Level 11 · Blueberry Waffle

Blueberry Waffle is level 11 of Crumb Colony. The pixel picture has 484 blocks in 8 colors, the tray holds 27 ant boxes, and the difficulty is Normal.

Difficulty

Normal

Blocks

484

Colors

8

Ant boxes

27

Mechanics

Spider web (24 bites) · Mystery boxes

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About the dish

A golden waffle with blueberries, a pat of butter and a drizzle of strawberry sauce. A spider has spun its web right across the middle.

How the picture comes apart

From the frame to the center the picture is 11 layers deep. The outer ring is mostly dark brown and yellow, the middle band is mostly yellow and orange, and the core is mostly white and yellow. Ants can only reach the next layer once the one around it is gone, so the core colors are the last to become useful.

By block count the biggest colors are yellow, orange and dark brown.

The spider web covers 20 cells in the core of the picture and needs 24 bites from soldier ants.

Reading the tray

The tray starts with 27 boxes in 4 columns. At the start 3 of the 4 front boxes can bite right away: tan (bites now), dark brown (has to wait), tan (bites now) and light blue (bites now).

4 mystery box(es) only show their color when they reach the front.

3 soldier box(es) carry the bites for the web.

How the verified run plays out

The solution further down was played to the end in the real game, with ants walking and real timing. It takes 27 taps. The chart shows how many boxes were still parked in the 5 slots, waiting for their color, just before each tap.

Opening (taps 1–6): 36% of the blocks are eaten, with up to 0 of the 5 slots holding a box that is waiting.

Middle (taps 7–17): 32% of the blocks are eaten, with up to 1 of the 5 slots holding a box that is waiting.

Ending (taps 18–27): 32% of the blocks are eaten, with up to 0 of the 5 slots holding a box that is waiting.

The web breaks before tap 17.

How hard is it?

Two test players attempted this level many times: a cautious one that only sends colors it can use right away cleared it 100% of the time, and a look-ahead one that tries each option before committing cleared it 100% of the time. Neither of them lost here, so this one is about rhythm rather than danger.

Strategy

Check the colors of the first three boxes in each column and compare them with the colors exposed on the outer ring of the picture. Always keep one slot free to catch a color that can't be eaten yet.

Nothing under the spider web can be eaten. Wait until the edge of the web is exposed before sending the soldier box (the leafy green one), or it just occupies a slot.

Mystery boxes show their color only when they reach the front. When you see one coming, don't fill every slot; leave room for it.

Spider webs and soldier ants

Step-by-step solution

This order of taps is verified to clear the level. Columns are numbered 1–4 from the left; after each tap, wait until the ants are out before the next one. Two boxes shown together are a chained pair taken in one tap.

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