Level 239 · Haunted House

Haunted House is level 239 of Crumb Colony. The pixel picture has 1284 blocks in 11 colors, the tray holds 96 ant boxes, and the difficulty is Hard.

Difficulty

Hard

Pacing

Waves

Blocks

1284

Colors

11

Ant boxes

96

Mechanics

3 golden key(s) · Mystery boxes

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Play level 239

About the dish

A crooked old house on the hill with broken shutters and a single lit window, and bats circling over the roof.

How the picture comes apart

From the frame to the center the picture is 18 layers deep. The outer ring is mostly navy and dark green, the middle band is mostly navy, and the core is mostly navy and deep pink. 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 navy and dark green.

The 3 golden key(s) are buried in the outer ring of the picture, so the locks they open come into play early.

Reading the tray

The tray starts with 96 boxes in 4 columns. At the start 4 of the 4 front boxes can bite right away: navy (bites now), navy (bites now), black (bites now) and navy (bites now).

Locked boxes start in column 4, row 5.

33 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 96 taps. The chart shows how many boxes were still parked in the 5 slots, waiting for their color, just before each tap.

Opening (taps 1–34): 34% of the blocks are eaten, with up to 4 of the 5 slots holding a box that is waiting.

Middle (taps 35–65): 32% of the blocks are eaten, with up to 2 of the 5 slots holding a box that is waiting.

Ending (taps 66–96): 33% of the blocks are eaten, with up to 1 of the 5 slots holding a box that is waiting.

A key comes out before tap 8. A key comes out before tap 27. A key comes out before tap 57.

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.

Pressure comes in waves: the opening and the ending are tight, the middle is a breather. Use the middle to clear slots and bring chained or locked boxes to the front.

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.

Strategy guide: reading the tray and keeping the nest clear · 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 239 questions