What should you do first in Magic Sort Level 31?

Use the relay lane to feed the colored top-row finish instead of opening the shell-side bottle that only creates more spill.

What usually goes wrong in Magic Sort Level 31?

If the shell-side bottle opens before the top anchor exists, the lower row takes on too much traffic for one relay lane to fix.

Magic Sort level guide

hard Target: 16 moves 6 colors

Magic Sort Level 31 mixes shell bottles into the ten-bottle grid, but the first honest win is still a top-row anchor bottle.

Layout: A few shell bottles interrupt the top row, while the lower row carries short colored stacks and one narrow relay lane through the middle.
Goal: Build a top-row anchor from the colored section first so the shell-side traffic has somewhere safe to land later.
Opening: Use the relay lane to feed the colored top-row finish instead of opening the shell-side bottle that only creates more spill.
Danger Zone: If the shell-side bottle opens before the top anchor exists, the lower row takes on too much traffic for one relay lane to fix.
Mechanics: What makes this board different: A few shell bottles interrupt the top row, while the lower row carries short colored stacks and one narrow relay lane through the middle. Build a top-row anchor from the colored section first so the shell-side traffic has somewhere safe to land later.

Board priority: Build a top-row anchor from the colored section first so the shell-side traffic has somewhere safe to land later.
First-move rule: Use the relay lane to feed the colored top-row finish instead of opening the shell-side bottle that only creates more spill.
Do not let this happen: Opening shell traffic before the colored top row owns a finished bottle.

Use the relay lane to feed the colored top-row finish instead of opening the shell-side bottle that only creates more spill.
After the top anchor is complete, route one shell-side blocker through it and give the relay lane back before the next reveal.
Before opening a new lane, remember this target: Build a top-row anchor from the colored section first so the shell-side traffic has somewhere safe to land later.
Finish only after this mistake is off the table: Opening shell traffic before the colored top row owns a finished bottle.

Colors in this level:

Red, Blue, Yellow, Green, Orange, Pink

What should you do first in Magic Sort Level 31?
Use the relay lane to feed the colored top-row finish instead of opening the shell-side bottle that only creates more spill.
What usually goes wrong in Magic Sort Level 31?
If the shell-side bottle opens before the top anchor exists, the lower row takes on too much traffic for one relay lane to fix.