Colony Flow Level 252 Walkthrough Solution & Guides | How to solve Colony Flow 252

Colony Flow Level 252 brings a bright pixel art bow to your screen. You will guide your hungry ants to chew through layers of light blue background tiles and deep red bow pieces. This board requires careful pulling from the tray so your waiting slots stay clear while the colony works. The puzzle starts solid and flat along the bottom edge so you must carve a path inside without getting stuck.

Colony Flow Level 252 Overview

What You Are Working With

Let us look at the board layout. You face a large red bow graphic with dark red shadow borders and grey shiny accents. The entire shape sits on a solid light blue background. White lines cut across the top and bottom of the picture. The tray at the bottom holds standard colored blocks along with connected boxes and hidden boxes. The hidden boxes obscure their color under a question mark until they have a free path to move. The connected boxes link two colors together with a thick line. You must pull connected boxes as a single unit which means they grab two waiting slots at the exact same time.

What It Takes to Clear Level 252 Board

You conquer this stage when the ants consume every single colored tile on the board and return to the nest. You begin with absolutely no open paths into the center of the bow. The ants can only reach the flat bottom edge. You must alternate your pulls between the white lines and the light blue background to slowly eat away the bottom boundary. Doing this opens up the inner red bow tiles. You must constantly balance the background pieces with the red bow pieces so your five waiting slots never fill up completely. A full row of waiting blocks with no open paths to the matching colors will freeze your board and end your run immediately.

Colony Flow Level 252 Step by Step Solution

Step 1: Open the bottom boundary to let the ants inside

Start by pulling the front white and red blocks to break the flat bottom edge. You see a white 32 block, a red 40 block, and a dark red 38 block available in the tray. Pull the white 32 block first because the white tiles run along the very bottom row of the picture. The ants rush out of the nest and begin eating the white line. This gives you room to pull the red 40 block. Doing this reveals the grey shiny pieces hidden behind the first layer. The hidden boxes in the tray uncover themselves as grey blocks. Pull the grey blocks into the waiting slots so the ants can chew through the shiny accents on the lower bow. You now have a solid opening cut into the bottom edge.

Step 2: Deploy the first set of connected boxes

Pull the linked light blue and red blocks once the bottom left corner opens up. The tray shows a light blue 35 block connected to a red 40 block. You have to wait until you have enough open tiles of both light blue and red to pull this connected set without jamming your waiting slots. Since the ants just opened the bottom corner you now have a clear path to both colors. Pull the connected pair down into the slots. The ants swarm the bottom left corner and rapidly drop the numbers on both blocks. You keep your slots from jamming because the ants have unrestricted access to the huge patch of light blue background on the left side.

Step 3: Carve a deep hole into the center of the bow

Feed the colony more dark red and white blocks to slice up the middle of the picture. The tray presents a dark red 38 block and more white blocks. You want to split the bow right down the middle so you have more surface area to work with. Pull the dark red 38 block to target the lower center shadow of the bow. The ants cut a deep wedge straight up the middle of the picture. Your waiting slots will show small numbers like a white 9 and a red 7 as the blocks empty out. Let the ants finish these small blocks to free up space in your waiting slots for the next massive pull.

Step 4: Manage the second set of connected boxes

Bring up the next linked pair of light blue and dark red blocks to clear the right side of the shape. The tray reveals another connected pair containing a light blue 35 block and a dark red 40 block. By now the deep center hole exposes plenty of dark red edges on the inner bow. Pull the connected blocks into the empty slots. The ants pour into the middle gap and chew through the thick borders of the bow on the right side. Your slots will fill up with large numbers again. You avoid a dead end here because the center cut guarantees the ants can reach every single dark red tile they need.

Step 5: Send the ants around the outer left edge

Clear the left side completely so the ants can wrap around the top light blue background. You will see several huge light blue 40 blocks in the tray. Pull two of these light blue blocks along with a red 28 block. This massive influx of light blue capacity feeds the large swarm heading north along the left border. The ants march in a long line around the outside of the red bow. Pulling the red 28 block keeps the inner bow shrinking at the same time. Your waiting slots remain busy but completely safe because the outer paths around the picture are entirely wide open for the colony.

Step 6: Unlock the final hidden box in the tray

Draw the red blocks to uncover the last hidden box sitting in the middle row of the tray. You need to clear the garbage in front of it. Pull the two red 10 blocks out of the way. The hidden box drops down and reveals itself. Pull it into the waiting slots along with a dark red 40 block. The ants now attack the picture from all angles. They form a complete ring around the remaining pieces of the puzzle. The dark red pieces vanish rapidly as the ants chew away the entire bottom right quarter of the board. The picture is now mostly gone except for a cluster at the top right.

Step 7: Clear the top right corner to finish the puzzle

Empty the tray of the final light blue and red blocks to complete the stage. You only have a few blocks left to manage. Pull the light blue 36 block and the red 35 block into your slots. The massive ring of ants collapses inward on the top right corner. They devour the remaining light blue background and the last chunks of the red bow. A single red 16 block remains in the tray. Pull this final block. The ants consume the very last red tiles on the screen. Your waiting slots empty out completely and the colony returns to the nest hole. You win the level.

Final Thought

This level challenges you to balance massive background clears with tight inner cuts on the bow. Keeping your waiting slots moving is all about opening that bottom edge wide enough before pulling the heavy connected blocks. If you find your slots getting jammed during the middle section of the puzzle you should watch the video above this article to see exactly when to drop the connected boxes.