Magic Sort level guide
Magic Sort Level 420 Walkthrough
Magic Sort Level 420 is a pure routing sort on an eleven-bottle, three-tier board with two empty middle flasks and no gimmicks. Peel the T2 three-color orange-purple-blue mixer top-first into the two empties, consolidate the three scattered purple sources (under T1's orange, under T2's orange, under M3's green) onto a single bottle, then bank blue onto M1, red onto B1 and yellow onto B2 until every bottle holds one color.
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How to Solve Magic Sort Level 420 — Full Solution
- Pour the red top of T4 down onto the B1 red anchor so red starts banking on the bottom row and T4 drops to a single blue.
- Pour the yellow top of T5 down onto the B2 yellow anchor so yellow starts banking on the bottom row and T5 drops to a single orange.
- Pour the orange top of T1 across onto the now-exposed orange base of T5 so orange collapses into a single bottle and T1 drops to a single purple.
- Pour the green top of M3 into the M2 empty flask to start the green lane, then pour the orange top of T2 across onto the T5 orange lane so T2 drops to a purple-over-blue base.
- Pour the T2 purple top onto the T1 purple base so purple collapses into one bottle and T2 drops to a single blue, then pour the T2 blue top onto the M1 blue anchor so M1 banks to a clean blue.
- Pour the T4 blue top onto the M1 blue anchor so blue banks to a full single-color bottle and T4 becomes a clean buffer, then pour the T3 green top onto the M2 green lane and the T3 blue base onto M1 so T3 becomes a clean buffer.
- Pour the M3 purple top onto the T1 purple lane so purple banks to a full single-color bottle, then pour the T5 orange top across onto the freed T4 buffer so orange banks to a full single-color bottle.
- Top off blue, red, yellow, orange, purple and green each into a single bottle so all eleven positions end on a single color.
Colors in this level:
Blue, Red, Yellow, Orange, Purple, Green
Common Mistakes to Avoid
- Pouring the T2 purple into M4 before T1's purple is consolidated, which splits the purple lane across two bottles and leaves no buffer to merge them.
- Pouring the T2 blue onto the M1 blue anchor before the T4 blue has been peeled off, which overflows the M1 anchor and strands the second blue on a mismatched stack.
- Pouring the T1 orange top into the wrong middle-row empty before the T2 orange reaches the T5 orange lane, which strands two orange tops on different stacks and breaks the only path to a single orange bottle.
Quick Tips for Magic Sort Level 420 (spoiler-free)
- Bank the T4 red top onto B1 and the T5 yellow top onto B2 first so the bottom row's two single-color anchors start collecting matching tops before the middle row fills.
- Pour the T2 orange top onto the T5 orange lane before touching the T1 orange, so the only three-color mixer drops to a purple-over-blue base that the two middle-row empties can peel one segment at a time.
- Route all three purple sources (T1 purple, T2 purple, M3 purple) onto the same bottle before using the M4 empty as a shuttle for orange and green.
Board notes 5 details
- Layout
- Three tiers, eleven bottle positions, no locks, wraps, boxes, corks or magic bottles. The top row is five mixers — T1 reads orange over purple, T2 is the only three-color mixer (orange over purple over blue), T3 is green over blue, T4 is red over blue, and T5 is yellow over orange. The middle row is the workshop — M1 is a single blue anchor, M2 is empty, M3 is green over purple, and M4 is empty. The bottom row holds two single-color anchors — B1 is solid red and B2 is solid yellow. Six distinct colors are blue, red, yellow, orange, purple and green.
- Goal
- Drain the T2 three-color orange-purple-blue mixer without losing any of the three single-color anchors (M1 blue, B1 red, B2 yellow), and consolidate the three scattered purple sources (under T1's orange, under T2's orange, under M3's green) onto a single bottle before the middle row fills with mixed leftovers.
- Opening
- Pour the red top of T4 down onto the B1 red anchor to start banking red. Pour the yellow top of T5 down onto the B2 yellow anchor to start banking yellow. Pour the orange top of T1 across onto the now-exposed orange base of T5 to collapse orange into a single bottle. Pour the green top of M3 into the M2 empty flask to start the green lane, then pour the orange top of T2 across onto the T5 orange lane so T2 drops to a purple-over-blue base.
- Danger Zone
- Around move six the board has only M2, M4 and the now-empty T4 as flex slots. Pour the T2 purple into M4 before T1's purple is consolidated and you split the purple lane across two bottles with no buffer to merge them. Pour the T2 blue onto the M1 blue anchor before the T4 blue has been peeled off, and the second blue pour overflows the M1 anchor. Keep the three purple sources heading to the same bottle before touching M3's purple.
- Mechanics
- A pure routing board on an eleven-bottle three-tier grid with no gimmicks. Two starting empties in the middle row (M2 and M4), three single-color anchors (M1 blue, B1 red, B2 yellow), one three-color mixer at T2 and five two-color mixers (T1, T3, T4, T5 and M3). The skill is peeling the T2 three-color stack top-first into the two middle-row empties and consolidating the three scattered purple sources before the middle row fills.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the first move in Magic Sort Level 420?
Pour the red top of T4 down onto the B1 red anchor to start banking red on the bottom row. The matching T4 blue base stays where it is for now, but peeling the red off first opens the T4 blue as a clean source for the M1 blue anchor two moves later, and the bottom row is the safest place to park colors that have no other home yet.
Why is the T2 three-color mixer the chokepoint in Level 420?
T2 is the only three-color bottle on the board, and the only bottle that holds orange, purple and blue stacked in a single stack. The orange has to land on T5, the purple on T1, and the blue on M1 in that order, but the middle row only has two empties (M2, M4) and one mixed (M3) to receive those segments, so each pour eats a buffer. Pour the T2 orange first, then the T2 purple, then the T2 blue, and the rest of the sort can use M4 as a one-shot shuttle to finish orange and green.