What should you do first in Magic Sort Level 41?

Move the least permanent top layer into the flexible lane only if the next move converts it into a finished bottle.

What usually goes wrong in Magic Sort Level 41?

If the flexible lane carries a temporary color for two moves, the next reveal appears with nowhere safe to go.

Magic Sort level guide

hard Target: 18 moves 6 colors

Magic Sort Level 41 is where one flexible lane starts doing nearly all the work, so the first anchor bottle has to be earned fast.

Layout: Two tight rows of colored bottles share one flexible lower lane, and almost every bottle is mixed deeply enough to need that lane sooner or later.
Goal: Turn the first useful reveal into an anchor bottle so the flexible lane can stop being both progress and storage.
Opening: Move the least permanent top layer into the flexible lane only if the next move converts it into a finished bottle.
Danger Zone: If the flexible lane carries a temporary color for two moves, the next reveal appears with nowhere safe to go.
Mechanics: What makes this board different: Two tight rows of colored bottles share one flexible lower lane, and almost every bottle is mixed deeply enough to need that lane sooner or later. Turn the first useful reveal into an anchor bottle so the flexible lane can stop being both progress and storage.

Board priority: Turn the first useful reveal into an anchor bottle so the flexible lane can stop being both progress and storage.
First-move rule: Move the least permanent top layer into the flexible lane only if the next move converts it into a finished bottle.
Do not let this happen: Letting the flexible lane become a parking spot instead of a short relay.

Move the least permanent top layer into the flexible lane only if the next move converts it into a finished bottle.
Release the flexible lane right away after the anchor lands, then use it again only for the next reveal that leads to another finish.
Before opening a new lane, remember this target: Turn the first useful reveal into an anchor bottle so the flexible lane can stop being both progress and storage.
Finish only after this mistake is off the table: Letting the flexible lane become a parking spot instead of a short relay.

Colors in this level:

Red, Blue, Yellow, Green, Orange, Pink

What should you do first in Magic Sort Level 41?
Move the least permanent top layer into the flexible lane only if the next move converts it into a finished bottle.
What usually goes wrong in Magic Sort Level 41?
If the flexible lane carries a temporary color for two moves, the next reveal appears with nowhere safe to go.