Car Sort level guide
Car Sort Level 290 Walkthrough
Car Sort Level 290 uses an S-shaped 14-space road with cyan- and green-car shutters around central yellow 3 and orange 2 sources, requiring each gate phase to open before lower traffic is dispatched.
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How to Solve Car Sort Level 290 — Full Solution
- Release upper cyan, then the exposed green and lavender pairs.
- Add blue after cyan starts entering its receiver and the upper lane drops below half capacity.
- Complete cyan to open the left shutter and green to open the right shutter.
- Tap the yellow 3 source once, clear its pair, then use one release from the orange 2 source.
- Open the lower shutter pair with the next cyan and green completions before returning to either numbered source.
- Clear purple, blue, burgundy, brown, and red, pausing whenever occupancy reaches 12/14.
- Dispatch the last yellow and orange pairs, then drain the final brown and red cars to 0/14.
Colors in this level:
Cyan, Green, Lavender, Blue, Purple, Yellow, Orange, Burgundy, Brown, Red
Common Mistakes to Avoid
- Activating both numbered sources before the lower cyan- and green-car shutters open.
- Adding upper blue and purple while yellow and orange still occupy the center bend.
Quick Tips for Car Sort Level 290 (quick clues)
- Open a cyan or green shutter between numbered-source taps.
- Pause at 12/14 until one road section drains.
Board notes 5 details
- Layout
- Three tall boxes sit above the upper lane, three hidden stacks and two shutter boxes fill the center, and four tall stacks surround two lower shutters; yellow and orange numbered sources show 3 and 2.
- Goal
- Complete cyan and green to open both shutter stages, exhaust the yellow and orange sources, and finish purple, blue, burgundy, brown, red, and lavender.
- Opening
- Release upper cyan, then green and lavender, adding blue only after cyan begins entering its receiver.
- Danger Zone
- Using both numbered sources while the lower shutters remain closed can fill the S-road to 14/14 with blue, purple, yellow, and orange traffic.
- Mechanics
- Two pairs of icon-gated shutters divide the solve into stages, with separate yellow 3 and orange 2 dispatch sources between them.
Frequently Asked Questions
What should open first in Car Sort Level 290?
Complete cyan and green so the two icon-marked center shutters open before working the lower section.
How should the yellow 3 and orange 2 sources be paced?
Alternate single releases with shutter-opening color completions instead of emptying either source at once.