Bus Traffic Fever Level 289 Answer & Walkthrough Solution

Quick answer

The primary challenge of Level 289 is clearing the tightly packed outer ring of buses to reveal and unlock the mystery blocks in the center without clogging the passenger loading bay. The key strategy is to prioritize the immediate Pink passenger rush using the outer pink buses, park early off-color buses (Yellow, Blue, Purple) into the extra bays only when there is ample room, and allow the long boarding queues to process before releasing more vehicles.

Step-by-step solution

Phase 1: Clearing Outer Pink and Yellow Buses

1. Tap the vertical pink bus on the mid-left perimeter facing up to enter the first loading bay.
2. Tap the vertical pink bus on the lower-right perimeter facing up to take the second loading bay.
3. Tap the horizontal yellow bus at the top right facing right to park in the third loading bay.
4. Allow the first pink bus to completely fill with 35 passengers and depart, opening up a bay.
5. Tap the horizontal yellow bus at the bottom left facing left to send it to the open bay.
6. Tap the horizontal pink bus on the inner-left side facing left into the newly cleared slot.
7. Wait as the second pink bus fills (40 passengers) and departs, followed by the third pink bus taking the remainder of the pink queue.

Phase 2: Cyan Rush and Parking the Blue Bus

8. Tap the vertical cyan bus on the far-right perimeter facing up.
9. Tap the small cyan bus in the upper-right interior facing right.
10. Tap the vertical blue bus on the far top-left facing up to park it in reserve.
11. Let the third pink bus finish boarding and leave.
12. Allow the Cyan passengers to fill both the small cyan bus (12 capacity) and the large cyan bus (40 capacity), clearing both from the loading bays.
13. Wait as the Yellow passengers fill the large yellow bus (40 capacity) parked in slot 1 and it departs.

Phase 3: Cycling Blue and Purple Queues

14. Tap the vertical yellow bus at the far bottom-left facing down to exit.
15. Wait for the yellow bus to take the yellow passengers and depart, bringing Blue passengers to the front of the queue to board the waiting blue bus.
16. While the blue bus is loading, tap the vertical purple bus on the upper-right perimeter facing up.
17. Tap the vertical purple bus on the mid-right edge facing down to park both purple buses in reserve bays.
18. Tap the diagonal/horizontal pink bus in the center-left facing outward to catch the upcoming pink queue.
19. Allow the blue bus and the newly arrived pink bus to fill and depart.

Phase 4: Unlocking Mystery Blocks and Mid-Stage Clearing

20. Tap the central yellow bus (revealed from mystery blocks) facing down to quickly clear the short yellow passenger group.
21. Tap the pink bus and pink bus from the center to catch the pink queue.
22. Tap the blue bus facing down from the inner-left to park in an open bay.
23. Watch the pink vehicles fill and depart, followed immediately by Purple passengers boarding the two purple buses that were parked in reserve during Phase 3.
24. Once the purple buses clear, the blue passengers board and clear the waiting blue bus.

Phase 5: Final Wave and Board Clearance

25. Tap the remaining yellow bus in the center to catch the yellow queue.
26. Tap the inner pink bus to line up for the next pink passengers.
27. Tap the remaining central vehicles as they become unblocked:
    • Tap the small yellow bus facing right.
    • Tap the purple bus facing down.
    • Tap the cyan bus facing up.
    • Tap the blue bus facing left.
28. Let the final passenger groups cycle through their respective colors until all waiting vehicles are filled and the stage is completed.

Tips for success

• Use waiting bays strategically: The blue bus sent in Phase 2 and the purple buses sent in Phase 3 sit idle for several boarding cycles; ensure you have enough open slots for the active color before parking them.
• Observe passenger queue colors: Only tap a vehicle when its color matches the current front queue or when you have spare bays to hold it safely while another color clears.
• Prioritize outer perimeter releases: Stripping away the long buses on the perimeter early frees up directional paths for the smaller inner buses locked beneath mystery numbers.

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