Loop Sort level guide
Loop Sort Level 396 Walkthrough
Level 396 surrounds a tall loop with two six-bay banks and a separate bottom receiver. Start from the top-left green-then-purple source, inspect every covered reveal, and finish with brown then red from the upper-right source.
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How to Solve Loop Sort Level 396 — Full Solution
- Release green from the top-left horizontal source into its matching receiver; purple is the next layer from that source, not the opener.
- Route the exposed pink, light-blue, orange, gray, yellow, and white matches, waiting for each receiver to absorb its wave.
- After a stone face retracts, decide whether the new bay is a source or receiver before tapping it; late light-blue, black, and green still have to match.
- Alternate newly revealed right-bank sources with matching receivers so only one reveal wave occupies the long return.
- Clear the late light-blue, black, and green dependencies until the upper-right source and bottom receiver remain important.
- Release brown and then red from the upper-right source; the bottom red receiver absorbs the last wave and the HUD returns to 0/6.
Colors in this level:
Purple, Pink, Light blue, Orange, Black, Green, Yellow, Gray, White, Red, Brown
Common Mistakes to Avoid
- Starting with purple even though green is the exposed first layer in the top-left source.
- Calling the bottom red receiver a source and trying to save cargo from it.
- Treating a patterned cover as a known color before the video reveals its face.
- Reading the changing `0/6` HUD fraction as six completed groups or a move limit.
Quick Tips for Loop Sort Level 396 (quick clues)
- Let the HUD fraction fall again before starting another source around the lower-right turn.
- Treat every stone cover as unknown until its actual face is visible.
- Reserve the upper-right brown-then-red source for the finish; the bottom red bay receives the last wave.
Board notes 5 details
- Layout
- Two columns of six horizontal bays sit inside a tall rectangular loop; the top-left row exposes green with purple behind it, and the separate bottom vertical bay is the final red receiver.
- Goal
- Match each exposed source color to an available receiver, check both six-bay columns, and finish with the bottom red bay absorbing the last wave.
- Opening
- Release green from the top-left horizontal source first, then release purple from that same source only after the green wave begins absorbing.
- Danger Zone
- The separate bottom red bay is a receiver, not a reserve source, and starting another covered phase while the lower-right turn is occupied delays the next reveal.
- Mechanics
- Stone-patterned faces are information barriers whose source or receiver identity and color remain unknown until the preceding checks reveal them.
Frequently Asked Questions
Why isn't the bottom red bay a source?
That separate vertical bay is a receiver; it absorbs the last red wave from the upper-right source rather than sending cargo of its own.
What should finish Level 396?
Release brown and then red from the upper-right horizontal source; the separate bottom red receiver absorbs the final red wave.