Colony Flow Level 954 Walkthrough Solution & Guides | How to solve Colony Flow 954

Welcome to Colony Flow Level 954. I am Liam Stone and I am thrilled to help you beat this challenging puzzle today. I play every single level myself to find the absolute best way to win. This specific board features a gorgeous pond scene that demands very careful tray management. If you follow my moves exactly you will clear the screen without jamming your waiting slots.

Colony Flow Level 954 Overview

What You Are Working With

The pixel art on this board displays two beautiful koi fish swimming in a circle. One fish is facing up and the other is facing down. They are swimming around a large bright green lily pad sitting on the left side of the screen. Swirling water completely surrounds the fish and the leaf. The water consists of several shades of blue and purple. Red flower petals float on the surface of the pond. At the bottom of the screen you have your tray filled with numbered blocks. The tray contains single blocks and several connected boxes. Connected boxes are pairs of blocks linked together. You pull both blocks at the same time and they immediately fill two of your five waiting slots.

What It Takes to Clear Level 954 Board

Clearing this board requires you to eat every colored tile using your ants. The main challenge comes from the enormous amount of water tiles wrapping around the main subjects. The water creates a barrier that blocks the far edges of the pond. You have to clear the center of the board first. Opening the center gives your ants short direct paths to their food. If you pull the blocks for the outside edges too early the ants will have nowhere to go. When ants cannot reach their food the waiting slots stay full. You lose the game the moment all five slots fill up and the board dead ends. You must maintain at least one open path at all times.

Colony Flow Level 954 Step by Step Solution

Step 1: Clear the bright red koi fish to open the center of the board

I always start this level by focusing on the large red fish located right above the nest hole. The bright red tiles cover a massive portion of the center screen. I pull the red 32 block into the first waiting slot. Then I immediately grab the connected boxes holding a red 37 block and a red 40 block. These connected boxes take up two more slots. Next I pull a dark cyan 48 block to start working on the nearest water layer. A green 15 block goes into the final open slot. The red ants flood out of the hole and rush straight into the center. They devour the main fish bodies incredibly fast. The short travel distance means the numbers on the red blocks drop at a rapid pace. This keeps the waiting slots cycling quickly and prevents any chance of a jam.

Step 2: Finish off the dark red details to completely empty the middle

With the bright red bodies gone the fish still have dark red spots and fins remaining. You need to clear these leftover pieces to fully open up the middle area. I pull a dark red 19 block followed by another dark red 10 block. The ants make quick work of the remaining fish parts. Emptying the center of the screen is the best move you make in this puzzle. A wide open middle creates a massive highway for your ants to travel in all directions. They can now run straight to the lily pad on the left or swim over to the deep water on the right. You never want to force your ants to crawl through narrow winding tunnels. The open space guarantees your future ants will reach their destinations fast enough to keep your waiting slots completely clear.

Step 3: Send the green ants to devour the giant lily pad

Now I turn my full attention to the left side of the screen where the giant green lily pad sits. The leaf has a dark green outline and a massive light green center. The green 15 block I pulled earlier already broke the outer edge. Now I bring up a light green 9 block and a light green 7 block. The light green ants march straight across the open center and begin clearing the large flat leaf. I also pull a red 39 block and a red 7 block to grab the stray flower petals floating near the top. The light green tiles are clustered tightly together so the ants eat them effortlessly. I watch the numbers on the light green blocks count down to zero very quickly. The waiting slots open right back up just in time for the next sequence of moves.

Step 4: Attack the thick dark blue and purple water currents

The time has come to tackle the swirling water surrounding the empty center. I target the darkest water layers first because they form the innermost rings. I pull a dark blue 42 block and a purple 43 block into the tray. I also grab a light green 16 block to polish off the final pieces of the lily pad. The dark blue ants and purple ants trace the curved paths around the central empty space. They carve out thick chunks of the deep pond water. This step requires extreme patience. The paths are getting longer now and the ants take more time to travel from the nest hole to the top edges of the water. I deliberately leave my remaining waiting slots empty. Pulling more blocks right now would definitely cause a jam and end the run. I let the ants work until the purple block vanishes completely.

Step 5: Use connected boxes to break up the remaining deep water pools

The tray presents another set of connected boxes that we need to clear out. I pull a pair of connected dark blue blocks holding a 20 into the waiting slots. These take up two vital spaces so I ensure the ants have a totally clear runway. I also pull a standard blue 12 block and a light green 6 block. The ants scatter toward the top left corner and the middle right section of the board. The water shapes are no longer solid blocks. The tiles are breaking up into thin lines and isolated puddles. This fragmentation forces the ants to hunt for their next bite. The travel time increases dramatically and the block numbers count down very slowly. I keep my hands completely off the tray. I never risk pulling a new block until I see two waiting slots become totally empty.

Step 6: Deploy a massive block to clear the long light blue ripples

Only the lighter shades of pond water remain on the board at this stage. I pull a connected blue 17 pair to keep the dark blue ants busy on the right side. Then I make my biggest move and bring up a massive light blue 52 block. This block holds an absurd amount of points and will sit in the waiting slot for the rest of the level. The light blue ants surge out and spread across the entire top edge of the pond. They must travel the absolute maximum distance from the bottom hole to the top screen edge. This long journey slows the clearing process down to a crawl. I absolutely refuse to pull any more blocks until the light blue 52 number drops by half. Overcrowding the slots right now is the most common way players lose this exact level.

Step 7: Clear the top right corner to achieve total victory

The final scattered pixels are hiding up in the very top right corner of the board. The board looks almost entirely blank now. I pull a dark cyan 23 block and a connected light blue pair holding a 6 and a 7. I also bring up a dark red 18 block to snatch one tiny stray petal I overlooked earlier. The remaining ants sprint across the massive open board straight to the top right corner. They devour the very last few blue water tiles clinging to the edge. The screen completely clears out and the victory banner drops down. Managing those bulky connected boxes properly was the true secret to surviving the chaotic final moments of this pond puzzle.

Final Thought

You now have the exact strategy you need to conquer this beautiful puzzle. Mastering the timing of the connected boxes will make you a much better player overall. If you find yourself struggling to picture the exact paths I described you should absolutely watch the video embedded above this article. Watching the ants clear the water in real time makes the strategy incredibly easy to follow. Take your time and keep your center open.