Magic Sort level guide
Magic Sort Level 401 Walkthrough
Magic Sort Level 401 is a medium-difficulty three-tier, eleven-position spray-and-anchor board with one white Sprühdose at T3 loaded with a cyan segment, two red-sandwich mixers in the top row (T1 red/blue/red, T2 red/green/red), two yellow+navy mixers in the middle row (M1 and M4), two empty flasks (T4 and M3) and three wider single-color anchors at the bottom (B1 purple, B2 yellow, B3 blue). Aim the spray can at the red/blue/red sandwich first to bury the trapped blue under a clean cyan tower, merge the two M1/M4 navies into one working buffer, paint the red/green/red sandwich next to bury the trapped green, then drain the two cyan towers and the navy buffer through the freed M1 and M4 slots plus the top-row empty and the wider bottom anchors to bank cyan, green, blue, navy, yellow, purple and red each into a single bottle.
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How to Solve Magic Sort Level 401 — Full Solution
- Pour the M1 yellow top into the M3 empty to start a yellow shuttle, then pour the M4 yellow top onto the same M3 yellow so yellow banks to two layers in M3 and both M1/M4 navies are exposed.
- Pour the M1 navy onto the M2 short yellow flask to start a navy-over-yellow working buffer, then pour the M4 navy onto the parked M2 navy so both navies collapse into one bottle and M1 and M4 collapse into empty working slots.
- Drag the Sprühdose over to the T1 red/blue/red sandwich and fire a cyan coat onto it, turning T1 into a clean three-of-cyan bottle and burying the trapped blue under cyan.
- Pour the T1 now-exposed red top onto the parked T2 sandwich so the red top of T2 has a red destination, then pour the T2 red top onto the parked T1 red so the red lane banks to two layers across T1 and T2.
- Drag the Sprühdose over to the T2 red/green/red sandwich and fire a cyan coat onto it, turning T2 into a clean three-of-cyan bottle and burying the trapped green under cyan.
- Pour the T2 now-exposed red top onto the parked T1 red to finish the red lane, then pour the T1 red top onto the same T1 red lane so red banks to a full bottle.
- Drain the two cyan towers (T1 and T2) and the navy buffer (M2) plus the yellow shuttle (M3) top-down through the freed M1 and M4 slots, the T4 empty, and the wider bottom B1, B2 and B3 anchors to bank cyan, green, blue, navy, yellow, purple and red each into a single bottle.
- Top off red, yellow, green, blue, purple, navy and cyan each into one bottle so all eleven positions end on a single color.
Colors in this level:
Red, Blue, Green, Cyan, Yellow, Navy, Purple
Common Mistakes to Avoid
- Aiming the Sprühdose at the navy buffer or the yellow shuttle instead of a sandwich, which wastes the cyan load and leaves the buried blue and green with no other way to be buried under clean cyan.
- Pouring the M1 or M4 yellow top into the wider bottom B2 yellow anchor, which buries the navy at the bottom of B2 and strands it under the rest of the sort.
- Splitting the M1 and M4 navies into two separate buffers instead of merging them into one working slot, which burns both empty flasks before the bottom row is touched.
Quick Tips for Magic Sort Level 401 (spoiler-free)
- Aim the Sprühdose at the red/blue/red sandwich on the first pass while the blue is still exposed and the can still holds cyan.
- Merge the two M1/M4 navies into one working buffer before touching the wider bottom anchors, because pouring a navy into B1, B2 or B3 strands it under the rest of the sort.
- Use the T4 top-row empty and the M3 middle-row empty as one-shot shuttles, one color at a time, and clear each one onto a real stack before reusing it.
Board notes 5 details
- Layout
- Three tiers, eleven bottle positions, with a 'Stufe 401' header. The top row is four positions — T1 a red/blue/red three-layer sandwich mixer (the only free blue on the board), T2 a red/green/red three-layer sandwich mixer (the only free green on the board), T3 a white spray-paint can (Sprühdose) with a nozzle on top loaded with a cyan segment, and T4 an empty short white flask. The middle row is four positions — M1 a yellow+navy two-color mixer (navy buried under yellow), M2 a single short yellow flask, M3 an empty short flask, and M4 a yellow+navy two-color mixer (navy buried under yellow, same as M1). The bottom row is three wider short sort bottles — B1 a single-layer purple anchor, B2 a single-layer yellow anchor, and B3 a single-layer blue anchor. There is no true empty across the bottom row; all three wider bottles start with one matching layer.
- Goal
- Repaint the two top-row sandwich mixers into clean cyan towers using the Sprühdose, merge the two M1/M4 navies into one working buffer, and finish with every bottle holding one color. The chokepoint is the spray can: it is the only way to bury the trapped blue and green under clean cyan, so it has to land on a sandwich while the buried color is still exposed. The second chokepoint is the navy: both M1 and M4 hide the only navy on the board, so the two navies have to be merged into a single buffer before the wider bottom anchors get touched.
- Opening
- Pour the M1 yellow top into the M3 empty to start a yellow shuttle, then pour the M4 yellow top onto the same M3 yellow so yellow banks to two layers in M3. Pour the M1 navy onto the M2 short yellow flask to start a navy-over-yellow working buffer, then pour the M4 navy onto the parked M2 navy so both navies collapse into one bottle. Drag the Sprühdose over to the T1 red/blue/red sandwich and fire a cyan coat onto it so the buried blue is buried under a clean cyan tower.
- Danger Zone
- If the Sprühdose lands on a non-sandwich target (the navy buffer or the yellow shuttle) the cyan is wasted and the buried blue and green have no other way to be buried under clean cyan, so the board locks. Pouring the M1 or M4 yellow top into the wider bottom B2 yellow anchor buries the navy at the bottom of B2 and strands it under the rest of the sort — navy has to be parked in a working buffer, not poured into an anchor. The two M1/M4 navies also have to be merged into a single buffer before the bottom row is touched, because once B1, B2 and B3 fill up there is no spare slot for the second navy pour.
- Mechanics
- A three-tier, eleven-position spray-and-anchor board whose only special bottle is the Sprühdose at T3. The Sprühdose is a one-shot repaint can loaded with a cyan segment, and it is the only way to turn the red/blue/red and red/green/red sandwiches into clean cyan towers, so it has to be aimed at a sandwich whose red top has already been cleared. The two M1/M4 yellow+navy mixers are the second special feature: they hide the board's only navy and the two navies have to be merged into one working buffer before the bottom row anchors get touched. The three wider bottom bottles are single-color anchors (purple, yellow, blue) and stay one color for the whole run. No corks, no magic bottles, no wraps, no treasure/vault tiles — just one spray can and two navy-hiding mixers on an otherwise tidy three-tier pad.
Frequently Asked Questions
What does the Sprühdose do in Magic Sort Level 401?
The Sprühdose is a one-shot special bottle parked at T3 loaded with a cyan segment. It repaints whichever bottle it touches into a clean cyan tower, and it is the only way to bury the trapped blue and green inside the red/blue/red and red/green/red sandwiches under clean cyan. Aim it at the red/blue/red sandwich on the first pass while the blue is still exposed, then aim it at the red/green/red sandwich once the red lane is parked.
Why are the M1 and M4 yellow+navy mixers the chokepoint in Level 401?
Both mixers hide the only navy on the board, so the two navies have to be merged into one working buffer before the wider bottom anchors get touched. If the navies are poured into B1, B2 or B3 they get stranded under the rest of the sort, and if they are split into two separate buffers the level loses both empty flasks before the cyan towers and the navy buffer can be drained.