Colony Flow Level 533 Walkthrough Solution & Guides | How to solve Colony Flow 533

Welcome back to another puzzle guide. Today we are tackling Colony Flow Level 533. You face a large birthday cake picture that requires careful block management to clear. I will walk you through exactly how to break down this dessert without jamming your waiting slots.

Colony Flow Level 533 Overview

What You Are Working With

The board displays a beautifully designed pixel art birthday cake. The picture features a dark black and purple base, bright pink and white icing layers, red strawberries, and three candles topped with yellow flames. You will find standard colored blocks in your tray at the bottom of the screen. These include white, black, yellow, pink, and red blocks containing various numbers. You also face connected boxes on this board. These linked tiles sit securely inside the white icing layer and clear as a single group when the ants reach them. You must plan your moves to expose these connected boxes early so they do not block your progress. The tray also features black blocks that are physically connected by a visible line. When you move one of these connected tray blocks into a waiting slot, the linked block automatically follows it.

What It Takes to Clear Level 533 Board

To win this level you must feed every single food tile to your ant colony. You pull colored numbered blocks from the bottom tray into the five available waiting slots. The ants march out of their nest hole and consume food tiles that match the color of the active blocks in your slots. You lose the level if you fill all five slots with blocks that have no open path to their matching colors. Your primary goal is to maintain a constant uninterrupted flow of ants. You do this by clearing the bottom layers of the cake first and systematically working your way up to the candles. You must always guarantee that at least one block in your waiting slots has a direct open path to a food tile of the exact same color.

Colony Flow Level 533 Step by Step Solution

Step 1: Pull the initial pink and red blocks to break into the bottom icing

In this step you pull the initial pink and red blocks to break into the bottom icing. The ants need an immediate clear path out of the nest hole to start working. You start by selecting a large pink block and a red block from the tray. These move directly into your waiting slots. The ants rush out of the nest and begin eating the lowest pink stripe on the cake and the lower edges of the red strawberries. The numbers on your pink and red blocks count down rapidly as the colony consumes these specific tiles. You must wait for the ants to finish this initial meal before pulling more blocks into the tray. If you pull too many colors right now you will trap yourself and fill your five slots completely. The ants chew away enough pink and red tiles to expose the dark cake base and the white icing directly above the bottom layer.

Step 2: Focus on the dark outline and base of the cake using the connected black blocks

Now you must focus on the dark outline and base of the cake using the black blocks. Your tray contains black blocks that are linked together by a line. When you pull one connected black block the attached block automatically comes with it into the waiting slots. You must ensure you have at least two empty waiting slots before you pull them up. Move these connected black blocks into the waiting area. The colony swarms the dark purple and black base of the cake. They rapidly eat away the bottom foundation. This action opens up the left and right flanks of the board. The ants chew through the dark tiles and the numbers on the black blocks drop to zero. The empty blocks vanish from the slots. You now possess a wide open path to the upper layers of the dessert.

Step 3: Clear the large center section of white icing and reach the connected boxes

Your next move involves clearing the large center section of white icing. Pull a large white block into your waiting slots. The ants pour into the middle of the cake and rapidly consume the white food tiles. During this phase the ants reach the connected boxes located on the left side of the white layer. Because these boxes are linked on the board they require a continuous flow of ants to clear out together as a group. Allow the ants to process all these white tiles completely. The white block number decreases steadily as the colony works. Do not pull any other colors while the ants are working on this massive white section. You want to keep your other four slots completely empty just in case you need to change your strategy. The middle of the cake vanishes and exposes the inner edges of the top decorations.

Step 4: Attack the sides of the cake with yellow and pink blocks

With the center open you can now attack the sides of the cake. Pull a yellow block and another pink block into your tray slots. The yellow block allows the ants to eat the yellow decorative dots scattered along the middle layer. The pink block sends ants to clean up the remaining pink icing on the left and right edges. The colony splits into two main streams. One stream heads left and the other stream heads right. They chew their way up the sides of the cake and clear a large portion of the middle screen. Your waiting slots will hold the yellow and pink blocks for a while since the ants have to travel further to reach these specific side tiles. Keep watching the board to ensure the ants do not run out of valid food tiles before you pull anything else.

Step 5: Finish the dark perimeter that outlines the upper half of the cake

The ants have now exposed the dark perimeter that outlines the entire upper half of the cake and the three candles. Pull the next set of black blocks into your open slots. The colony marches up the completely open center path and branches out to eat the dark outline. They trace the entire shape of the cake perfectly. The black blocks in your tray empty gradually as the ants work. You must remain patient here because the travel time from the nest hole to the top outline is exceptionally long. Let the ants finish their complete journey across the top of the cake. Once they consume the last dark tile the black blocks disappear from your slots entirely.

Step 6: Clear the red strawberries and candle stripes at the top

Only the top decorations remain on the board at this point. Pull a red block and your remaining pink blocks into the slots. The ants rush straight up to the strawberries sitting on top of the cake. They also target the red stripes on the three candles. The red block number drops very fast because these food tiles cluster tightly together in a small area. The pink block finishes off the last few pink highlights on the strawberries. By clearing these decorations you open a direct path to the candle flames. You should have plenty of space in your waiting slots right now. You have successfully navigated the most dangerous parts of the board without creating any dead ends.

Step 7: Extinguish the candles by consuming the yellow flames

You are now ready to extinguish the candles entirely. Pull a yellow block into the slots. The colony travels all the way to the top of the board without hitting any obstacles. They swarm the three yellow flames sitting at the very peak of the picture. Because you already cleared the red stripes and the dark outlines the ants have no trouble reaching the flames. The yellow block empties quickly. The board is now almost completely empty. Only the white background tiles remain at the very top edge of the screen.

Step 8: Clear the remaining white background tiles to finish the level

The final step requires you to clear the remaining white background tiles. Pull all your remaining white blocks into the waiting slots. You can safely fill all your slots here because the entire board is open and there are no other colors blocking the path. The ants flood the top of the screen and eat the scattered white tiles along the upper border. The numbers on the white blocks count down to zero one by one. The last white tile vanishes and the victory screen appears. You have successfully conquered the board.

Final Thought

Patience is your best tool for this cake puzzle. Always let the ants finish long travel paths before filling your slots with new colors. If any step is hard to follow in text, I encourage you to watch the video above this article to see the exact moves in action.