Level 22 · Avocado

Avocado is level 22 of Crumb Colony. The pixel picture has 568 blocks in 10 colors, the tray holds 45 ant boxes, and the difficulty is Normal.

Difficulty

Normal

Pacing

Hard ending

Blocks

568

Colors

10

Ant boxes

45

Mechanics

1 golden key(s) · Mystery boxes

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Play level 22

About the dish

A halved avocado with its big round pit still in place, wrapped in dark green skin.

How the picture comes apart

From the frame to the center the picture is 11 layers deep. The outer ring is mostly pink and white, the middle band is mostly lime green and cream, and the core is mostly cream and brown. 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 pink, white and lime green.

The 1 golden key(s) are buried in the middle band of the picture, so the locks they open come into play around the middle of the level.

Reading the tray

The tray starts with 45 boxes in 4 columns. At the start 4 of the 4 front boxes can bite right away: white (bites now), white (bites now), white (bites now) and white (bites now).

Locked boxes start in column 2, row 10.

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

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 45 taps. The chart shows how many boxes were still parked in the 5 slots, waiting for their color, just before each tap.

Opening (taps 1–14): 34% of the blocks are eaten, with up to 3 of the 5 slots holding a box that is waiting.

Middle (taps 15–25): 33% of the blocks are eaten, with up to 2 of the 5 slots holding a box that is waiting.

Ending (taps 26–45): 33% of the blocks are eaten, with up to 3 of the 5 slots holding a box that is waiting.

A key comes out before tap 21.

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 85% of the time, and a look-ahead one that tries each option before committing cleared it 100% of the time. Most of their failed attempts jammed in the ending.

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.

This level tightens toward the end and the last third jams most easily. Don't fill all five slots early; keep room for the inner colors that appear layer by layer at the finish.

Keys are buried in the picture and must be dug out to open the locks in the tray. Prioritize colors that eat around the keys so locked boxes don't block the front row for long.

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.

Locks and golden keys · Difficulty curves

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.

Level 22 questions