Colony Flow Level 22 is a teacup puzzle board where a yellow cup body, pinkish-red tea liquid, dark black outline, small purple handle accent, and white rim highlight all share the same single ant hole.
The working area consists of a 3x3 stack grid plus a five-cell buffer row that must stay partly empty to manage key pieces like the magenta 28, purple 21, and small grey 132. This walkthrough focuses on the solve mechanics and flow strategies that help you clear the level efficiently.
You’ll find practical guidance on managing the shared ant hole constraint, using the buffer row effectively, and sequencing moves to complete the full colony without blocking critical paths.
Colony Flow Level 22 Walkthrough
Colony Flow Level 22 uses a teacup pixel-art board where all colors route through a single ant hole. The working area is a 3x3 stack grid with a five-cell buffer row above it. Tap stacks to send ant waves along the shared dirt path into matching color regions: yellow cup body, magenta and red tea liquid, black outline, grey handle detail, purple handle accent, and white rim highlights.
The core challenge is buffer management. Several required refills—magenta 28, purple 21, and multiple black and white stacks—rise into the buffer row mid-level. If you fill all five buffer slots too early, critical refills get stranded and the board cannot complete. Keep at least one buffer slot open during the middle waves.
Full Solution
1. Tap yellow 20 (top-right of the3x3 grid).
Yellow ants walk toward the cup body. Wait until they reach the bottom edge of the cup before tapping the next stack.
2. Tap magenta 30 (top-center).
Magenta ants route into the pinkish-red tea liquid while yellow continues clearing the cup body.
3. Tap yellow 20 (bottom-left of the grid).
This second yellow wave keeps the cup body clearing. Hold the black 20 stack on the bottom-right for one beat so yellow does not block the black outline wave.
4. Tap magenta 30 (left of second row), then tap magenta 28 as soon as it rises into the buffer.
The magenta 28 refill only fits in the buffer row. Tap it immediately to keep the tea liquid progressing.
5. Tap red 25 (right of second row), then tap the red refills as they rise: red 19, red 27, red 30, red 1.
Red ants share the same dirt path as magenta. Leave one beat between red waves to prevent bunching.
6. Tap black 22 (top-left), black 25 (center of second row), black 20 (bottom-right).
Black ants clear the dark outline. Space these waves by one beat because black and yellow use the same path.
7. Tap black refills as they rise: black 1, black 12, black 18, black 26.
These clear outline cells around the handle and lower cup edge. If you fill buffer slots with other colors first, black refills get stranded behind active magenta and red ants.
8. Tap grey 132, then purple 21 when it rises, then white 20 (bottom-right) and white refills: white 1, white 26, white 4.
Grey handles the dark purple handle accent. Purple21 and the white refills clear the handle accent and rim highlights. The board completes once the last white cube routes off.
Common Mistakes
Filling all buffer slots before refills rise.
If you tap stacks that fill every buffer slot with yellow or magenta before the refills appear, the purple 21 refill and small white refills get stranded. The handle and rim show visible gaps for the rest of the run.
Tapping black stacks before yellow clears.
If you tap black 22 before the yellow cup body is at least half-cleared, black ants cross cup body cells that yellow is still filling. Thisalls them on remaining outline cells.
Tapping white 20 too early.
White ants strand on remaining cup body cells and block magenta and red refills waiting in the buffer.
Quick Tips
Start with yellow 20 (top-right).
The cup body is the largest single-color region. Opening with this stack starts the yellow trail cleanly and begins clearing the front of the cup in the first beat.
Preserve one empty buffer slot.
Magenta 28, purple 21, grey 132, and several black and white refills rise into the buffer row. The handle accent and rim highlights only clear if the buffer stays open for the right refills.
Clear yellow, magenta, and red before black.
All four colors use the same dirt path. A premature black or white tap strands ants on remaining cup body cells and blocks the magenta and red refills in the buffer.
How do I start without clogging the trail?
Tap yellow 20 (top-right of the 3x3 grid) first. This is the cleanest single yellow stack, and the cup body is the largest color region. Opening with yellow 20 starts the trail and clears the front of the cup in the first beat.
Tap magenta 30 (top-center) second so the tea liquid begins coloring while the cup body is still clearing.
Related Games
- Colony Flow Level 21 Walkthrough — Continue with the preceding level’s stack-routing puzzle to practice the buffer management and color-wave timing needed for Level 22.
- Colony Flow Level 23 Walkthrough — Move straight to the next Colony Flow board for another color-order and refill-buffer challenge after clearing the Level 22 teacup.
Why does the route jam if I switch colors too early?
Grey 132 and purple 21 must clear through the buffer row before they can be tapped. They use the same dirt path as yellow, magenta, red, and black. If all four buffer slots are filled with yellow or magenta when purple 21 rises, the handle accent gets stranded behind active waves. The handle cells never clear and the teacup looks half-finished even when the bottom of the grid is empty.