3/5...the game is interesting but once you figured out the method you can easily solve every level.
Procedure is:
1) if you have as many moves as colors-1 find a color that is directly linked with every piece of another color, paint it of that second color, repeat.
2) if you have extra moves for the first move proceed as above but paint a piece that is directly linked to all minus the number of extra moves pieces of another color.
hard badge tips (works after you defeat the monkey): max your style (2.6x with propeller hat, golden cart and 3 groupies), start your jump with up+down+up to get the glider, while gliding quickly use your 4 aerial tricks with handstand last (to get 5x combo and hold the most profitable trick), hold handstand as much as possible, then when you descend on the ground release it and while on the ground do 2/3 pole vault + up-and-out flip.
The last snake I unlocked before passage was the one that required 100 death...and I had to instasuicide 30ish times to get it...yes I was in high school when there was snake 2 on nokia 3310.
an "Undo" button when you hit a mine would be a great addiction, even though the game would be mostly trial and error at this point, maybe we can undo just a few times every level?
I actually got the easy badge completing only the links apprentice but not the other two part. I have the badge in my profile, I have the badge checked for the shiny kongpanion but not in the game achievement tab.
I feel that a hard badge for an end-game achievement, like "Unlock Felix, the vanquisher" or something similar (100% achievement) should be quite rewarding, despite being long rather than difficult.
There are 28 levels. Level 15 is where you first see locked pieces (ie: unmovable). Level 20 is where you first see things to rotare other pieces. Level 22 is where you first see unmovable rotable pieces. Level 26 is where you see paths with different colors