Magic Sort level guide
Magic Sort Level 411 Walkthrough
Magic Sort Level 411 is a two-tier, twelve-bottle three-cork + two-magic-bottle sort on a board with three corked bottles (T1 maroon-over-dark-red, T4 pink, T5 hidden dark red), two white magic bottles (T6, B5) and a tall orange-green-blue-dark-blue four-color mixer at B1 as the real drainer. Pop the T1 cork with maroon, the T4 cork with pink and the T5 cork with the hidden dark red in cascade order, then peel the B1 four-color mixer through the T6 and B5 magic bottles and the three freed B2, B4, B6 near-empties until every bottle holds one color. The chokepoint is the B1 four-color mixer — it is the only orange source on the board and the only bottle that exposes dark blue at the bottom, so orange has to park in a clean lane (B6) before the buried dark blue is exposed, and the two magic bottles are the only flex slots that can hold orange and pink cleanly until the dark blue finds a home.
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How to Solve Magic Sort Level 411 — Full Solution
- Pour the top maroon off T1 (maroon over dark red, cork sealed) into the T6 magic bottle to bank a clean maroon shuttle, then pour the T6 maroon back onto the T1 cork so the cork pops and the dark red base enters play.
- Pour the top green off T2 (green over dark red) down onto the now-open T1 dark red lane to start a green accumulation, then pour the top yellow off T3 (yellow over red over blue) onto the freed B2 near-empty to open the yellow lane.
- Pop the T4 cork with pink by pouring the top pink off T4 into the T6 magic bottle, then pour the T6 pink back onto the T4 cork so the cork pops and the pink lane becomes a regular bottle.
- Pop the T5 cork with the hidden dark red by pouring the top dark red off T5 onto the freed B4 near-empty, then walk that B4 dark red onto the T1 dark red lane so dark red collapses into a single bottle.
- Pour the top orange off B1 (orange over green over blue over dark blue) onto the freed B6 near-empty to start the orange lane, then pour the B1 green top onto the T2 green accumulation so green banks to a full single-color bottle.
- Pour the B1 blue middle onto the B5 magic bottle to start the blue shuttle, then pour the buried B1 dark blue base onto the freed B2 yellow lane so dark blue banks to a full single- color bottle and B2 becomes a clean buffer.
- Pour the red middle off T3 onto the T1 dark red lane to finish the red accumulation, then pour the blue base off T3 onto the B5 blue shuttle so the T3 three-color mixer collapses to a single color.
- Pour the T6 maroon shuttle onto the B6 orange lane to finish orange, pour the T6 pink shuttle onto the T4 pink lane to finish pink, and top off red, orange, yellow, green, blue, dark blue, pink, maroon and dark red each into a single bottle so all twelve positions end on a single color with no corks left.
Colors in this level:
Maroon, Dark red, Green, Yellow, Red, Blue, Pink, Orange, Dark blue
Common Mistakes to Avoid
- Pouring the top maroon off T1 into any bottle other than the T6 magic bottle, which strands the only maroon source on the board on a mismatched stack and keeps the T1 cork sealed.
- Pouring the top orange off B1 into the wrong bottom row flask, which strands the only orange source on the board on a mismatched two-color stack and buries the B1 dark blue under a mixed bottle with no clean target.
- Pouring a second color into the T6 or B5 magic bottles, which locks the only two flex slots on a board that started with three near-empties and strands every loose top from that point on.
Quick Tips for Magic Sort Level 411 (spoiler-free)
- Pop the T1 cork with maroon on the very first move by parking the maroon in the T6 magic bottle and pouring it back, so the dark red base enters play and the rest of the sort has the headroom it needs to break the B1 four-color mixer apart.
- Pour the top orange off B1 onto the freed B6 near-empty before you touch the green and blue middles, so the only orange source on the board has a clean home before the buried dark blue is exposed.
- Keep the T6 and B5 magic bottles strictly single-color (maroon and pink) until the dark blue off B1 has a clean target, because the moment a second color touches either magic bottle the only two flex slots on the board lock.
Board notes 5 details
- Layout
- Two tiers, twelve bottle positions, no spray cans, no wraps, no wooden vaults, no frozen tiles and no "?" caps. The top row is six bottles — T1 a maroon-over-dark-red corked bottle with a small dark cork on top (the cork seals the maroon segment above a dark red base), T2 a green-over-dark-red two-segment mixer, T3 a yellow-over-red-over-blue three-segment mixer, T4 a single-pink corked bottle with a pink cork on top, T5 a fully corked white bottle with a V-cut cork that hides a single dark red segment underneath, and T6 a small white magic bottle with a star icon. The bottom row is six bottles — B1 a tall orange-over-green-over-blue-over-dark-blue four-segment mixer (the only orange source on the board and the only bottle that exposes dark blue at the bottom), B2 a near-empty dark flask, B3 a green-over-dark-blue-over-blue three- segment mixer, B4 a near-empty dark flask, B5 a second small white magic bottle with a star icon, and B6 a near-empty dark flask. Three corks (T1, T4, T5), two magic bottles (T6, B5) and three starting empties (B2, B4, B6) sit alongside four true mixers (T2, T3, B1, B3).
- Goal
- Pop all three corks in cascade order — T1 with maroon, T4 with pink, then T5 with the hidden dark red — so the three hidden segments enter play, then drain the B1 orange-green-blue-dark-blue four-color mixer and the rest of the T2, T3 and B3 mixers through the T6 and B5 magic bottles and the freed B2, B4, B6 slots until every bottle holds a single color. The real chokepoint is the B1 four-color mixer — it is the only orange source on the board and the only bottle that exposes dark blue at the bottom, so the orange top has to park in a clean lane such as the freed B6 near-empty before the buried dark blue is exposed, and the two magic bottles are the only flex slots that can hold orange and pink cleanly until the dark blue finds a home.
- Opening
- Pour the top maroon off T1 (maroon over dark red, cork sealed) into the T6 magic bottle to bank a clean maroon shuttle, then pour the T6 maroon back onto the T1 cork so the cork pops and the dark red base enters play. Pour the top green off T2 down onto the now-open T1 dark red lane to start the green accumulation, then pour the top yellow off T3 onto the freed B2 near-empty to open the yellow lane. Pop the T4 cork with pink by pouring the top pink off T4 into the T6 magic bottle, then pop the T5 cork by pouring the hidden dark red off T5 onto the freed B4 near-empty.
- Danger Zone
- Pouring the top maroon off T1 into any bottle other than the T6 magic bottle strands the only maroon source on the board on a mismatched stack and the T1 cork never pops, because the trigger color is locked behind another color. Pouring the top orange off B1 into the wrong bottom row flask strands the only orange source on the board on a mismatched two-color stack, and the B1 four-color mixer collapses into a three-color bottle with no way to extract the buried dark blue before T5's hidden dark red is freed. Pouring a second color into the T6 or B5 magic bottles locks the only two flex slots on a board that started with three near- empties, so the late-game sort has no place to land a loose top and the corks stall before the final merge.
- Mechanics
- A three-cork + two-magic-bottle sort on a tidy two-tier board with a single four- color mixer as the real drainer. The three corks release maroon, pink and dark red one at a time, the two magic bottles soak up the colors with the fewest clean lanes (orange and pink), and the B1 four-color mixer is the only bottle that needs to be peeled across all three bottom row buffers. No wraps, no spray cans, no wooden vaults, no frozen tiles — the only twist is popping three corks in cascade order and using the two magic bottles as single-color shuttles for the B1 four-color mixer until all twelve positions end on a single color.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do you pop all three corks in Magic Sort Level 411?
Pop the T1 cork with maroon by parking the top maroon in the T6 magic bottle and pouring it back, pop the T4 cork with pink by parking the top pink in the T6 magic bottle and pouring it back, and pop the T5 cork with the hidden dark red by pouring the top dark red off T5 onto the freed B4 near-empty. Pop them in that order so each freed slot hands the next cork the headroom it needs, and use the T6 magic bottle as a single-color shuttle rather than mixing two colors into it.
Why is the B1 four-color mixer the chokepoint in Level 411?
B1 is the only orange source on the board and the only bottle that exposes dark blue at the bottom. If the top orange goes into the wrong bottom row flask, the only orange source strands on a mismatched stack and the B1 four-color mixer collapses into a three-color bottle with no way to extract the buried dark blue before T5's hidden dark red is freed. Pour the top orange off B1 onto the freed B6 near-empty first so orange has a clean home before the green and blue middles are peeled, then pour the buried dark blue base onto the freed B2 yellow lane so dark blue banks to a full single-color bottle.