Level 26 · Candied Hawthorns

Candied Hawthorns is level 26 of Crumb Colony. The pixel picture has 540 blocks in 8 colors, the tray holds 42 ant boxes, and the difficulty is Normal.

Difficulty

Normal

Pacing

Waves

Blocks

540

Colors

8

Ant boxes

42

Mechanics

Ice · Mystery boxes

Play level 26

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.

Ice blocks take two bites, so one block uses two ants. Icy areas are eaten slowly and the matching boxes stay in their slots a little longer.

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.

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.