Colony Flow Level 520 Walkthrough Solution & Guides | How to solve Colony Flow 520

Colony Flow Level 520 brings a giant colorful face portrait directly to your screen. You will immediately notice the massive chocolate blocks sitting in the bottom corners of the board. I found this level requires a steady rhythm of edge clearing while letting your ants naturally chip away at the chocolate over time. If you ignore the outer paths and focus only on the center your waiting slots will fill up and end your run. I will walk you through exactly how I clear this portrait without trapping any moves.

Colony Flow Level 520 Overview

What You Are Working With

The main picture is a stylized face built out of red, dark blue, pink, white, black, and yellow tiles. You face two major obstacles right at the start. The board features two giant chocolate tiles planted firmly at the bottom left and bottom right corners. Each of these chocolate squares starts with a massive count of 750. You also have large number tiles embedded in the face including a 100 block at the top forehead and a 200 block on the left cheek. The tray at the bottom provides a steady supply of dark blue, pink, light blue, white, black, and red blocks.

What It Takes to Clear Level 520 Board

Clearing this board means you must balance two goals at the same time. You need to pull matching blocks from the tray to dissolve the face tiles. While you do this the ants will continuously attack those bottom chocolate squares as long as you keep the paths open. You win when the outer border dissolves completely and the center face details vanish. You must make sure every block you place in the five waiting slots has a direct open route to its matching colored tile. If all five slots fill up with blocks that have no clear path to the board you lose the level.

Colony Flow Level 520 Step by Step Solution

Step 1: Open the outer border by clearing the light blue and pink tiles

You start the level facing a solid block of pixels. Begin by pulling the 30 light blue block and the 25 pink block into your empty waiting slots. You will notice the light blue tiles form a thick border on the top left side of the portrait. By bringing these specific colors into the tray first you guarantee that the ants can immediately grab them and march up the left side. This removes the outer boundary and prevents your five slots from clogging up right at the start. At the exact same time the ants naturally discover the massive 750 chocolate pieces sitting in the bottom corners. You do not need a specific chocolate colored block to clear them. The ants will constantly bite away at the chocolate as long as they are moving out of the hole to grab other colors. Keep feeding the board by adding another 20 purple block.

Step 2: Push into the right side hair and reduce the bottom chocolate

With the left edge opening up you must turn your attention to the right side of the face. The right side features a very thick chunk of dark blue tiles that form the hair. Drop the 50 dark blue block and the 20 light pink block into your waiting area. You will watch the ants stream heavily toward the right. This dual focus is the secret to winning. By clearing the left side and the right side simultaneously you create two separate highways for the ants. This ensures your five waiting slots remain active and empty. While you do this the chocolate pieces are steadily dropping from their massive starting number down to roughly 585 each. You are making excellent progress but you must maintain this steady rhythm.

Step 3: Attack the red face center and drop the top large tile

The board now exposes the inner red sections of the face. This is the perfect time to attack the center. Pull the 40 black block and the 35 red block into the tray. The black tiles act as bold outlines around the entire face and the eyes. Removing these black lines is crucial because they block access to the softer red interior. Once the black lines vanish the ants will rush the massive red areas. You will see the giant 100 block sitting near the top forehead begin to shrink down to 59. Meanwhile the bottom chocolate squares continue their steady decline reaching around 410. It is vital that you only pull the black block when you clearly see an open path to the black tiles. If you pull it while the dark blue hair still blocks the way your slot will jam and you risk failing the level.

Step 4: Clear the white border completely and expose the eyes

The left side of the board still holds a stubborn wall of white pixels near the cheek. You need to eliminate this wall to keep the board shrinking evenly. Bring up the 30 white block and another 25 pink block. The ants will surge left and chew through the remaining white outer border. You will see the chocolate blocks drop even further hitting approximately 247. This specific moment is incredibly important because the large face shape is finally collapsing inward. To keep the momentum going send up a 50 dark blue block to clear out the stubborn hair fragments on the right side. This action fully exposes the bright yellow eye tiles. Always visually trace the path from the hole to the target tile before you pull a new color. The yellow tiles sit deep inside the red face so you must wait until the surrounding red pixels dissolve completely.

Step 5: Target the yellow eyes and shrink the chocolate under 100

The portrait is considerably smaller at this stage. The center details are fully exposed and ready for clearing. Drop the 13 yellow block into your slots to wipe out the bright eye pixels. Follow this action immediately with a 38 red block and a 30 white block. The top block that gave you trouble early on is now practically finished and sits at a tiny 14. More importantly you have managed the board so well that the two giant chocolate squares finally fall below 100 dropping to around 74. You achieved this by maintaining a flawless flow of ants. By constantly feeding them accessible colors from the tray you kept the chocolate damage consistent. The entire lower jaw and chin area of the face is heavily damaged now.

Step 6: Destroy the remaining chocolate blocks and clear the chin

This section brings the biggest relief of the entire level. It is time to finish off those annoying obstacles at the bottom. Pull the 30 red block and the 30 dark blue block into your tray. Watch as the ants sweep across the bottom section and completely devour the final 74 chocolate pieces. The entire board immediately feels vastly open the second the chocolate vanishes. Without those massive brown barriers in the way the ants can travel straight up the middle of the screen without taking long detours. The chin lower cheeks and neck area dissolve completely. The only thing left is a narrow horizontal strip containing the eyes and the bridge of the nose.

Step 7: Mop up the scattered blue and pink tiles around the center

You are now left looking at a floating island of pixels hovering in the center of the screen. You must mop up the scattered tiles without making a careless mistake at the very end. Pull the 43 dark blue block and the 20 black block into your active waiting slots. The ants will charge straight up the middle and target the dark blue chunks resting on the right side of this floating island. You will also notice a few stray pink tiles lingering near the left side of the eyes. Pull the 35 pink block to clear those stubborn pieces out. The board has massive empty space now which means the ants will travel incredibly fast to their destinations. The risk of jamming your five slots is much lower here but you still need to be precise with your choices. Only call up the exact colors that you can physically see in the center cluster.

Step 8: Clear the final red tiles to complete the board

The board is nearly entirely empty. Only a tiny handful of red and dark blue pixels remain in the very center. Send up the final 41 red block and the 23 black block to finish the job. The ants will rush the center core and dismantle the last remaining pixels of the face. Watch the screen closely to ensure no stray single pixels are hiding anywhere near the outer edges. Once the final red tile vanishes from the screen the level ends in a complete success. You managed to keep the paths open perfectly from start to finish. You controlled the massive chocolate blocks without ever letting the tray fill up and end your game.

Final Thought

You have conquered a heavily guarded portrait by balancing the outer edges with constant damage to the center. It requires patience to let the ants chew through massive obstacles while you carefully manage the tray. If you find any part of this written guide difficult to picture I highly recommend you watch the video above this article. Seeing the ants move in real time will help you understand the exact timing needed to keep your slots completely clear.