Magic Sort level guide
Magic Sort Level 409 Walkthrough
Magic Sort Level 409 is a tight three-tier sort on fifteen bottles, with three top-row empties and two specials parked in the middle row — a tall corked flask hiding blue and a short wood box with a keyhole that pays out cyan. Pop the cork to release the blue, build enough cyan in the grid to satisfy the keyhole, then drain the bottom mixers top-down.
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How to Solve Magic Sort Level 409 — Full Solution
- Pour the top color of the corked column-4 flask from the top row onto the cork to pop it, releasing the hidden blue and freeing column 4 as a buffer slot.
- Route the released blue onto a clean top or a fresh top-row empty so column 4 stays usable as a buffer.
- Stack cyan tops from the bottom mixers into one of the three top-row empties until the wood box's keyhole unlocks, then pour that cyan into the box to release the stored cyan bottle.
- Pour the wood box's released cyan onto its matching top or into a freed top-row empty, and use the freed column-5 box slot as another buffer.
- Drain the bottom purple, yellow, pink, red and yellow mixers top-first, sending each exposed color onto its matching top or a clean empty, never mixing two colors in one buffer.
- Clear each empty onto a real stack as soon as the matching color appears, then drain the middle orange, pink and dark two-color mixers top-first into the freed middle slots.
- Top off blue, cyan, purple, yellow, pink, red, orange, green and brown each into its own bottle so all 15 end on a single color.
Colors in this level:
Blue, Cyan, Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Purple, Pink, Brown
Common Mistakes to Avoid
- Pouring the wrong color onto the corked flask, which keeps the cork sealed and strands the mismatched color on top of it.
- Triggering the wood box before enough cyan has been accumulated, which leaves the keyhole locked and wastes a top-row empty.
- Mixing two different colors into one of the three top-row empties, which strands both colors and burns a buffer the bottom mixers need.
Quick Tips for Magic Sort Level 409 (spoiler-free)
- Pop the corked column-4 flask first so its hidden blue enters the sort and frees a buffer slot.
- Build the wood box's required cyan in one of the three top-row empties before opening the box.
- Keep the three top-row empties single-color at all times and clear each onto a real stack before reusing it.
Board notes 5 details
- Layout
- Three tiers, fifteen bottle slots, no spray cans, wraps or magic bottles. The top row is five flasks — three empty/clear flasks on the left, a short dark brown flask with a star topper, and a short yellow flask. The middle row is the specials band — an orange two-color mixer, a pink two-color mixer, a dark two-color mixer, then a tall corked flask in column 4 and a short wooden vault box with a keyhole in column 5. The bottom row is five mixers carrying purple, yellow, pink, red and yellow segments.
- Goal
- Pop the corked column-4 flask with a matching top color to release the hidden blue, then stack enough cyan in the grid to satisfy the wood box's keyhole and release the stored cyan bottle. With both lanes open, drain the bottom mixers through the three top-row empties until all 15 bottles end on a single color.
- Opening
- Pour the top color of the corked column-4 flask from the top row down onto the cork to pop it and release the hidden blue. Use the freed column-4 slot as a buffer, then build the wood box's required cyan by stacking cyan tops into one of the three top-row empties until the keyhole unlocks, then pour a full cyan into the box to release the stored bottle.
- Danger Zone
- Pour the wrong color onto the corked flask and the cork stays sealed while the mismatched color strands on top of it, burning a top-row empty the bottom mixers need. Trigger the wood box before its cyan is fully accumulated and the keyhole stays locked, costing you the box's payout. Pour two different colors into one of the three top-row empties and that buffer becomes a two-color mix that cannot be cleared onto any lane.
- Mechanics
- A cork-plus-vault board on a 3-tier sort with three empties. The cork is the only free mixer the level gives you — its hidden blue is the gateway to opening the rest of the sort. The wood box is a gated payout, not a buffer — it releases a full cyan bottle only when its cyan is satisfied on the board. The order is cork first, accumulate the vault color second, then drain the bottom mixers through the three top-row empties.
Frequently Asked Questions
Why pop the corked column-4 flask first in Magic Sort Level 409?
The cork is the only free mixer on the board — its hidden blue is the gateway color. Pop it with a matching top color first so the blue enters the sort, and only then start building the wood box's cyan in one of the three top-row empties. If you start on the wood box first, you burn a top-row empty that the cork pop will need.
How does the wood box with the keyhole unlock in Level 409?
It needs its required color — cyan — accumulated on the board. Stack cyan tops from the bottom mixers into one of the three top-row empties until the keyhole indicator fills, then pour a full cyan into the box. The box then releases a clean cyan bottle that becomes a ready-made landing lane.