Colony Flow Level 9 Walkthrough Solution & Guides | How to solve Colony Flow 9

Colony Flow Level 9 Overview

What You Are Working With

The pixel art picture for this level is shaped like a giant avocado sitting in the middle of the board. The very outer layer is a thick skin made entirely of dark green tiles. Just inside that outer border sits a middle layer of medium green tiles that represents the flesh of the fruit. The center of the avocado consists of light green tiles surrounding a completely empty pit space. A solid border of white tiles sits at the very bottom of the board and wraps slightly up the left and right sides to frame the avocado shape. Down in your block tray at the bottom of the screen you start with a top row of three visible blocks. You have a dark green block with a value of thirty five, a medium green block with a value of twenty, and a light green block with a value of twenty five. Below this top row you will notice hidden blocks marked with question marks along with two visible white blocks that each carry a value of twenty five. These hidden boxes conceal their true colors until you move the blocks positioned directly above them.

Level 9 Objective

Your primary goal for this stage is to guide the ant colony to eat every single colored tile on the screen. You do this by pulling numbered colored blocks from the bottom tray up into the five empty waiting slots. The ants will run out of their nest hole and follow any open paths to eat the specific tiles that match the colors sitting in your waiting slots. You win the level when the entire avocado picture is completely gone and the board is empty. You lose the level if you fill all five waiting slots with blocks the ants cannot currently reach.

Colony Flow Level 9 Step by Step Solution

Step 1: Open the path by clearing the bottom white border

When the level begins your ants only have one valid target they can actually reach. The bottom edge of the avocado picture is completely blocked from access by a thick layer of white background tiles. You must open this path first. Pull one of the white blocks from the bottom row of your tray up into your first waiting slot. The ants will stream out of the nest hole and begin chewing through the white tiles along the very bottom edge. You will see the white block number count down rapidly from twenty five as the ants consume the tiles. Do not pull any green blocks yet because the ants cannot reach the green avocado skin until this white barrier breaks apart. Waiting ensures your slots stay open and flexible.

Step 2: Pierce the dark green outer skin layer

Once the ants eat enough of the white border they will expose the bottom edge of the avocado itself. The outermost layer of the avocado consists entirely of dark green tiles. Now that the ants have a clear physical path you can pull the dark green block with a value of thirty five up into your second waiting slot. The colony will divide their efforts beautifully. Some ants will continue eating the remaining white tiles on the bottom corners while a massive swarm attacks the dark green skin. The dark green block will start to count down from thirty five as the ants carve a large hole into the bottom of the fruit shape.

Step 3: Reveal the hidden tray blocks to prepare your next moves

Pulling that first dark green block creates an opening in your bottom tray that triggers a new mechanic. The hidden box that was sitting underneath the dark green block will now flip over and reveal its true color. You will see a medium green block with a value of thirty suddenly appear in the tray. This mechanic is crucial for planning your future moves. Always pay attention to the new colors that uncover themselves as you clear the top row. You need to keep pulling blocks from the top layer of the tray to unlock the hidden boxes trapped below. You will absolutely need those trapped blocks later to finish the higher sections of the level.

Step 4: Activate the medium green middle layer

The ants will eventually break completely through the bottom section of the dark green skin. This action exposes the medium green tiles that make up the flesh of the avocado. Now is the perfect time to pull the medium green block with a value of twenty into your third waiting slot. Your first white block should be almost empty by now which keeps your five waiting slots safe from jamming up. The ants will flood through the gap in the dark green skin and begin devouring the medium green tiles. Keep a close eye on the ant paths moving forward. You always want a steady stream of ants moving from the nest hole to the picture without any delays.

Step 5: Access the light green center surrounding the pit

As the medium green tiles vanish from the board the ants will finally reach the deepest layer of the picture. The light green tiles surround the empty white pit right in the center of the avocado. Go ahead and pull the light green block with a value of twenty five into your fourth waiting slot. The ants will push deep into the center of the board and spread out in both directions. Your waiting slots might look a bit crowded at this exact moment in the level. You will likely have a dark green block, a medium green block, and a light green block all active at the exact same time. This crowded tray is perfectly fine as long as the ants have clear paths to reach all three of those colors.

Step 6: Send the colony up the sides to eat the remaining white border

The ants have now cleared a massive crater in the bottom half of the avocado. Now they need to work their way up the left and right sides of the board to reach the top. The white background tiles extend all the way up the outer edges of the picture and block access to the upper green skin. Pull your second white block with a value of twenty five into a free waiting slot. The ants will march in two long columns up the extreme left and right edges of the screen. You will watch the white block number drop steadily as they consume the side border. This action clears the final barrier preventing the ants from reaching the top half of the dark green skin.

Step 7: Devour the top arch of the dark green skin

With the side borders entirely removed the ants finally have unobstructed paths to the top arch of the avocado. This top layer is incredibly thick and holds dozens of dark green tiles. Pull the newly revealed dark green block with a value of thirty from your tray up into the waiting slots. You might also need to pull another medium green block to keep the inner layers clearing simultaneously. The ants will swarm the top edge of the board in huge numbers. The dark green block will count down from thirty as the thick outer skin completely disappears from the screen. Managing your tray here ensures the ants never run out of valid targets.

Step 8: Clear the final scattered inner tiles to win the level

By this point the beautiful avocado picture is completely destroyed and the level is almost over. You will only see a few loose clusters of light green and medium green tiles lingering near the top center of the board. Look closely at your tray and pull the exact matching colors to finish the job. You will pull a final light green block with a value of thirteen and a medium green block with a value of fifteen. The last few ants will leave the nest and run directly to these remaining scattered tiles. When the final tile vanishes the board will clear and the level will end in a satisfying victory.

Overall Strategy to Clear Level 9 Board

1. Always target the white background tiles first. The white tiles completely block the entire bottom path to the avocado. If you pull green blocks before clearing the white tiles you will instantly jam your waiting slots and lose the level.
2. Dig through the avocado layers in strict order. You must clear the dark green skin before you can reach the medium green flesh. You must clear the medium green flesh before you can reach the light green center. Pulling a light green block too early will waste a waiting slot.
3. Uncover the hidden blocks as soon as safely possible. You absolutely need the hidden blocks trapped below the starting row to keep the ants moving later in the level. Pulling the top layer of blocks is the only way to reveal the hidden boxes below them.
4. Never fill your fifth waiting slot blindly. Always verify the ants have an open physical path to the color you want to pull. Leaving one waiting slot empty serves as a safety buffer that gives the active blocks time to empty out.

Final Thought

This level tests your patience and your ability to read the layers of the picture before you make a move. Always remember to prioritize the outer shapes before you pull colors for the inner details. If you ever feel stuck on a specific wave of blocks you should watch the full gameplay video provided above this article. Seeing the ants clear the paths in real time makes it incredibly easy to copy my winning sequence. Keep your waiting slots open and enjoy clearing the board.