Magic Sort level guide
Magic Sort Level 428 Walkthrough
Magic Sort Level 428 is a three-tier, thirteen-bottle "?" cap release with two paper wraps and one heavy "7" tally cap on the bottom row. Bank cyan at M1, pop the M2 cap with M3 red, peel the T5 yellow into the freed T4 slot, pop the B5 cap with T5 blue to release a hidden cyan, walk M1 cyan plus the B5 cyan onto the B2 "7" cap, pop the B4 cap with the B3 unwrap green, and unwrap B1 last with the B4 release, then sort purple, green, yellow, red, pink, brown, orange, cyan, blue and the six released colors into single-color lanes until all thirteen positions end on one color.
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How to Solve Magic Sort Level 428 — Full Solution
- Pop the M2 "?" cap with the M3 red top so the cap pops and the orange-over-red two-mix underneath drops into the M2 slot. Pour the M2 orange top onto the bottom row to start the orange lane.
- Pop the T4 "?" cap with the pink that drops out of the M2 release so T4 reveals its hidden pink base. Peel the T5 yellow top off the T5 yellow-red-pink-brown four-mix into the now-empty T4 slot to start a yellow lane.
- Pop the T2 "?" cap with the brown that drops out of T5 so T2 reveals its hidden color, then pop the T3 "?" cap with the T5 red middle so T3 reveals its hidden color.
- Pop the B5 "?" cap with the blue that drops out of T5 so B5 reveals its hidden color (a fresh cyan bottle). Walk the M1 cyan down onto the B2 "?" cap to start the heavy "7" tally pour.
- Walk the cyan off the B5 cap release down onto the B2 "?" cap as well, so B2 collects the full cyan pour and its "7" cap pops to release a fresh full bottle.
- Unwrap the B3 paper wrap with the green that drops out of the B5 cap release so B3 reveals its hidden green bottle. Pop the B4 "?" cap with the B3 unwrap green so B4 reveals its hidden color.
- Unwrap the B1 paper wrap with the matching color from the B4 release so B1 drops a new full bottle into the B1 slot. Route the T1 purple-green-yellow mixer top-first into the freed top slots and start the purple, green and yellow lanes.
- Sort purple, green, yellow, red, pink, brown, orange, cyan, blue and the six released "?" cap colors each into a single bottle so all thirteen positions end on one color with no mixed segments, no "?" caps and no paper wraps left.
Colors in this level:
Purple, Green, Yellow, Red, Pink, Brown, Orange, Cyan, Blue
Common Mistakes to Avoid
- Pouring a non-cyan color onto the B2 "?" cap, which pops the cap on contact but strands the non-cyan top on the revealed bottle and burns the only buffer the heavy "7" tally pour needs.
- Burning the M1 cyan single on a non-B2 pour before the B5 cap has popped, which strands the only visible cyan source on the board and leaves the B2 "7" cap with no matching segments.
- Unwrapping the B1 paper wrap before the B4 cap release is ready, which cracks the wrap on a mismatched top and strands the wrong color on the revealed B1 bottle with no clean home.
Quick Tips for Magic Sort Level 428 (spoiler-free)
- Bank the M1 cyan single untouched until you have popped the B5 "?" cap, so the B2 "7" tally cap gets both cyan sources in one heavy pour.
- Pop the M2 "?" cap with the M3 red top first so the orange-over-red underneath drops into the M2 slot and the pink base becomes a free cap-pop target.
- Unwrap the B1 paper wrap last using the color the B4 cap release drops, so the B1 unwrap lands on a clean home and never strands a wrong top on the revealed bottle.
Board notes 5 details
- Layout
- Three tiers, thirteen bottle positions, no true starting empties. The top row is five bottles — T1 a full purple-over-green-over-yellow three-mix, then three tall corked "?" cap bottles at T2, T3 and T4 (each sealed by a small dark "?" stamp with the body hidden under the cap, T4 the only one that lets a sliver of pink show through underneath), and T5 a full yellow-over-red-over-pink four-mix with a brown base. The middle row is three short bottles — M1 a full cyan single, M2 a corked "?" cap on top of an orange-over-red two-mix, and M3 a full red single. The bottom row is five short bottles — B1 a fully paper-wrapped bottle with no color showing, B2 a short cyan single with a "?" cap and a small "7" tally on the body, B3 a paper-wrapped bottle with a green top showing through the wrap, B4 a short green single with a "?" cap and a small "1" tally, and B5 a short blue single with a "?" cap and no tally. There are six "?" caps in total (T2, T3, T4, M2, B2, B4, B5), two paper wraps (B1, B3), zero true starting empties, and the B2 "7" tally is the only cap that needs a multi-segment pour.
- Goal
- Pop all six "?" caps and unwrap both paper wraps so the nine hidden colors join play, then sort every released color plus the visible purple, green, yellow, red, pink, brown, orange, cyan and blue segments into single-color lanes until all thirteen positions end on one color. The real chokepoint is the heavy "7" tally on the B2 cap: the B2 cap is the only one on the board that needs a multi-segment pour, and the seven cyan segments have to come from M1 cyan plus the hidden cyan that drops out of the B5 cap pop, so bank cyan at M1 first, pop B5 to release a second cyan, then dump both onto B2 to crack the heavy cap.
- Opening
- Bank cyan at M1 by leaving the M1 cyan single untouched, then pop the M2 "?" cap with the M3 red top so the cap pops and the orange-over-red two-mix underneath drops into the M2 slot. Pour the M2 orange top onto the bottom row to start the orange lane, then pop the T4 "?" cap with the pink that drops out of the M2 release so T4 reveals its hidden pink base. Peel the T5 yellow top off the T5 four-mix into the now-empty T4 slot to start a yellow lane, then pop the B5 "?" cap with the blue that drops out of T5 so B5 reveals its hidden cyan.
- Danger Zone
- Pouring a non-matching top onto any of the six "?" caps still pops the cap (the cap pops on any pour) but strands the wrong color on top of the revealed bottle, which costs an extra pour to clear before the bottle can join the sort. The B2 "?" cap with the "7" tally is the tightest crisis — dump a non-cyan color onto B2 and the cap pops but the spent non-cyan top sits on B2 with nowhere to go, and the rest of the run loses a buffer you cannot recover. The T2, T3 and T4 caps all sit in the top row, and popping them in the wrong order strands a wrong top on a freed slot that should be a yellow or pink receiver. The B1 paper wrap is the only fully-sealed wrap, and a non-matching pour onto B1 still cracks the wrap but strands the wrong color on the revealed bottle, so wait until a clean color source is ready before you touch B1. Keep the M1 cyan single untouched until at least two cyan sources are ready for the B2 "7" cap pour.
- Mechanics
- A three-tier, thirteen-bottle "?" cap release with two paper wraps and one heavy "7" tally cap on the bottom row. The six "?" caps are pure pop-on-contact seals (any pour pops the cap, but a non-matching pour strands the wrong top on the revealed bottle), the two paper wraps at B1 and B3 only crack on a matching top color, and the B2 "?" cap with the "7" tally needs a multi-segment cyan pour to release its hidden color. The chokepoint is cap-pop order plus the heavy B2 pour: bank cyan at M1, pop the M2 cap with M3 red, peel the T5 yellow into the freed T4 slot, pop the B5 cap with the T5 blue to release a hidden cyan, walk M1 cyan plus the B5 cyan onto the B2 "7" cap, pop the B4 cap with the B3 unwrap green, and unwrap B1 last with the B4 release. No corks, no wooden vault boxes, no magic bottles, no frozen tiles — just six "?" caps, two paper wraps and one heavy "7" tally on a tidy three-tier thirteen-bottle pad.
Frequently Asked Questions
How does the heavy "7" tally on the B2 cap work in Magic Sort Level 428?
The B2 "?" cap in the bottom row carries a small white "7" tally on its body, which means it only pops when a multi-segment cyan pour is dumped onto it. Bank the M1 cyan single untouched first, pop the B5 "?" cap with a spare blue so B5 releases a second cyan bottle, then walk M1 cyan plus the B5 release cyan onto B2 in one heavy pour. The cap pops, B2 reveals its hidden full bottle, and the run can continue. Pour any non-cyan color onto B2 first and the cap pops but the wrong top strands on the revealed bottle.
What is the right order to pop the six "?" caps in Level 428?
Pop the M2 cap with M3 red first so the orange-over-red underneath drops into the M2 slot, then pop the T4 cap with the pink that drops out of the M2 release, then pop the T2 and T3 caps with the brown and red that drop out of T5 in that order. Pop the B5 cap with the blue that drops out of T5 to release a hidden cyan, walk that cyan plus M1 cyan onto the B2 "7" cap to crack the heavy tally, then pop the B4 cap with the green from the B3 unwrap. The B1 paper wrap goes last, with a color from the B4 release. Pop in this order so every released color lands on a clean receiver.