last tiles back to the nest. The board will be completely empty and you will win the level easily.

Final Thought

That is exactly how you beat this tricky pixel art board. Managing those connected boxes is the main trick to keeping your waiting slots clear and the ants moving fast. Take your time and always plan your pulls based on what is completely exposed. If any of my moves feel hard to picture, watch the video above this article to see the exact timing in real action.