Level 5 · Mini Burger

Mini Burger is level 5 of Crumb Colony. The pixel picture has 528 blocks in 9 colors, the tray holds 31 ant boxes, and the difficulty is Hard.

Difficulty

Hard

Blocks

528

Colors

9

Ant boxes

31

Mechanics

3 chained pair(s) · Mystery boxes

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Play level 5

About the dish

A small cheeseburger stacked bun, lettuce, cheese, patty and bun. Every layer is its own color band, so the order of the stack decides the order of the taps.

How the picture comes apart

From the frame to the center the picture is 11 layers deep. The outer ring is mostly light blue and dark brown, the middle band is mostly brown and dark red, and the core is mostly green and gold. 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 brown, light blue and dark brown.

Reading the tray

The tray starts with 31 boxes in 4 columns, and none of the 4 front boxes can bite right away: white (has to wait), pink (has to wait), brown (has to wait) and gold (has to wait). The first taps have to dig.

Chained pairs start in column 1–2, row 2, column 2–3, row 5 and column 3–4, row 2.

1 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 28 taps. The chart shows how many boxes were still parked in the 5 slots, waiting for their color, just before each tap.

Opening (taps 1–11): 42% of the blocks are eaten, with up to 4 of the 5 slots holding a box that is waiting.

Middle (taps 12–19): 26% of the blocks are eaten, with up to 3 of the 5 slots holding a box that is waiting.

Ending (taps 20–28): 32% of the blocks are eaten, with up to 1 of the 5 slots holding a box that is waiting.

Chained pairs are taken at taps 3, 11 and 20.

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 7% of the time, and a look-ahead one that tries each option before committing cleared it 25% of the time. Most of their failed attempts jammed in the opening.

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.

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.

Strategy guide: reading the tray and keeping the nest clear · Chained boxes

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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