Magic Sort level guide
Magic Sort Level 421 Walkthrough
Magic Sort Level 421 is a two-cork sort on a ten-bottle, two-tier board with no empties and no other gimmicks. Bank red first to use as the cork-pop fuel, drain the two light blue tops onto the solid B1 cyan anchor, pop the bottom cork to release brown, then pop the top cork and route its sealed color into the last open bottle until all ten bottles end on a single color.
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How to Solve Magic Sort Level 421 — Full Solution
- Pour the green top of T5 onto a clean receiving slot to start the green lane, then pour the red top of B4 onto one of the T1 or T2 red bases so red starts consolidating on the top row.
- Pour the light blue top of T1 onto the solid B1 cyan anchor so light blue collapses into a single bottle and T1 drops to a single red.
- Pour the light blue top of T2 onto the same B1 light blue lane so T2 drops to a single red and light blue is fully banked.
- Pour the red top of T5 onto one of the now-exposed red bases on T1 or T2 so red keeps banking, then pour the gray top of B5 onto the orange top of T4 so gray starts its own lane.
- Pour a red top from the top row down onto the B3 cork to pop the bottom cork and release brown into the cleared slot, then pour the B3 brown top onto a clean single-color slot so brown banks onto its own bottle.
- Pour another red top from the top row down onto the T3 top cork to pop the second cork and release its sealed color, then route that sealed color into the last open bottle.
- Pour the orange tops of T4 and B2 onto a clean slot so orange collapses into a single bottle, and pour the pink tops of B2 and B4 onto that orange lane's neighbor so pink is finished.
- Top off light blue, red, cyan, orange, yellow, green, pink, gray, brown and the T3 sealed color each into a single bottle so all ten positions end on a single color.
Colors in this level:
Red, Light blue, Cyan, Orange, Yellow, Green, Pink, Gray, Brown, Purple
Common Mistakes to Avoid
- Popping the T3 top cork before red is consolidated on the top row, which wastes a red segment on the wrong bottle and leaves no red source for the B3 bottom cork pop.
- Popping the B3 bottom cork while B4 is still full so the brown release lands on a mismatched stack that you cannot undo in one pour.
- Pouring two different colors into the cleared T1 or T2 slots before the cork pops, which turns the only flex slots into mixed bottles just when the cork releases need them.
Quick Tips for Magic Sort Level 421 (spoiler-free)
- Bank red on the top row first by pouring B4's red top onto one of the T1 or T2 red bases.
- Drain both light blue tops onto the solid B1 cyan anchor so light blue collapses into one bottle.
- Save a red source for the B3 bottom cork pop so the brown release lands on a clean slot.
Board notes 5 details
- Layout
- Two tiers, ten bottle positions, no locks, wraps, boxes or magic bottles. The top row is five mixers — T1 reads light blue over red, T2 is the same light blue over red, T3 is a red-corked scroll hiding a sealed color, T4 is orange over yellow, and T5 is green over red. The bottom row is five mixers — B1 is a solid cyan anchor, B2 is orange over pink, B3 is the second red-corked scroll hiding brown, B4 is red over pink, and B5 is gray over yellow. The two corks sit in the middle column at T3 and B3, and there are no starting empties.
- Goal
- Pop the two red corks so the two hidden colors (brown underneath the bottom cork and a second sealed color underneath the top cork) join play, then sort the whole board so every bottle holds one color. The real chokepoint is the bottom cork at B3 — that single pop is what unlocks brown, the only color with no source on the visible board.
- Opening
- Pour the green top of T5 onto a clean receiving slot to start the green lane, then pour the red top of B4 onto one of the T1 or T2 red bases so red starts consolidating on the top row. Pour the light blue top of T1 onto the solid B1 cyan anchor so light blue collapses into a single bottle and T1 drops to a single red, then pour the light blue top of T2 onto the same B1 light blue lane so T2 drops to a single red too.
- Danger Zone
- Pop the T3 top cork before red is consolidated on the top row and you waste a red segment on the wrong bottle. Pop the B3 bottom cork while B4 is still full and the brown release lands on a mismatched stack that you cannot undo in one pour. Pour two different colors into the cleared T1 or T2 slots and you turn the only flex slots into mixed bottles just when the cork pops need them. Keep B3's cork until red is consolidated above, and pour brown into a clean slot the moment it releases.
- Mechanics
- A two-cork board on a ten-bottle two-tier grid with no empties and no gimmicks. Both corks are red, so red is the universal unlock color and the only color with enough sources to fuel both pops and still bank a full red bottle. The skill is order: bank red first, free the T1/T2 light blue onto the B1 anchor, pop the B3 bottom cork onto a clean slot to release brown, then pop the T3 top cork and route its sealed color into the last open bottle.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the first move in Magic Sort Level 421?
Pour the green top of T5 onto a clean receiving slot to start the green lane, then pour the red top of B4 onto one of the T1 or T2 red bases so red starts consolidating on the top row. Red has to bank first because both corks are red and you will need a red source to pop each one.
Why is the bottom cork at B3 the real chokepoint in Level 421?
The bottom cork hides brown, the only color with no source on the visible board. The T3 top cork also hides a sealed color, but the brown release is the moment the whole board changes shape — pour it onto a mismatched stack and you cannot undo it in a single move. Pop B3 only after red is consolidated above and a clean single-color slot is waiting for the brown.