Food Hunt Level 617 Walkthrough
Beat Food Hunt level 617 by starting orange, working through dark grey and yellow, and delaying the sealed purple, pink and pale orange sections. The picture shows a bearded gnome wizard spreading his arms in a purple hat and cloak against orange. You have 11 colors to work through, with orange covering the largest area at 21.4% of the board.
The awkward stretch comes from colors with very little exposed surface. Navy has 96 covered pixels out of every 100, white has 89, cyan has 86 and dark grey has 84. Several of these boxes can sit together without making much progress, leaving no room for a color that could open their surroundings.
| Picture | Bearded gnome wizard in a purple hat and cloak, arms spread against an orange background |
|---|---|
| Colors | 11 |
Orange to Purple: The Wizard Color Order
Orange first when offered, then dark grey and yellow; pale green and cyan as access improves; red, white and navy next; purple, pink and pale orange after their surroundings are cleared.
Use the orange background as your opening priority, then check access before moving inward. Pale green can come slightly before cyan because less of it is enclosed. Red is the easier member of the red, white and navy group, so tackle that group from red toward navy. The queue beneath the slots changes as boxes clear, which means this order describes priorities rather than an unchanging tap sequence. Leave the purple clothing until the colors surrounding it have been eaten.
Walkthrough for Uncovering the Wizard Layers
- Start the orange background. Choose orange as soon as it becomes available in the queue, since its 21.4% share exceeds every other color here. A box remains in its slot until its matching pixels have been eaten, so this large section needs an early start. The ants can work through the accessible orange while you consider the next available box. If orange has not appeared, use the largest offered color with exposed pixels rather than filling the space with a sealed color.
Video walkthrough of level 617
The level 617 video follows the orange opening into the enclosed wizard colors, showing why the purple clothing must wait for neighboring shades.
- Make room through grey and yellow. Follow the opening with dark grey and yellow, choosing whichever currently has a reachable section. Dark grey borders the purple clothing, so clearing it helps create a route toward the wizard's inner details. However, 84 of every 100 dark grey pixels are themselves enclosed, and the box can wait while orange opens its surroundings. Yellow belongs in this same stage because it also helps expose the colors deeper inside the picture.
- Bring in pale green and cyan. Pale green has 75 covered pixels per 100, making it easier to approach than cyan with 86 covered per 100. You can therefore introduce pale green a little earlier if the queue and exposed areas allow it. Give cyan its turn after dark grey and yellow have partly cleared, rather than expecting it to do useful work immediately at the opening. Some cyan pixels border purple, so this stage also removes another obstacle around the wizard's hat and cloak.
- Work from red toward navy. Among red, white and navy, choose red first because only 58 of its pixels per 100 are enclosed. White is much more restricted at 89 per 100, and navy is tighter still at 96 per 100. Introduce white after red, then leave navy until the board is largely cleared and access is better. Avoid seating white alongside navy when neither has an exposed route, since both would hold their slots while waiting for surrounding colors.
- Release the enclosed clothing colors. Purple, pink and pale orange begin completely enclosed, so none can clear a pixel until neighboring colors have gone. The purple area borders dark grey, cyan and five other colors, which explains why its wait can outlast several earlier boxes. Hold these three colors until their surroundings are almost gone and the ants can reach the remaining details. Once those paths open, let their boxes finish the previously protected pixels rather than adding them while the background is still in the way.
- Recheck the changing queue. After each box empties, look again at the choices underneath the slots instead of repeating the same selection automatically. Your taps determine which boxes enter, and the queue changes as the clearing progresses. If the next offered color is still enclosed, postpone it and select the largest reachable alternative. Keep applying that choice through the final colors so the wizard's remaining pixels can be eaten without filling every available space with waiting boxes.
When the Wizard Colors Stop Counting Down
Check for a white-and-navy pairing before adding another box. With 89 and 96 covered pixels out of every 100 respectively, these two can occupy space together for a long stretch. Adding a fully enclosed purple or pink box beside them makes the bottleneck worse. Use the remaining room for reachable colors, especially the larger options that can actually lose pixels now.
The middle of the clear can also leave dark grey, cyan and white waiting at the same time. Their covered portions are 84, 86 and 89 per 100, so a counter that pauses still has a matching area hidden behind neighbors. Keep removing those neighboring colors through the working slots; once access opens, the waiting box resumes clearing on its own. Purple, pink and pale orange need the same treatment, but start with no accessible pixels at all.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do you beat Food Hunt level 617?
Open with orange, the largest of 11 colors at 21.4%, then clear dark grey and yellow to expose inner sections. Work red before white and navy, leaving purple, pink and pale orange for accessible late paths.
Which color should I start with on level 617?
Orange has the highest board share, 21.4%, and needs the longest start on its large area. If the queue offers another large reachable color first, you can use that while waiting for orange.
Why does the purple box take so long to clear?
Purple touches dark grey, cyan and five other colors, leaving its pixels completely enclosed at the start. Continue clearing that surrounding group before expecting the purple counter to move.
Which colors should I save for the end?
Keep purple, pink and pale orange for the late clear because all their pixels begin blocked. Navy also belongs late, with 96 of every 100 matching pixels enclosed, after red and white have had their turn.
Can I use a different order for the wizard?
Yes, the changing queue lets you adapt within the 11-color route. Prioritize a large exposed option such as orange, and delay navy or purple when neighboring pixels still prevent access.
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