Level 35 · Fried Drumstick

Fried Drumstick

Fried Drumstick is level 35 of Crumb Colony. The pixel picture has 668 blocks in 9 colors, the tray holds 42 ant boxes, and the difficulty is Hard.

Difficulty
Hard
Pacing
Hard opening
Blocks
668
Colors
9
Ant boxes
42
Mechanics
5 chained pair(s) · 2 golden key(s) · Ice · Mystery boxes
Play level 35

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.

The opening is the hardest part here: the outer ring needs several colors at once and the front rows are scrambled. Only send colors that can bite right away during the first taps, even if it feels slow.

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.

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.

Chained boxes need both halves in the front row and two free slots. Take the boxes in front of them first and free two neighboring slots in advance.

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.

Show the solution
  1. Column 214
  2. Column 311
  3. Column 434
  4. Column 120
  5. Column 318 + Column 426
  6. Column 341 + Column 49
  7. Column 311 + Column 432
  8. Column 413
  9. Column 110 + Column 226
  10. Column 41
  11. Column 114
  12. Column 218
  13. Column 438
  14. Column 39
  15. Column 114 + Column 214
  16. Column 49
  17. Column 310
  18. Column 128
  19. Column 120
  20. Column 15
  21. Column 258
  22. Column 13
  23. Column 119
  24. Column 212
  25. Column 115
  26. Column 118
  27. Column 415
  28. Column 38
  29. Column 313
  30. Column 416
  31. Column 310
  32. Column 327
  33. Column 313
  34. Column 221
  35. Column 216
  36. Column 222
  37. Column 216