Colony Flow! Difficulty Curve Explained

We have played through hundreds of boards and the curve is consistent. Beginner levels (1–99) are sparse: few colors, obvious openings, almost any route works. Intermediate levels (100–499) introduce crossing routes — the order you clear pairs starts to matter, and one early mistake can seal a color into a corner.

Advanced boards (500+) are where Colony Flow! gets serious. Long winding routes cross each other more than once, corridors are tight, and a single block placement can decide the run. The skill that separates players at this stage is route ordering, not route finding: know which pair to clear first, and which corridor to keep open for a pair that crosses it later.