colonyflow Level 8

Overview

Level 8 is a Normal five-color stage whose target picture is a pixel-art fried egg in a pan with green garnish: a large yellow yolk (about 41% of tiles), a white egg white, an orange layer around the yolk (about 18%), a green garnish on the left (about 17%), a brown pan rim (about 12%) and a red outer outline (about 12%), with tiny pink and gray 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 yellow yolk and green garnish must leave first, then the orange and brown pan layers, with the red outline finishing as the bottom layer.

• Difficulty: Regular (Normal)
• Estimated moves: 25–40 taps

Step-by-Step Solution

1. Start by tapping the yellow tile. Yellow is the yolk at the center of the egg and sits on the top layer, so it is reachable immediately. Tap it and let the ants march to the center and begin carrying the yellow squares away.
2. Next, tap the green tile. Green is the garnish on the left side of the picture and sits on the same upper layer as the yolk. Clear it in one push so the left edge opens up.
3. While the green carry is running, clear the tiny pink and gray trace tiles opportunistically. They become reachable as the upper colors come off; tapping them whenever a slot opens keeps the ants busy without blocking a slot.
4. When yellow and green are mostly gone, tap the orange tile. Orange forms the ring around the yolk and was covered by the upper colors, so it only becomes reachable now. Keep the queue pointed at orange in one continuous push and use the 2x speed-up button in the top-right corner to shorten the wait.
5. Next, tap the brown tile. Brown is the pan rim around the egg and is exposed only after orange finishes. Sweep brown in a moderate push, keeping spare slots free.
6. Finish with the red tile. Red is the outer outline of the whole picture — the bottom layer — so it is the last color to be exposed. Because it is final, the queue can safely be filled with red to speed up the finish.
7. Keep the five-slot queue under active control: 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 yellow, green, orange, brown, red, which matches the geometry of the egg and pan. Clearing yellow and green before orange matters because they sit on the upper center and left; tapping orange first would leave those small tiles buried. The queue is the bottleneck — five main colors plus trace accents share only five slots, and the worst mistake is pushing yellow and orange at the same time, which leaves no room for the small garnish and forces waiting. The efficient play is to alternate a large color (yellow, then orange) with the small green and trace colors so the ants are almost never idle. The 2x speed-up button should be active for the long yellow and orange carries, since those two steps account 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 orange or brown before the yellow yolk and green garnish are gone is the classic mistake. The lower tiles are still covered, so the ants have no path to them; always clear the upper colors first.
• Running yellow and orange at the same time jams the five-slot queue and strands the small green garnish. Finish yellow and green completely before starting orange.
• Ignoring the tiny pink and gray 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