How to Play Color Flood
Four simple steps to conquer the color board.
The game starts with a 14×14 grid of randomly colored cells using 6 colors. Your active region starts at the top-left corner.
Click any of the 6 color buttons below the grid. Your entire top-left flood region changes to that color instantly.
Adjacent cells that match your new color automatically join your region — making it bigger. Keep flooding outward!
Make the entire grid one single color before you run out of moves. Score = (max moves − moves used) × 100.
The 6 Game Colors
All colors are equal — your strategy determines everything.
Three Levels of Challenge
Pick the level that suits you — high scores are saved separately per difficulty.
- ▸Great for beginners
- ▸30 max moves
- ▸Plenty of time to plan
- ▸Learn the flood mechanic
- ▸Balanced challenge
- ▸25 max moves
- ▸Think 2–3 steps ahead
- ▸Ideal for most players
- ▸Only 20 moves
- ▸Requires strategy
- ▸Plan your path carefully
- ▸For expert players
How Scoring Works
Use fewer moves, score higher.
(Max Moves − Moves Used) × 100
Finish in fewer moves = bigger score. Perfect game on Hard = 2000 pts.
Best score per difficulty is saved locally. Beat your own record!
Exceed the move limit and it's game over — no score awarded.
Tips to Score Higher
Strategies from top players to flood the board efficiently.
Focus on capturing corner and edge cells — they have fewer neighbors so they're harder to flood last.
If one color appears very rarely on the board, flood to it early so it won't block you later.
Look for large clusters of the same color adjacent to your region — flooding into them gains the most area.
Keep an eye on the move counter. If you're halfway through moves but not halfway through the board, change strategy.
Always taking the biggest adjacent group is tempting but can strand small pockets. Balance scope and efficiency.
Frequently Asked Questions
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