Magic Sort level guide
Magic Sort Level 404 Walkthrough
Magic Sort Level 404 is a three-special combo board on a tidy three-tier layout with no starting empties — one red cork at T3, three red wooden vaults across the bottom row (B1, B2, B3), and two white magic bottles in the middle row (M1, M3) flanking a short brown four-segment flask at M2. Pop the T3 cork with a matching red from T1 first to free T3 as a buffer, walk the three bottom vaults left-to-right with the remaining red tops so each vault pays out onto a clean lane, keep the two magic bottles single-color as your only flexible overflow, and drain the rest of the top mixers and the brown M2 flask top-first until all eleven positions finish on a single color.
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How to Solve Magic Sort Level 404 — Full Solution
- Pour the red top off T1 into the M3 right magic bottle, then pour the yellow top off T2 onto the parked M3 red so red banks to two layers and T2 collapses to a single blue segment.
- Pour the now-exposed red top off T1 onto the T3 cork to pop it and release the hidden red, turning T3 into a clean red bottle and freeing the T3 slot as a fresh buffer.
- Pour the red top of T5 into the M1 left magic bottle, then pour the red top of T4 onto the parked T3 red so red banks to three layers across T3 and M1 holds a single red segment.
- Pour the M1 red onto the parked T3 red so red banks to a full four-layer bottle and M1 is freed as a clean single-color buffer.
- Pour the red top from the M1 buffer onto the bottom B1 vault to unlock it, then route the vault's released color onto the freed T3 slot or a clean top. Repeat with B2 and B3 in left-to-right order using the remaining red tops from the freed top mixers.
- Drain the exposed pink, orange, blue and yellow segments from T1, T2, T4 and T5 top-first, sending each color onto its matching top, a freed vault slot, or the single-color M1 buffer, and clear each buffer onto a real stack before reusing it.
- Drain the brown M2 four-segment flask top-down into the freed T3 slot or the M3 magic buffer, then top off red, blue, yellow, orange, pink, brown, and the three vault-released colors each into its own bottle so all eleven positions end on a single color.
Colors in this level:
Red, Blue, Yellow, Orange, Pink, Brown, Green, Cyan, Purple, Gray
Common Mistakes to Avoid
- Pouring red into one of the two magic bottles and then dropping a different color on top, which locks the magic bottle and burns the only flexible overflow right when the vault payouts need a clean landing lane.
- Pouring red into B1, B2 or B3 before popping the T3 cork, which burns the only reds you have to feed the cork and strands the hidden red on a mixed buffer.
- Pouring any brown segment out of the M2 brown four-segment flask into a freed vault slot before brown is consolidated, leaving the brown lane with no home to finish on.
Quick Tips for Magic Sort Level 404 (spoiler-free)
- Pop the T3 cork with T1's red first to free T3 as a working buffer before touching the bottom vaults.
- Walk the three bottom vaults B1, B2, B3 left-to-right with the remaining red tops so each payout lands on a clean lane, not on a magic bottle.
- Keep the two magic bottles single-color at all times — pouring two different colors into one locks your last flexible overflow slot.
Board notes 5 details
- Layout
- Three tiers, eleven positions, no locks, wraps, boxes or spray cans. The top row is five positions — T1 a blue/yellow/red three-segment mixer (red on top), T2 a blue/red/yellow three-segment mixer (yellow on top), T3 a small red corked flask with a brown wooden cap hiding red, T4 a red/orange/pink three-segment mixer (pink on top), and T5 a blue/pink/red three-segment mixer (red on top). The middle row is three positions — M1 a tall white magic bottle starting empty, M2 a short brown four-segment flask, and M3 a second tall white magic bottle starting empty. The bottom row is three tall red wooden vaults (B1, B2, B3) with brass padlocks and red top stamps. There is no starting empty buffer anywhere on the board.
- Goal
- Route red to four sources in the right order — pop the T3 cork with T1's red first to free T3 as a buffer, then walk the three bottom vaults B1, B2, B3 with the remaining red tops so each vault's payout lands on a clean single-color lane, then drain the rest of the top mixers and the brown M2 flask through the freed T3 slot, the brown M2 buffer, and the two magic bottles until every position holds one color.
- Opening
- Pour the red top off T1 into the M3 right magic bottle, then pour the yellow top off T2 onto the parked M3 red so red banks to two layers. Pour the now-exposed red top of T1 onto the T3 cork to pop it and release the hidden red, turning T3 into a clean red bottle. Pour the red top of T5 into the M1 left magic bottle, then pour the red top of T4 onto the parked T3 red so red banks to three layers, and finally pour the M1 red onto T3 to bank red to four.
- Danger Zone
- The trap is the four-way red split. Pour red into one of the two magic bottles and then drop a different color on top and the magic bottle locks, costing the only flexible overflow on the board right when the vault payouts start. Pop the T3 cork after the magic bottles are already holding non-red and the freed T3 slot has no clean lane to send the hidden red, so the remaining red tops get stranded on a mixed buffer. Pour any brown segment out of the M2 brown four-segment flask into a freed vault slot before brown is consolidated and the brown lane has no home to finish on.
- Mechanics
- A three-special combo board — one red cork, three red wooden vaults, two white magic bottles — on an otherwise tidy three-tier sort with no starting empties. The T3 cork is the only free mixer: it pops on a matching red poured from the top and releases a clean red single-color bottle. The three bottom-row vaults are gated payouts that each pay out a clean single-color bottle when their brass padlock is satisfied by red. The two magic bottles are the only flexible overflow and must stay single-color — pour two colors into one and it locks. The order of operations is cork first, then walk the three vaults left-to-right, then drain the remaining top mixers and the brown M2 flask.
Frequently Asked Questions
Why pop the T3 cork before walking the three bottom vaults in Magic Sort Level 404?
The T3 cork is the only free mixer on the board — it pops on a matching red poured from the top and releases a clean red single-color bottle, freeing the T3 slot as a working buffer. The three bottom vault payouts need that freed slot to land on, and they also need the remaining red tops from T1, T5 and T4 as their padlock triggers. Pop the cork first so the freed T3 slot can catch the vault payouts; if you open the vaults first, the cork pop lands on a magic bottle that is already holding a different color and locks your last overflow.
How do the three bottom red wooden vaults unlock in Level 404?
Each vault has a brass padlock that only opens when a matching red top is poured onto it. Walk the vaults left-to-right B1, B2, B3 using the red tops from the freed top mixers (the red layers you banked across T1, T2, T5 and T4) so each vault pays out its hidden color onto a clean single-color lane, not onto a magic bottle or a mixed buffer. The payouts add three new colors to the board, which is the level's whole point.