Magic Sort level guide
Magic Sort Level 360 Walkthrough
Magic Sort Level 360 is a hard three-tier, twelve-position padlock-and-mix board with four short padlocked bottles in the bottom row (B1 purple-lock, B2 gray-lock, B3 brown-lock, B4 purple-lock), four 4-color mixers in the middle row (M1 dark-blue/orange/pink/brown, M2 yellow/orange/pink/red, M3 cyan/cyan/orange/orange, M4 brown/green/green/brown), three hidden-two-layer top bottles (T1 cyan, T2 green, T4 red) and one small T3 treasure/vault bottle with a face on the body as the only overflow. Crack B3 brown first using M4's brown top to free a clean purple working slot, surface orange onto T3 as a single shuttle, then crack B1 and B4 purple together using a purple sourced from B1 itself and crack B2 gray using a gray surfaced from M2 or M4, drain the four middle mixers top-first through the freed padlock slots plus T3, and top off the nine colors (red, gray, green, pink, yellow, blue, purple, cyan, plus the T3-revealed color) so the board closes on nine full single-color lanes plus the emptied T3 treasure slot and two cleared middle mixers.
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How to Solve Magic Sort Level 360 — Full Solution
- Pour the M4 brown top onto the B3 brown padlock to crack it — the lock breaks and B3 collapses into a clean 2-layer purple working bottle, giving the player a free purple home for the next two lock cracks.
- Walk the M2 yellow top onto the T3 small treasure to start the orange shuttle, then pour the M1 dark-blue top onto the T1 cyan starter to start a blue lane on the top row.
- Pour the M1 now-exposed orange top onto the T3 treasure so the T3 slot becomes a clean orange shuttle, then walk the M2 orange top onto the parked T3 orange so the orange lane begins to bank as a 2-layer working buffer.
- Pour the B1 purple top onto the B4 purple padlock to crack B4 and the B4 purple top onto the B1 padlock to crack B1 — both locks break in the same wave, so B1 and B4 collapse into clean working slots and the bottom row is mostly cracked.
- Pour the M2 red top onto the T4 red starter to bank a red lane on the top row, then surface a gray from the M2 or M4 mixers and pour it onto the B2 gray padlock to crack B2 so the bottom row is fully cracked.
- Drain the M3 cyan/cyan/orange/orange mixer top-first: pour the first cyan onto the T1 cyan starter, then the second cyan onto the same T1 cyan lane, then the two orange tops onto the parked T3 orange shuttle so M3 collapses into a working empty and the top row's hidden layers start to surface.
- Drain the M1 dark-blue/orange/pink/brown mixer top-first using the freed B3 working slot plus the parked T3 orange as scratch buffers, and drain the M4 brown/green/green/brown mixer top-first using the freed B1 and B4 working slots plus the T2 green starter as a green destination.
- Top off the nine colors (red, gray, green, pink, yellow, blue, purple, cyan, plus the T3-revealed color) so the board closes on nine full single-color lanes plus the emptied T3 treasure slot and the two cleared middle mixers.
Colors in this level:
Red, Cyan, Green, Blue, Yellow, Orange, Pink, Brown, Purple, Gray
Common Mistakes to Avoid
- Pouring a non-matching color onto any of the four padlocks in B1-B4, which still breaks the lock but strands the wrong color on top of the revealed bottle and costs an extra pour to clear before the bottle can join the sort.
- Pouring a second color into the T3 small treasure before orange and brown lanes exist, which consumes the treasure and strands the level's only overflow slot for the rest of the run.
- Cracking the padlocks one at a time instead of in one wave, which strands the second purple pour because B1 and B4 both want purple and there is no other purple home on the board.
Quick Tips for Magic Sort Level 360 (spoiler-free)
- Crack B3 brown first using M4's brown top, since B3 is the only padlock whose key color is already safely parked on the board and cracking it frees a clean purple working slot for the next two lock cracks.
- Crack B1 and B4 purple together by pouring B1's purple top onto B4's padlock, since both padlocks want purple and pouring from one locked bottle onto the other is the only way to crack both in the same wave.
- Keep the T3 small treasure as a single-color shuttle for orange, and never let a second color touch T3 because the treasure is consumed the moment it absorbs two different colors and the level loses its only overflow.
Board notes 5 details
- Layout
- Three tiers, twelve bottle positions, with a 'Stufe 360 / SUPER SCHWER' header. The top row is four positions — T1 a tall cyan-topped bottle with two '?' hidden layers under the visible cyan (the only free cyan on the board), T2 a tall green-topped bottle with two '?' hidden layers (the only free green), T3 a small blue treasure/vault bottle with a face/icon on the body (the level's only mini-bottle and the single-color spillover), and T4 a tall red-topped bottle with two '?' hidden layers (the only free red on the board). The middle row is four 4-color mixers — M1 a dark-blue/orange/pink/brown four-segment mixer, M2 a yellow/orange/pink/red four-segment mixer, M3 a cyan/cyan/orange/orange four-segment mixer, and M4 a brown/green/green/brown four-segment mixer. The bottom row is four short padlocked bottles — B1 a purple-topped padlock (the lock only breaks on a matching purple pour), B2 a gray-topped padlock (needs a gray pour), B3 a brown-topped padlock (needs a brown pour), and B4 a purple-topped padlock (needs a purple pour). There are no true starting empties; the only spare slot is the T3 small treasure/vault bottle, which can absorb any single color but is consumed the moment a second color is poured in. The most visually dominant feature is the bottom row of four padlocked bottles, and the second is the small T3 treasure/vault tucked between the cyan and green starters in the top row.
- Goal
- Crack all four padlocked bottles in the bottom row by pouring each padlock's matching color onto its top, drain the four 4-color mixers in the middle row top-first, and route the hidden two-layer bottles in the top row so the board closes on nine full single-color lanes (red, gray, green, pink, yellow, blue, purple, cyan, plus one more revealed by the T3 treasure) and three leftovers (the emptied T3 slot plus the two cleared middle mixers). The chokepoint is padlock-key discipline: B1 and B4 both want purple, B2 wants gray, and B3 wants brown, but the only free purple tops live on B1 and B4 themselves and the only free gray and brown live in the middle mixers — so the player has to surface brown from M4 first to crack B3, walk a purple across from B1 onto B4 to crack both purple padlocks in the same wave, then surface a gray from M2 or M4 to crack B2. The second chokepoint is the T3 treasure/vault — every non-matching overflow has to be spilled into T3 as a single-color shuttle, and the moment a second color is poured in T3 is consumed and the level loses its only overflow slot.
- Opening
- Start in the middle row. Pour the M4 brown top onto the B3 brown padlock to crack it — the lock breaks and B3 collapses into a clean 2-layer purple working bottle, so the player now has a free purple home for the next two lock cracks. Walk the M2 yellow top onto the T3 small treasure to start the orange shuttle, then pour the M1 dark-blue top onto the T1 cyan starter to start a blue lane on the top row. Pour the M1 now-exposed orange top onto the T3 treasure so the T3 slot becomes a clean orange shuttle, then walk the M2 orange top onto the parked T3 orange so the orange lane begins to bank. With the middle row yielding gray, brown, purple, and orange in working slots, the four bottom padlocks are now crackable in a single wave.
- Danger Zone
- Pouring a non-matching color onto any padlock in B1-B4 still breaks the lock but strands the wrong color on top of the revealed bottle, which then needs an extra pour to clear before the bottle can join the sort — so the four padlocks have to be cracked in one wave using tops that are already safely parked. The T3 small treasure is the only true overflow on the board, and burning it on a mismatched pour before orange and brown lanes exist strands the first home and the rest of the run stalls. The two M1 and M2 mixers both start with orange near the top, so collapsing orange into one parked lane before the M3 or M4 bottoms are drained strands the M3 and M4 orange bases. The four padlocks also need to be cracked in order — B3 brown first using M4's brown, then B1 and B4 purple together using a purple sourced from B1 itself, then B2 gray using a gray surfaced from M2 or M4 — because each crack opens a new color lane that the next pour depends on.
- Mechanics
- A three-tier, twelve-position padlock-and-mix board whose only special tile types are the four short padlocked bottles in the bottom row (B1 purple-lock, B2 gray-lock, B3 brown-lock, B4 purple-lock) and the one small T3 treasure/vault bottle in the top row. Each padlock breaks the moment its matching key color is poured onto the top and the bottle collapses into a clean working slot; the gray and brown locks have to be cracked using tops surfaced from the middle mixers, and the two purple locks have to be cracked using a purple that comes from one of the purple padlocked bottles themselves. The T3 treasure/vault is a single-color spillover that can absorb any one color but is consumed the moment a second color is poured in, so it has to be used as a single shuttle, not as a stack. The chokepoint is padlock-key discipline plus treasure discipline: crack B3 brown first, surface orange onto T3 as a single shuttle, then crack B1 and B4 purple together, drain the middle mixers top-first through the freed padlock slots plus T3, and top off the nine colors (red, gray, green, pink, yellow, blue, purple, cyan, plus the T3-revealed color) so the board ends with nine full single-color lanes plus three leftovers.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the first pour in Magic Sort Level 360?
Pour the M4 brown top onto the B3 brown padlock to crack it. The lock breaks and B3 collapses into a clean 2-layer purple working bottle, which gives the player a free purple home for the next two lock cracks. Brown is the only padlock key color that is already safely parked on the board at the start, so it has to be the very first pour before any other top is moved.
How do the four padlocked bottles in the bottom row work in Magic Sort Level 360?
Each of the four short padlocked bottles in B1-B4 is locked and cannot be poured until its matching key color is poured onto its top. B3 wants brown, B2 wants gray, and B1 and B4 both want purple — the gray and brown keys have to be surfaced from the middle mixers, and the two purple locks have to be cracked in the same wave by pouring B1's purple onto B4's padlock and B4's purple onto B1's padlock. Pouring a non-matching color onto any padlock still breaks the lock, but the wrong color is stranded on top of the revealed bottle and costs an extra pour to clear.