colonyflow Level 49

Overview

Level 49 is a Normal six-color stage whose target picture is a pixel-art pink lotus flower: pink petals (about 45% of tiles), a purple background (about 19%), orange accents (about 11%), blue details (about 10%), red center (about 9%), and cyan outline (about 6%), with tiny gray and black trace accents. The goal is to clear every tile by tapping the number tiles at the bottom so ants carry each color away. Because the tiles are stacked, the pink petals must leave first, then the purple background, with the orange accents, blue details, red center and cyan outline finishing as the inner layers.

• Difficulty: Regular (Normal)
• Estimated moves: 30–50 taps

Step-by-Step Solution

1. Start by tapping the pink tile. Pink is the lotus petals and sits on the outermost layer, so it is reachable immediately. This is the largest single area on the board, so this is the long opening stretch. Keep the queue pointed at pink in batches and use the 2x speed-up button in the top-right corner to shorten the wait.
2. Next, tap the purple tile. Purple is the background panel behind the lotus and sits on the same upper layer. Clear it in one push so the background opens up.
3. While the purple carry is running, clear the tiny gray and black trace tiles opportunistically. They become reachable as the petals come off; tapping them whenever a slot opens keeps the ants busy without blocking a slot.
4. When pink and purple are mostly gone, tap the orange tile. Orange forms small accents on the lotus and was covered by the petals, so it only becomes reachable now. Keep the queue pointed at orange in one continuous push and keep an eye on the queue.
5. Next, tap the blue tile. Blue forms the small detail on the lotus and is exposed only after orange finishes. Sweep blue in a moderate push, keeping spare slots free.
6. Then tap the red tile. Red is the center of the lotus; it becomes reachable once blue is gone. Clear red in small batches.
7. Finish with the cyan tile. Cyan is the outline around the lotus — the bottom layer — so it is the last color to be exposed. Because it is final, the queue can safely be filled with cyan to speed up the finish.
8. Keep the five-slot queue under active control: with six main colors sharing five slots, push one main color plus at most one small color at a time, finish a color before starting the next, and never jam all five slots with mixed colors.

Strategy & Reasoning

The level is built around the layered-stacking rule: a color that covers others must be carried away first, and the removal order measured in the solution video is pink, purple, orange, blue, red, cyan, which matches the geometry of the lotus. Clearing the pink petals before the purple background matters because they sit on top; tapping purple first would leave those petals buried. The queue is the bottleneck — six main colors share only five slots, and the worst mistake is pushing pink and purple at the same time, which leaves no room for the small traces and forces waiting. The efficient play is to alternate the large pink petal carry with the small purple, orange and trace colors so the ants are almost never idle. The 2x speed-up button should be active for the long pink petal carry, since that single step accounts for most of the level's waiting time. If the queue jams, the Magnet tool pulls one whole color out of the line, while the Eraser is reserved for a single stuck tile.

Tips & Common Mistakes

• Tapping the orange accents before the pink petals and purple background are gone is the classic mistake. The accent tiles are still covered, so the ants have no path to them; always clear the petals first.
• Running pink and purple at the same time jams the five-slot queue and strands the small traces. Finish pink completely before starting purple.
• Ignoring the tiny gray and black traces leaves slots blocked for no reason. Clear them opportunistically whenever a slot is free, instead of saving them all to the end.

Key Frames