Magic Sort level guide
Magic Sort Level 442 Walkthrough
Magic Sort Level 442 is a two-tier, ten-bottle double-vault chain unlock. T1 is a wooden box with a pink padlock and T2 is a wooden box with a green padlock, with no corks, wraps, magic overflows or frost bases anywhere on the board. Pour the green tops off T3 and T5 into T2 to break that seal first, route the pink that T2 releases into T1 to crack the second box, then peel T1's four-color stack and B1's three-color stack down into single-color lanes.
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How to Solve Magic Sort Level 442 — Full Solution
- Pour T3's top green down onto T2 (green padlock box) to start the seal, then pour T5's top green down onto T2 to finish breaking it — the box releases a green and pink cluster into T4 and T2 turns into a working regular bottle.
- Pour the released pink into T1 (pink padlock box) to break that seal, then peel T1's revealed four-color stack top-first (yellow, then blue, then red, then pink) into T2 and T3 to start the yellow, blue, red and pink lanes.
- Pour B1's top red down onto B2's full red to start the red lane, then peel B1's now-exposed green down onto T5's green to grow the green lane.
- Pour B1's brown base up onto T3's parked stack, then route B4's orange top onto B5's orange to start the orange lane.
- Peel T1's remaining blue and pink into single-color bottles, and use T4 (the receiver T2 used) as the cyan and purple buffer once the two unlocked box slots are exhausted.
- Top off red, green, orange, brown, yellow, blue, pink, purple and cyan each into its own bottle, then confirm all ten bottles end on a single color.
Colors in this level:
Red, Green, Brown, Orange, Pink, Yellow, Blue, Purple, Cyan
Common Mistakes to Avoid
- Pouring brown, red, orange, yellow, blue, pink, purple or cyan into T2 first, which does not break the green padlock seal and buries the only green key you needed to start the chain.
- Pouring any color other than pink into T1, which does not break the pink padlock seal and strands the wrong color on top of the box, burning the only pink source the chain produces.
- Touching B1's red, green or brown before T2 has cracked and T1 has cracked, which strands the green underneath the red and forces a wasted peel to recover the unlock key.
Quick Tips for Magic Sort Level 442 (spoiler-free)
- Save the green tops on T3 and T5 for T2 only — every other move that touches green burns the unlock key.
- Pour the released pink into T1 immediately after T2 opens, before any of T1's other hidden colors are pulled out.
- Peel T1's four-color stack top-first (yellow, then blue, then red, then pink) so the deepest color is the last one you move.
Board notes 5 details
- Layout
- Two tiers, ten bottle positions, no corks, wraps, magic overflows or frost bases. The top row is two locked wooden vaults side-by-side plus three standard bottles: T1 wooden box with a pink padlock (hidden palette), T2 wooden box with a green padlock (hidden palette), T3 tall green over brown mixer, T4 plain empty, T5 tall green over brown mixer. The bottom row is five standard bottles with no special tiles: B1 tall red over green over brown three-color mixer (heaviest on the board), B2 single full red, B3 plain empty, B4 tall orange over red mixer, B5 tall orange over brown mixer. Two starting empties sit at T4 and B3. The only special tiles are the two locked wooden boxes at T1 and T2.
- Goal
- Crack both wooden boxes and route every color into a single bottle. T2 (green padlock) has to unlock first because green is the only key that already exists on the board (it sits on top of T3, T5 and B1) and because the pink that T2 releases is the only legal key for T1 (pink padlock). Once T2 opens and feeds pink into T1, T1 in turn spills a four-color stack (yellow, blue, red, pink) that has to be peeled back down into single-color lanes. The first unlock that matters is the green pour into T2; the second unlock that matters is the pink pour into T1. The chokepoint is the chain order, not raw empties, because the only pink source on the board is whatever T2 reveals.
- Opening
- Pour T3's top green down onto T2 to start the green padlock seal, then pour T5's top green down onto T2 to finish breaking it — the box releases a green and pink cluster into T4 and T2 turns into a working regular bottle. Pour the released pink into T1 to break the pink padlock seal, then peel T1's revealed four-color stack (yellow on top, blue, red, pink underneath) top-first into T2 and T3 to start the yellow, blue, red and pink lanes. Pour B1's top red down onto B2's full red to start the red lane, then peel B1's now-exposed green down onto T5's green to grow the green lane.
- Danger Zone
- Pouring any color other than green into T2 is the main trap. Brown, red, orange, yellow, blue, pink, purple or cyan will not break the green padlock seal, so the green tops on T3 and T5 must reach T2 before any of those other colors are peeled — once brown or red lands in T2 the green underneath the padlock is buried and the unlock chain is dead. The same logic applies in reverse to T1: only pink will break the pink padlock, so the pink that T2 releases has to land on T1 before any of T1's other hidden colors (yellow, blue, red) are pulled out — using a wrong color to "unlock" T1 just strands that color on top of the box and burns the only pink source needed to start the four-color peel.
- Mechanics
- A double-vault chain unlock on an otherwise ordinary two-tier, ten-bottle board. The two wooden boxes sit side-by-side at T1 and T2 and are linked: T2 (green padlock) has to crack first because it is the only source of pink on the board, and the pink it reveals is the only legal key for T1 (pink padlock). Once both boxes are open, the rest of the puzzle is a straight sort — peel T1's four-color stack top-first, drain B1's three-color stack top-first, and use the two starting empties (T4 and B3) plus the two unlocked box slots (T1 and T2) to bank single-color lanes for red, green, orange, brown, yellow, blue, pink, purple and cyan.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the first pour in Magic Sort Level 442?
Pour T3's top green down onto T2. T3 is one of two top mixers that carry green on top, and T2 is the green padlock box, so the green must move out before any other color is touched. The pour starts the green padlock seal, exposes T3's brown below, and clears the green cap so the next pour can land T5's green onto T2 and finish breaking the seal.
How do you crack the pink padlock box at T1 in Level 442?
The only pink on the board is whatever T2 (green padlock box) releases after it cracks, so the chain has to run T2 first, then T1. Once T2 is open and the pink has been routed into T4, pour that pink down onto T1 to break the pink padlock, peel T1's revealed four-color stack (yellow, blue, red, pink) top-first into T2 and T3, and use the freed T4 as the cyan and purple buffer for the rest of the sort.
Why is the green padlock box at T2 the most important tile in Level 442?
T2 is the only source of pink on the board, and pink is the only legal key for T1 (pink padlock box). The first two pours (green from T3 onto T2, then green from T5 onto T2) break the green padlock seal and release the green and pink cluster that feeds T1, and that sequence is what frees T3 and T5 to act as peelable mixers for B1's red, green and brown stack.