Magic Sort level guide
Magic Sort Level 372 Walkthrough
Magic Sort Level 372 is a two-tier box-and-routing board with five top-row bottles (T1 corked blue-orange with a phone-shaped cap, T2 small empty pink flask, T3 four-segment green full, T4 four-segment dark olive-green full, T5 red-dark-brown mixer with a thin light-pink sliver on top) and two tall wooden box tiles stacked vertically in the middle column (upper orange-locked, lower pink-locked). Pop the phone-shaped cork off T1 first, pour the orange top from T1 into the upper orange-locked box to crack it, then pour the light-pink sliver off T5 into the lower pink-locked box to crack it. Once both boxes crack and unfurl their pre-stacked middle-row and bottom-row bottles (yellow-brown-dark and cyan-red-green), drain T1, T3, T4 and T5 top-first through the small pink T2 flask plus the freed middle-row and bottom-row slots, keep every working buffer single-color, and top off the nine colors (red, orange, yellow, green, dark olive, blue, pink, brown, cyan) so the board ends with nine full single-color lanes plus the small pink T2 flask as a leftover empty.
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How to Solve Magic Sort Level 372 — Full Solution
- Pop the phone-shaped cork off T1 to expose the blue-orange contents, then pour the orange top from T1 onto the upper orange-locked box to crack it open — the box unfurls three small pre-stacked bottles (yellow, brown, dark) into the middle row, and T1 collapses to a clean blue buffer.
- Pour the blue top from T1 onto the small pink T2 flask to start the pink-then-blue lane, then peel the thin light-pink sliver off T5 and pour it onto the lower pink-locked box to crack it open — the box unfurls three more small pre-stacked bottles (cyan, red, green) into the bottom row, and T5 becomes a red-dark-brown mixer.
- Drain the T3 green full and T4 dark olive-green full by walking each color onto its own dedicated lane (the bottom-row green slot is the natural green receiver, the dark-olive base of T4 lands on the dark lane growing from the middle-row reveal), so T3 and T4 become clean working empties alongside the freed middle-row slots.
- Drain the T5 red-dark-brown mixer top-first: pour red onto a matching red destination (the bottom-row red slot is the natural receiver), then pour the dark base onto a matching dark destination (the middle-row dark slot is the natural receiver), then pour the brown base onto a matching brown destination.
- Drain the three middle-row small bottles (yellow, brown, dark) by walking each color onto its matching lane from steps 1 to 4, keeping the small pink T2 flask plus the freed bottom-row slots as single-color scratch buffers.
- Drain the three bottom-row small bottles (cyan, red, green) by walking each color onto its matching lane, and keep the small pink T2 flask plus the freed T1, T3 and T4 slots as one-color shuttles while the cyan tail comes home last.
- Top off the nine colors (red, orange, yellow, green, dark olive, blue, pink, brown, cyan) so every bottle finishes on a single color and the board ends with nine full single-color lanes plus the small pink T2 flask as the leftover empty.
Colors in this level:
Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Dark olive, Blue, Pink, Brown, Cyan
Common Mistakes to Avoid
- Pouring T1's orange into anywhere other than the upper orange-locked box, which strands the upper box because orange has no other home on the board.
- Peeling the light-pink sliver off T5 before the lower pink-locked box is ready, which strands the lower box because T5 is the only bottle that already holds a free pink.
- Pouring blue from T1 into a buffer that already holds pink, which strands the blue tail and forces an extra clear-out pour before the rest of the sort can begin.
Quick Tips for Magic Sort Level 372 (spoiler-free)
- Pop the phone-shaped cork off T1 first and pour the orange top from T1 into the upper orange-locked box before touching any other top color, since orange has no other home on the board and the upper box is the only consumer that takes orange as a key.
- Peel the thin light-pink sliver off T5 and pour it onto the lower pink-locked box to crack the lower box, since the only pink on the board sits on T5 and the lower box is the only consumer that takes pink as a key.
- Keep every working buffer single-color after both boxes crack, and clear a buffer onto a real stack before reusing it for a different color — never pour blue into a buffer that already holds pink.
Board notes 5 details
- Layout
- Two tiers on a narrow five-bottle top row plus two tall wooden box tiles stacked vertically in the middle column, with no frozen, magic, paint, star, scroll-wrap or wrap tiles. The top row is five bottles — T1 = a corked blue-orange mixer with a small phone-shaped cap sitting on top (the cork has to be popped before any color can leave the bottle), T2 = a small empty pink flask (the only true starting empty), T3 = a four-segment green full, T4 = a four-segment dark olive-green full, and T5 = a red-dark-brown three-segment mixer with a thin light-pink sliver riding on top. The middle column carries two tall wooden box tiles that span the height of the play area: the upper wooden box wears a small orange padlock, and the lower wooden box wears a small pink padlock. The most visually dominant starter is the T1 corked blue-orange bottle, because it is the only bottle on the board that already holds orange, and orange is the only color the upper orange-locked box will accept. The second most dominant feature is the T5 light-pink sliver, because that sliver is the only free pink on the board and pink is the only color the lower pink-locked box will accept.
- Goal
- Crack both wooden boxes with their key colors, drain the five top-row mixers top-first, and top off the nine colors (red, orange, yellow, green, dark olive, blue, pink, brown, cyan) so the board ends with nine full single-color lanes plus the small pink T2 flask as a leftover empty. The chokepoint is key-color discipline: the corked T1 bottle is the only source of orange on the board, and the upper orange-locked box is the only consumer that takes orange as a key, so the cork has to be popped first and the orange has to go straight into the upper box before any other top color is moved. The second chokepoint is the lower pink-locked box — the only pink on the board is the thin sliver on top of T5, and that sliver has to stay on top of T5 until the lower box is ready to receive it, or the lower box never cracks.
- Opening
- Start at T1. Pop the phone-shaped cork off T1 so the blue-orange contents become pourable, then pour the orange top from T1 onto the upper orange-locked box to crack it open — the box unfurls three small pre-stacked bottles (yellow, brown, dark) into the middle row, and T1 collapses to a clean blue buffer. Pour the blue top from T1 onto the small pink T2 flask to start a pink-then-blue lane, then peel the thin light-pink sliver off T5 and pour it onto the lower pink-locked box to crack it open — the box unfurls three more small pre-stacked bottles (cyan, red, green) into the bottom row, and T5 becomes a red-dark-brown mixer ready to drain. With both boxes open, the middle and bottom rows now hold six small bottles plus the small pink T2 flask as a third working empty.
- Danger Zone
- Pouring T1's orange into anywhere other than the upper orange-locked box strands the upper box because orange has no other home on the board, and the upper box is the only consumer that takes orange as a key. The second trap is peeling the light-pink sliver off T5 before the lower pink-locked box is ready, because the only pink on the board sits on T5 and a mis-pour strands the lower box. The third trap is mixing colors into the three small middle-row bottles (yellow, brown, dark) before the bottom-row reveal lands, because the middle-row yellow and dark overlap with the bottom-row cyan-red-green reveal, and a buffer that holds yellow cannot also receive dark without a clear-out pour in between. The fourth trap is leaving the blue on top of T1 in a buffer that already holds pink or another color, because T1's blue tail has to land on a single-color blue lane and the small pink T2 flask cannot hold both blue and pink at once.
- Mechanics
- A two-tier box-and-routing board whose only special tiles are the two tall wooden box tiles in the middle column (upper orange-locked, lower pink-locked) plus the single corked T1 bottle with a phone-shaped cap. The cork on T1 has to be popped first, then the orange top from T1 is poured into the upper orange-locked box to crack it, then the light-pink sliver off T5 is poured into the lower pink-locked box to crack it. Once both boxes crack, the middle row drops three small pre-stacked bottles (yellow, brown, dark) and the bottom row drops three more small pre-stacked bottles (cyan, red, green), and the rest of the run is standard top-segment sorting on a tidy 2-tier workshop with the small pink T2 flask as the permanent empty.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the first pour in Magic Sort Level 372?
Pop the phone-shaped cork off T1 to expose the blue-orange contents, then pour the orange top from T1 onto the upper orange-locked box to crack it open. The box unfurls three small pre-stacked bottles (yellow, brown, dark) into the middle row, and T1 collapses to a clean blue buffer; orange has no other home on the board and the upper box is the only consumer that takes orange as a key, so this has to be the very first move.
How do the two tall wooden box tiles work in Magic Sort Level 372?
The upper wooden box wears a small orange padlock and the lower wooden box wears a small pink padlock, both stacked vertically in the middle column. The upper box accepts orange as the key color and unfurls three small pre-stacked bottles (yellow, brown, dark) into the middle row; the lower box accepts pink (specifically the light-pink sliver) as the key color and unfurls three more small pre-stacked bottles (cyan, red, green) into the bottom row. Both boxes have to be cracked before the middle and bottom rows join the sort, and the keys come from the T1 corked bottle and the T5 red-dark-brown mixer's top sliver respectively.
Why keep the light-pink sliver on top of T5 until the lower box is ready?
T5 is the only bottle on the board that already holds a free light-pink, and the lower pink-locked box is the only consumer that takes pink as a key. Peeling the sliver off T5 too early strands the lower box, so keep the sliver on top of T5 until the lower box is ready, then pour it directly onto the lower box to crack the box and collapse T5 to a red-dark-brown mixer in the same move.