Level 313 · Lighthouse

Lighthouse is level 313 of Crumb Colony. The pixel picture has 1288 blocks in 11 colors, the tray holds 90 ant boxes, and the difficulty is Expert.

Difficulty

Expert

Pacing

All the way

Blocks

1288

Colors

11

Ant boxes

90

Mechanics

2 golden key(s) · Mystery boxes

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About the dish

At night the lighthouse on the rocks sweeps its beam across the water, and anyone out at sea knows which way home lies.

How the picture comes apart

From the frame to the center the picture is 18 layers deep. The outer ring is mostly navy and grey, the middle band is mostly navy and grey, and the core is mostly red and white. 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, grey and yellow.

The 2 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 90 boxes in 4 columns. At the start 2 of the 4 front boxes can bite right away: navy (bites now), navy (bites now), red (has to wait) and white (has to wait).

Locked boxes start in column 3, row 9.

37 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 90 taps. The chart shows how many boxes were still parked in the 5 slots, waiting for their color, just before each tap.

Opening (taps 1–25): 34% of the blocks are eaten, with up to 4 of the 5 slots holding a box that is waiting.

Middle (taps 26–58): 33% of the blocks are eaten, with up to 2 of the 5 slots holding a box that is waiting.

Ending (taps 59–90): 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 12. A key comes out before tap 73.

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.

Tight from start to finish. Only take boxes that can send ants immediately, watch the second and third rows of the tray, and plan the next tap ahead.

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.

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