Colony Flow Level 408 Walkthrough Solution & Guides | How to solve Colony Flow 408

Colony Flow Level 408 presents a beautiful pixel art picture of a tribal headdress. You face a large board with a massive obstacle blocking the bottom right corner. I played through this puzzle to figure out the best sequence so you avoid a jammed tray. Follow my moves below to guide your ants to victory.

Colony Flow Level 408 Overview

What You Are Working With

The board displays a colorful portrait featuring a yellow face and a magnificent white feathered headdress. Dark purple blocks form the intricate details and outlines. Red blocks create a bright headband across the forehead. A solid wall of brown blocks surrounds the main portrait and fills the background space. You also have a massive Hungry Door sitting directly over the bottom right section. The Hungry Door requires 257 ants to open. This wooden structure completely covers a huge chunk of the face and feathers. Your tray at the bottom holds a mix of single color boxes and connected boxes. The connected boxes force you to play two colors at once. You must manage your five waiting slots carefully so these connected pairs never lock up your progress.

What It Takes to Clear Level 408 Board

You win the puzzle when every single pixel tile vanishes and the board is completely empty. The ants start from a nest hole at the very bottom center of the screen. They pour out and search for an open path to a matching color block. You must peel away the outer brown background to expose the colored sections underneath. Your main priority is cracking open that Hungry Door. Opening the door reveals the hidden tiles trapped underneath. You must clear the yellow face and the red headband before you tackle the large white feather section. Once you remove the central portrait you simply mop up the remaining brown border blocks to win.

Colony Flow Level 408 Step by Step Solution

Step 1: Start clearing the outer brown border

The level begins with a thick wall of brown background blocks. This border surrounds the entire main portrait. Your tray offers several brown boxes right away. You will see multiple brown boxes with counts of 35 and 34. Tap the first few brown boxes to send them into your waiting slots. The ants will swarm up the left side of the screen. They begin eating away the outer edge of the picture. This action opens a clear path toward the inner colors. You must remove this outer shell first. The ants cannot reach the interior yellow face or the red headband until this brown barrier falls. Watch the numbers drop as the ants do their job. Keep at least one slot completely empty so you never freeze the board.

Step 2: Begin feeding the large Hungry Door

Once the ants chew through the lower brown section you gain access to the main portrait. The giant Hungry Door sits directly in your way. It reads 257 and blocks a huge portion of the bottom right area. You need to start feeding this door immediately. Tap a red box with a count of 24. Next pull a yellow box with a count of 25. Bring up a dark purple box with a 30 count to target the dark details around the face. The ants will flood into the central area. They will start eating the exposed yellow face and the bright red headband tiles. Every ant that hits the Hungry Door reduces its big number. You will see the counter drop rapidly from 257 down to 76 as your ants stream inside.

Step 3: Clear the red headband and lower face

Your tray now contains a mix of single boxes and connected boxes. You must clear the bright red headband stretching across the forehead. This clears the way to the upper sections. Pull up a red box with a count of 12. Tap a yellow box with a count of 4. The ants will quickly finish off the yellow chin area. They will also strip away the left side of the red headband. Meanwhile the Hungry Door continues to absorb your ants. You will watch the door counter drop from 76 down to 37. You must keep pulling single boxes to keep the flow moving. Avoid pulling any large connected boxes until you know both colors have open paths. This caution is the only way to prevent your five waiting slots from jamming.

Step 4: Destroy the Hungry Door completely

You are now ready to eliminate the biggest obstacle on the board. Pull a dark purple box with an 8 count. Now look for a connected pair of boxes in your tray. You will see a yellow box with a 7 count linked to an orange brown box with a 3 count. Tap this connected pair to bring it up. The ants will surge forward to consume the remaining yellow face tiles on the left side. The rest of the colony will march straight into the Hungry Door. You will see the counter finally hit zero. The heavy wooden door vanishes instantly. This exposes the right side of the yellow face. Destroying the door opens up massive new paths for your colony.

Step 5: Finish the yellow face and red tiles

With the door gone you have full access to the bottom half of the picture. The exposed yellow and red tiles are now prime targets. Check your tray for another connected pair of boxes. You will see a dark purple box with a 1 count connected to a yellow box with a 19 count. Tap this pair to bring it into your waiting slots. The ants will quickly clear the very last piece of the yellow face. They will also remove the dark purple outline near the bottom edge. Bring up another red box to finish off the remaining pieces of the headband on the right side. The entire lower half of the main portrait is now completely empty.

Step 6: Tackle the massive white feathered section

The only part of the main picture remaining is the huge white headdress. This grand section takes up the entire upper half of the board. Your tray is full of white boxes with very high counts. You will see numbers like 35 and 38. Bring up a white box to start clearing the massive block of feathers. The ants will travel up the empty lower space. They will attack the white area from the bottom and move upward. You also need to remove the dark purple outlines separating the individual feathers. Pull up a dark purple box with a 30 count. The colony will split into two different streams. One stream will eat the white feathers. The other stream eats the dark purple borders. This dual attack shrinks the center of the board rapidly.

Step 7: Clear the remaining dark purple details

The headdress consists of several white feathers divided by dark purple lines. As the white blocks disappear you will expose more dark purple tiles hanging down. Look at your tray and find the next set of boxes. Bring up a dark purple box with an 18 count. The ants will climb all the way to the upper left and upper right sections. They will consume the dark purple dangling pieces on both sides of the headdress. You must clear these dark pieces quickly. They actively block the upper brown background tiles from your ants. Keeping the paths flowing smoothly is vital here. Always ensure your ants can reach the dark purple tiles before you pull the box.

Step 8: Wipe out the final white feathers

The portrait is almost entirely gone now. Only a few scattered white pixels remain near the very top edge. Pull up a white box with a 23 count. Tap another white box with a 1 count. The ants will march straight up the middle of the empty board. They will eat the last few remaining white tiles touching the upper border. Once the ants finish this step the entire central portrait is completely deleted. The board looks very empty now. The only tiles left are the brown background blocks. These form a large triangle at the top center of the screen. You have successfully navigated the most complex part of the puzzle without filling your waiting slots.

Step 9: Remove the upper brown border

You are now in the final cleanup phase of the puzzle. The remaining brown tiles sit at the very top of the screen. Your tray contains several brown boxes with 35 counts. Tap the first brown 35 box to bring it into your waiting slots. The colony will stream up the left and right sides to attack the brown border. They will chew away the edges. You will watch the shape slowly reduce to a small sliver. Do not pull all your brown boxes at once. Pull one box and let the ants clear a path. This patient approach guarantees you never dead end the board right at the finish line.

Step 10: Complete the board for the win

The final few brown tiles are all that stand between you and victory. Your tray offers the last brown 35 box. Tap it to send it into your open waiting slot. The last wave of ants will pour out of the nest hole. They will march all the way to the top edge of the board. The ants will consume the final brown pixels in seconds. The entire board is now totally clear and empty. You completed the picture and successfully managed your tray from start to finish. The puzzle is solved and you are ready to move on to the next challenge.

Final Thought

Colony Flow Level 408 tests your ability to manage a massive obstacle while juggling connected boxes. You must prioritize the giant obstacle early so you can open paths to the hidden tiles underneath. Take your time and always verify your ants have a clear route before pulling a new color. I hope this walkthrough helps you conquer the board with ease. Please watch the video above this article if any step is hard to follow in text.