Magic Sort level guide
Magic Sort Level 381 Walkthrough
Magic Sort Level 381 is a two-tier, ten-element vault-and-routing board with three small wooden vaults (T3 brown-locked, T4 blue-locked, B4 yellow-locked), six mixers (T1 blue-pink-orange, T2 blue-green, T5 red-pink, B1 orange-cyan, B2 purple-pink-brown, B5 blue-yellow) and one starting empty at B3. The only free blue sits on T1 plus T2, the only free brown is the hidden base of B2, and the only free yellow is the hidden base of B5, so consolidate blue into a full bottle on T2 first, use that full blue to crack T4 and drop the orange-purple 2-bottle, peel purple and pink off B2 to expose brown and crack T3, then peel the blue off B5 to expose yellow and crack B4. Once the three vaults are open, drain every mixer top-first through the freed B3 plus the three freed vault slots, keep every working empty single-color, and top off the nine colors (blue, pink, orange, green, red, cyan, purple, brown, yellow) so the board ends with nine full single-color lanes plus one leftover empty.
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How to Solve Magic Sort Level 381 — Full Solution
- Pour T1's top blue onto T2 to extend the blue stack, then pour B5's top blue onto T2 so T2 becomes a full 4-layer blue bottle and T1 reads pink-orange, B5 reads yellow at the bottom.
- Pour T2's full blue onto T4 to crack the blue padlock vault — the vault drops a pre-stacked 2-layer orange-purple bottle, and T2 becomes a clean working empty.
- Pour T1's pink onto T5 to grow the red-pink lane, then pour T1's orange onto B1 so B1 becomes orange-cyan-orange and T1 becomes a second working empty.
- Pour B2's top purple onto the T4 vault's released orange-purple bottle so the vault becomes a single purple and the orange tail surfaces, then pour that orange onto B1 so B1 grows toward a fuller orange-cyan-orange stack.
- Pour B2's now-exposed pink onto T5 so T5 grows toward a full red-pink-pink lane, and the brown base of B2 becomes the next pour target.
- Pour B2's single brown onto T3 to crack the brown padlock vault — the vault drops a pre-stacked 2-layer bottle, and B2 becomes a third working empty.
- Pour B5's exposed yellow onto B4 to crack the yellow padlock vault — the vault drops a pre-stacked 2-layer bottle, and B5 becomes a fourth working empty.
- Use the freed B3 plus the three freed vault slots as scratch buffers to drain the remaining two-color segments that surface from the released vault bottles, keep every working buffer single-color, and top off the nine colors (blue, pink, orange, green, red, cyan, purple, brown, yellow) so the board ends with nine full single-color lanes plus one leftover empty.
Colors in this level:
Blue, Pink, Orange, Green, Red, Cyan, Purple, Brown, Yellow
Common Mistakes to Avoid
- Pouring the full blue T2 into a non-vault receiver, which burns the only blue key on the board and strands the blue padlock vault T4.
- Pouring a non-brown color onto T3 before brown is exposed at the base of B2, which cracks the vault on the wrong color and costs an extra pour to clear.
- Sharing a single scratch buffer between the B1 orange-cyan and the B2 purple-pink-brown mixers, which strands orange, cyan, purple, pink and brown under each other and buries the rest of the sort.
Quick Tips for Magic Sort Level 381 (spoiler-free)
- Consolidate the two free blue tops (T1 and B5) onto T2 first so T2 becomes a full 4-layer blue bottle, then use that full blue to crack T4 — never pour blue into a non-vault receiver or the blue padlock strands.
- Peel purple then pink off B2 to expose the single brown at the base, and pour that brown onto T3 to crack the brown padlock — purple and pink have to land on a single-color buffer first so the brown is the only top that surfaces.
- Keep every working buffer single-color after the three vaults crack, and clear a buffer onto a real stack before reusing it for a different color or the orange-cyan and purple-pink-brown repeats will bury each other.
Board notes 5 details
- Layout
- Two tiers, ten bottle positions, no locks, wraps, boxes, corks or magic bottles beyond the three small wooden vaults. The top row is five elements — T1 = blue-pink-orange three-segment mixer, T2 = blue-green two-segment mixer, T3 = small wooden vault with a brown padlock (needs a brown pour to crack), T4 = small wooden vault with a blue padlock (needs a blue pour to crack), and T5 = red-pink two-segment mixer. The bottom row is five elements — B1 = orange-cyan two-segment mixer, B2 = purple-pink-brown three-segment mixer (the only free brown is the hidden base of B2, buried under pink, which is itself under purple), B3 = a small near-empty flask (the only starting empty on the board), B4 = small wooden vault with a yellow padlock (needs a yellow pour to crack), and B5 = blue-yellow two-segment mixer. There is exactly one starting empty (the small B3 near-empty), the three small wooden vaults are the only special tiles, and there are no frozen, magic, star, paint, scroll-wrap or lock-box tiles beyond the three wooden vaults. The most visually dominant feature is the trio of small wooden vaults that holds three of the ten slots, with T3 and T4 standing in the top row and B4 sitting in the middle of the bottom row, and the second most dominant feature is the B2 purple-pink-brown three-segment mixer because it is the only bottle on the whole board that already holds brown, and brown has no other home until the base is peeled.
- Goal
- Crack all three small wooden vaults with their key colors (brown for T3, blue for T4, yellow for B4), drain every mixer top-first, and top off the nine colors (blue, pink, orange, green, red, cyan, purple, brown, yellow) so the board ends with nine full single-color lanes plus one leftover empty. The chokepoint is key-color unlocking: the only blue on top is on T1 and T2, the only brown is the hidden base of B2, and the only yellow is the hidden base of B5, so the first wave of pours has to consolidate blue, peel purple-and-pink to expose brown, peel blue to expose yellow, and then send each key into its matching vault before any other top color is moved. Once the three vaults are cracked, B3 plus the three freed vault slots form four working positions to drain the rest of the mixers.
- Opening
- Start with the blue tops. Pour T1's top blue onto T2 to extend the blue stack, then pour B5's top blue onto T2 so T2 becomes a full 4-layer blue bottle and T1 plus B5 each lose their blue top — T1 now reads pink-orange, B5 now reads yellow at the bottom, and T2 is a full blue. Use that full blue to pour onto T4 to crack the blue padlock vault, which drops a pre-stacked 2-layer orange-purple bottle into the T4 slot, and T2 becomes a clean working empty. With blue done, peel the now-exposed pink off T1 onto T5 so T5 grows toward a full red-pink-pink stack, then peel T1's orange onto B1 so B1 becomes orange-cyan-orange and T1 becomes a second working empty.
- Danger Zone
- Pouring the full blue T2 onto a non-matching receiver (any bottle that is not the blue padlock vault T4) burns the only blue key on the board. The T1 top blue and B5 top blue are the only two sources of free blue, so a mis-pour strands the blue padlock and there is no other way to crack T4. The second trap is peeling the B2 purple-pink-brown mixer in the wrong order — purple has to land on the T4 vault's released orange-purple bottle, then pink has to land on T5, before brown is reachable; pouring brown onto a non-T3 receiver, or cracking T3 with a non-brown color, costs an extra pour to clear. The third trap is sharing a single scratch buffer between the B1 orange-cyan and the B2 purple-pink-brown mixers — orange, cyan, purple, pink and brown all repeat across these mixers, so a buffer that holds orange cannot also receive cyan, purple, pink or brown without a clear-out pour in between.
- Mechanics
- A two-tier, ten-element vault-and-routing board whose only special tiles are the three small wooden vaults in the top row T3 (brown padlock), T4 (blue padlock) and the bottom row B4 (yellow padlock). Each vault holds a pre-stacked 2-layer bottle that drops into the slot the moment the matching key color is poured onto the padlock, and the slot then becomes a normal 2-layer mixer that joins the sort. The chokepoint is key-color unlocking: the only free blue sits on T1 and T2, the only free brown is the hidden base of B2, and the only free yellow is the hidden base of B5, so all three keys have to be exposed and poured into the matching vault in the right order (blue first, brown second, yellow third) before the rest of the mixers can be drained through the freed B3 plus the three freed vault slots, with every working empty kept single-color so the board closes on nine full single-color lanes plus one leftover empty.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the first pour in Magic Sort Level 381?
Pour T1's top blue onto T2 to extend the blue stack, then pour B5's top blue onto T2 so T2 becomes a full 4-layer blue bottle and the only two free blue tops are merged into one. From there, pour T2's full blue onto T4 to crack the blue padlock vault, which drops a pre-stacked 2-layer orange-purple bottle into the T4 slot and turns T2 into a clean working empty.
Why do the brown and yellow padlock vaults have to be cracked after the blue padlock vault?
The only brown is the hidden base of B2 (under pink, which is under purple), and the only yellow is the hidden base of B5 (under blue). Blue has to be peeled off T1 and B5 first so yellow is reachable, and purple and pink have to be peeled off B2 first so brown is reachable. Cracking the vaults in any other order strands the missing key color on top of a mixer you cannot move, so blue, then brown, then yellow is the only safe crack order.
How many starting empties does Magic Sort Level 381 have?
Just one — the small B3 near-empty flask in the bottom row. Every other working empty has to be created by emptying a mixer or cracking a wooden vault, so keep B3 single-color and use the three freed vault slots plus the emptied mixers as the other scratch buffers after the vaults crack.