Level 93 · Cantonese Rice Rolls

Cantonese Rice Rolls is level 93 of Crumb Colony. The pixel picture has 564 blocks in 10 colors, the tray holds 39 ant boxes, and the difficulty is Advanced.

Difficulty

Advanced

Pacing

Hard ending

Blocks

564

Colors

10

Ant boxes

39

Mechanics

3 chained pair(s) · 2 golden key(s) · 2 noodle(s)

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About the dish

Cantonese cheung fun: silky steamed rice rolls with shrimp, drizzled with sweet soy sauce, a dim sum classic.

How the picture comes apart

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

The 2 golden key(s) are buried in the middle band of the picture, so the locks they open come into play around the middle of the level.

2 noodle(s) run through the picture, 40 cells in all. They can only be slurped from their ends, so they act as walls until an end is free and as tunnels after that.

Reading the tray

The tray starts with 39 boxes in 4 columns. At the start 3 of the 4 front boxes can bite right away: teal (bites now), dark green (bites now), black (bites now) and light blue (has to wait).

Chained pairs start in column 1–2, row 10, column 2–3, row 7 and column 2–3, row 8.

Locked boxes start in column 1, row 5 and column 3, row 6.

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 36 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): 34% of the blocks are eaten, with up to 0 of the 5 slots holding a box that is waiting.

Middle (taps 12–23): 35% of the blocks are eaten, with up to 1 of the 5 slots holding a box that is waiting.

Ending (taps 24–36): 31% of the blocks are eaten, with up to 2 of the 5 slots holding a box that is waiting.

A key comes out before tap 6. A key comes out before tap 11. Chained pairs are taken at taps 27, 28 and 34.

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 48% of the time, and a look-ahead one that tries each option before committing cleared it 85% of the time. Most of their failed attempts jammed in the ending.

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.

This level tightens toward the end and the last third jams most easily. Don't fill all five slots early; keep room for the inner colors that appear layer by layer at the finish.

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.

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.

Noodles are eaten only from an end with a white dot, never from the middle. Look for ends that are already free or about to be: slurping one opens a tunnel straight into the picture and can uncover inner colours early. A noodle with both ends buried is a wall until you dig to one of its ends.

Chained boxes · Locks and golden keys · Noodles · 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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