Magic Sort level guide
Magic Sort Level 424 Walkthrough
Magic Sort Level 424 is a box-locked gating board on a two-tier seven-plus-three grid with two wooden boxes above the top row and no corks, wraps or magic bottles. Pour the B1 purple and B2 orange tops up to pop the purple and orange padlocks so the corked T1 and T4 become flex slots, peel the four-color T5 mixer top-first into T1, T4 and T7, bank pink on T2 and blue on T6, then route the B1 green, B2 blue and the buried T3 / T5 / T6 segments into single-color bottles until every bottle holds one color.
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How to Solve Magic Sort Level 424 — Full Solution
- Pour the B1 purple top up onto the purple box at the top to pop the first lock, so T1 becomes a clean flex slot and B1 drops to a single green.
- Pour the B2 orange top up onto the orange box at the top to pop the second lock, so T4 becomes a clean flex slot and B2 drops to yellow-red-blue.
- Pour the B2 yellow top onto the T2 pink lane so pink starts banking on T2 and B2 drops to red-blue, then pour the B2 red top onto the T6 red top so T6 collapses to a clean blue and B2 drops to a single blue.
- Pour the T5 orange top onto the T6 orange base (after T6's red was peeled) so orange collapses into one bottle and T5 drops to green-red-blue. Pour the T5 green top onto the T1 flex slot to start the green lane, and pour the T5 red top onto the T6 red lane so red banks to a full single-color bottle and T5 drops to a single blue.
- Pour the T5 blue top onto the T6 blue base so blue banks to a full single-color bottle and T5 becomes a clean buffer. Pour the B1 green top onto the T1 green lane so green banks to a full single-color bottle and B1 becomes a clean flex slot.
- Pour the T7 buffer onto the T3 red top so T3 drops to a single brown, then pour the B3 pink top onto the T2 pink lane so T2 banks to a full single-color bottle and B3 becomes a clean buffer. Pour the T3 brown top onto the T5 buffer so brown starts banking, and pour the B3 green top onto the T1 green lane to top green off.
- Pour the T5 brown top onto the T3 brown lane so brown banks to a full single-color bottle, then pour the B2 blue top onto the T6 blue lane to top blue off and B2 becomes a clean buffer. Pour the B3 green leftover onto the T1 green lane if needed so green is fully banked.
- Top off red, blue, cyan, brown, green, yellow, pink and purple each into a single bottle so all ten positions end on a single color.
Colors in this level:
Red, Blue, Cyan, Brown, Green, Yellow, Pink, Purple
Common Mistakes to Avoid
- Pouring the B1 purple top onto a non-box bottle before the purple lock pops, which buries the purple key under a starter segment and leaves the purple box sealed for the rest of the run.
- Pouring the B2 orange top onto a non-box bottle before the orange lock pops, which strands the orange key in the middle of the B2 stack and forces the rest of the sort to break T5's orange onto a separate bottle.
- Pouring the T5 red top onto the T6 red base before the B2 red is parked on T6, which overflows the T6 red lane and strands the second red on a mismatched stack with no buffer left to recover.
Quick Tips for Magic Sort Level 424 (spoiler-free)
- Pour the B1 purple and B2 orange tops up to the wooden boxes first so T1 and T4 become flex slots before you start peeling the starter stacks.
- Pop the B2 orange key before the B2 yellow, red and blue tops get poured, because once a B2 segment lands on a non-box bottle the orange key is buried under a starter's lower layers.
- Keep the T5 red and the B2 red heading to the same T6 lane, because red is the only color with two sources on the board and splitting them across T6 and a buffer breaks the sort.
Board notes 5 details
- Layout
- Two tiers with two locked wooden boxes sitting above the top row, no corks, wraps or magic bottles. The two boxes carry a purple padlock and an orange padlock, and the matching top-tier positions (T1 and T4) start corked and empty. The top row is seven positions: T1 is a corked empty tied to the purple box, T2 is full pink (four layers), T3 is brown over red (two layers), T4 is a corked empty tied to the orange box, T5 is the heaviest mixer on the board with orange over green over red over blue (four colors), T6 is red over blue over red (three colors), and T7 starts empty as the standing buffer. The bottom row is three starter bottles: B1 is purple over green, B2 is yellow over red over blue over orange (carries the orange key for the second box), and B3 is pink over green. Eight distinct colors appear on the board: red, blue, cyan, brown, green, yellow, pink and purple.
- Goal
- Pop both box padlocks with the right key colors (purple for the first box from B1, orange for the second box from B2) so T1 and T4 become flex slots, then drain the four-color T5 mixer top-first using T1, T4 and T7 as flex. The real chokepoint is the T5 four-color stack sitting on top of the corked T1 and T4: the orange and red tops of T5 are the only ways to get those colors onto a real stack, and both key pours eat a segment of the B1 / B2 starter bottles before the boxes release. The first unlock fires the moment the B1 purple top is poured onto the purple box at the top, dropping T1 from corked-empty to a plain flex slot.
- Opening
- Pour the B1 purple top up onto the purple box at the top to pop the first lock, so T1 becomes a clean flex slot and B1 drops to a single green. Pour the B2 orange top up onto the orange box at the top to pop the second lock, so T4 becomes a clean flex slot and B2 drops to yellow-red-blue. Pour the B2 yellow top onto the T2 pink lane so pink starts banking and T2 drops to a three-layer pink, then pour the B2 red top onto the T6 red top so T6 collapses to a clean blue and B2 drops to blue-orange. Pour the T5 orange top onto the T6 orange base so orange collapses into one bottle and T5 drops to green-red-blue.
- Danger Zone
- Around move eight the board has only T1, T4 and T7 as flex slots, and the T5 green-red-blue base is the only buried triple on the board. Pour the T5 green onto T1 before the B1 green is consolidated and you split the green lane across two bottles with no buffer to merge them later. Pour the T5 red onto the T6 red base before the B2 red is parked, and the second red pour overflows the T6 lane. Keep the T5 red heading to the same T6 stack as the B2 red before you touch the B2 red, or the red lane breaks across two bottles and the rest of the sort has to use T7 as a one-shot shuttle to recover.
- Mechanics
- A box-locked gating board on a two-tier seven-plus-three grid with no corks, wraps or magic bottles. Two starter bottles (B1, B2) hold the key colors that unlock the two wooden boxes above the top row, and unlocking the boxes converts the matching corked positions T1 and T4 into plain flex slots. The skill is pouring the B1 purple and B2 orange tops up to the boxes before peeling the B1 / B2 stacks, because each key pour eats a starter segment and strands the box's matching color if the starter's lower layers are not routed first.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do the two wooden boxes open in Magic Sort Level 424?
The purple box at the top opens when the B1 purple top is poured up onto it, and the orange box opens when the B2 orange top is poured up onto it. Each key pour consumes a starter segment and converts the matching corked T1 or T4 position into a plain flex slot, so save the purple and orange tops for the boxes before you start peeling the B1 and B2 stacks.
Why is the T5 four-color mixer the chokepoint in Level 424?
T5 is the only four-color bottle on the board, and the only bottle that holds orange, green, red and blue stacked in a single stack. The orange has to land on T6, the green on T1, the red on T6, and the blue on T6, in that order, but T1, T4 and T7 are the only three flex slots, so each pour eats a buffer. Pour the T5 orange first, then the T5 green, then the T5 red, then the T5 blue, and the rest of the sort can use T7 as a one-shot shuttle to finish brown, pink and cyan.