Magic Sort level guide
Magic Sort Level 423 Walkthrough
Magic Sort Level 423 is a four-box wooden-vault board on a two-tier five-plus-two grid with no wraps, corks or magic bottles. Pour the T5 orange, the B1 red, the B1 yellow and the T5 cyan tops up to the four locked wooden boxes in that order so each lock pops and a new single-color bottle joins the right end of the top row, then top off the remaining T5 blue, B1 red, brown, green, pink and purple bases into their own bottles so all nine positions end on a single color.
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How to Solve Magic Sort Level 423 — Full Solution
- Pour the T5 orange top up onto the leftmost box to pop the first lock, so T5 drops to a cyan-over-blue base and the first new single-color bottle appears at the right end of the top row.
- Pour the B1 red top up onto the next box to pop the second lock, so B1 drops to a yellow-over-red base and a second new bottle joins the right side of the top row.
- Pour the B1 yellow top up onto the third box to pop the third lock, so B1 drops to a single red base and a third new bottle appears at the right end of the top row.
- Pour the T5 cyan top up onto the last box to pop the fourth lock, so T5 drops to a single blue base and the final new bottle appears at the right end of the top row.
- Pour the T5 blue top onto the released blue bottle so blue banks to a full single-color bottle and T5 becomes a clean buffer, then pour the B1 red top onto the released red bottle so red banks to a full single-color bottle and B1 becomes a clean flex slot.
- Pour the T5 buffer onto the released brown bottle so brown starts banking, and pour the B1 flex slot onto the released green bottle so green starts banking on the top row.
- Top off brown, green, pink and purple each into a single bottle, then park orange, red and blue each into their own bottle so all nine positions end on a single color.
Colors in this level:
Orange, Cyan, Blue, Red, Yellow, Brown, Green, Pink, Purple
Common Mistakes to Avoid
- Pouring the B1 red top onto a non-box bottle before the B1 yellow has been poured up to the third box, which strands the red key on the wrong stack and leaves the second box sealed for the rest of the run.
- Pouring the T5 blue top onto the B1 red before the T5 cyan has been poured up to the last box, which buries the cyan key inside a red stack and leaves the fourth box locked when there is no key left on the board.
- Pouring the B1 yellow top up to the third box before the B1 red has already unlocked the second box, which uses the yellow key while the red key is still sitting on top of B1 and locks the yellow base under a starter segment.
Quick Tips for Magic Sort Level 423 (spoiler-free)
- Pour the T5 orange, B1 red, B1 yellow and T5 cyan tops up to the four boxes in that exact order so each key is fresh from its starter.
- Hold the B1 yellow back until the B1 red has already been used as a key, or the third box never opens and the yellow base buries the cyan key underneath it.
- Save the T5 blue for the very last starter pour so the cyan key stays accessible on top of the T5 stack while the fourth box is still locked.
Board notes 5 details
- Layout
- A two-tier board with seven bottle positions and four red wooden boxes sitting across the top of the top row. The four boxes each carry a small lock icon and gold trim, and the four corked positions T1, T2, T3 and T4 sit directly underneath them. The right side of the top row holds T5, a three-layer starter reading orange over cyan over blue. The bottom row is two starters: B1 is a three-color red-over-yellow-over-red stack and B2 is empty. No wraps, no corks, no magic bottles, no starting empties. Five distinct colors appear on the starting board: orange, cyan, blue, red and yellow.
- Goal
- Unlock all four wooden boxes by pouring a matching key color up from T5 or B1, so each box pops and releases a new single-color bottle into the top row, then route every remaining starter segment into a clean single-color bottle. The real chokepoint is the order of the four key pours: T5 holds orange, cyan and blue (three possible keys from one bottle) and B1 holds red and yellow (two possible keys, with red appearing twice), so the four boxes must be fed in the right order or the wrong starter segment ends up on the wrong box and the corresponding corked position stays locked for the rest of the run. The first unlock fires the moment the T5 orange top is poured up onto the leftmost box, dropping T5 to a cyan-over-blue base and releasing a new color into the rightmost top-row slot.
- Opening
- Pour the T5 orange top up onto the leftmost box to pop the first lock, so T5 drops to a cyan-over-blue base and a new single-color bottle appears at the right end of the top row. Pour the B1 red top up onto the next box to pop the second lock, so B1 drops to a yellow-over-red base and a second new bottle joins the right side. Pour the B1 yellow top up onto the third box to pop the third lock, so B1 drops to a single red and a third new bottle appears. Pour the T5 cyan top up onto the last box to pop the fourth lock, so T5 drops to a single blue and the final new bottle appears.
- Danger Zone
- Around the fifth move the top row is mostly new box-release bottles plus T2 and T3, and B1 is now a single red that is the only color with two sources on the board. Pour the T5 blue top onto the B1 red before the T5 cyan has been poured up to the last box, and you bury the only remaining key inside a stack that the box can no longer read. Pour the B1 red top onto a non-box bottle before the B1 yellow has been poured up to the third box, and the second red release lands on a mismatched stack with no buffer to recover. Keep the B1 red base and the released red bottle on opposite ends of the top row so the cyan-to-blue base of T5 can still find a clean target for its last pour.
- Mechanics
- A four-box wooden-vault board on a two-tier five-plus-two grid with no wraps, corks or magic bottles. Each of the four boxes needs a specific key color poured up from a starter (orange, red, yellow and cyan in that order) and each unlock releases a new single-color bottle that becomes the only flex slot for that pour's leftovers. The skill is feeding the four keys in the right sequence so the T5 stack and the B1 stack both end on a single base color (blue and red) that can be top-filled into the released bottles, and no starter segment gets stranded on the wrong box.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do the four wooden boxes open in Magic Sort Level 423?
Each box pops when a matching key color is poured up onto it from a starter. Feed the keys in this order: T5 orange onto the leftmost box, B1 red onto the next box, B1 yellow onto the third box, and T5 cyan onto the last box. Each unlock releases a brand-new single-color bottle that joins the right end of the top row, and the four released colors plus the leftover T5 blue and B1 red are the seven colors that have to finish on single-color bottles.
Why does the T5 orange top have to be the first key in Level 423?
T5 is the only starter that holds three different key colors (orange, cyan and blue) in one stack, so its top has to be used first while the rest of its stack is still intact. If you drain T5's middle layers before using the orange as a key, the orange ends up on a non-box bottle and the leftmost box can never open, which strands the cyan key under the leftover blue base.