What should you do first in Magic Sort Level 36?

Create the first colored anchor in the lower half before you let the upper-right shell side start moving.

What usually goes wrong in Magic Sort Level 36?

The center lane chokes when the shell side opens before the lower colored anchor exists.

Magic Sort level guide

hard Target: 16 moves 6 colors

Magic Sort Level 36 mixes shell bottles back into the chain, making timing more important than the number of empty-looking lanes.

Layout: Shell bottles sit on the upper right, while the lower row carries the colored traffic and only a couple of lanes can absorb it cleanly.
Goal: Build a colored stable bottle first, then let the shell-side release feed into that bottle instead of into the center lane.
Opening: Create the first colored anchor in the lower half before you let the upper-right shell side start moving.
Danger Zone: The center lane chokes when the shell side opens before the lower colored anchor exists.
Mechanics: What makes this board different: Shell bottles sit on the upper right, while the lower row carries the colored traffic and only a couple of lanes can absorb it cleanly. Build a colored stable bottle first, then let the shell-side release feed into that bottle instead of into the center lane.

Board priority: Build a colored stable bottle first, then let the shell-side release feed into that bottle instead of into the center lane.
First-move rule: Create the first colored anchor in the lower half before you let the upper-right shell side start moving.
Do not let this happen: Opening the shell side before the colored chain has made an anchor.

Create the first colored anchor in the lower half before you let the upper-right shell side start moving.
Route the first shell-side blocker into that anchor bottle, then continue the reveal chain from the center again.
Before opening a new lane, remember this target: Build a colored stable bottle first, then let the shell-side release feed into that bottle instead of into the center lane.
Finish only after this mistake is off the table: Opening the shell side before the colored chain has made an anchor.

Colors in this level:

Red, Blue, Yellow, Green, Orange, Pink

What should you do first in Magic Sort Level 36?
Create the first colored anchor in the lower half before you let the upper-right shell side start moving.
What usually goes wrong in Magic Sort Level 36?
The center lane chokes when the shell side opens before the lower colored anchor exists.