Magic Sort! Level 694 Walkthrough and Tube Sorting Strategy

To clear Level 694 in Magic Sort!, focus immediately on emptying one mixed-color vial to create an open buffer tube. Creating this empty workspace allows you to shift surface blockers out of the way, uncover buried color segments, and consolidate identical colors into dedicated four-unit bottles without triggering a deadlock.

Pre-Move Board Assessment

Before pouring any liquid, evaluate the board to locate your quickest path to an empty tube:

• Exposed surface colors: Identify matching colors that currently sit on the top layer across different bottles and can be merged immediately.
• Buried color layers: Note which critical segments are trapped directly beneath top colors.
• Available bottle capacity: Check which tubes have two or more empty slots to receive incoming transfers without splitting a color stack.
• Low-layer vials: Locate tubes containing only one or two segments of a color resting on top of another layer, as these require the fewest moves to drain completely.

Step 1: Open an Empty Buffer Tube

Your opening sequence must prioritize emptying an entire vial rather than spreading colors into multiple partial stacks. Dispersing colors into partially filled tubes consumes free capacity and quickly leads to an unplayable board.

1. Locate two vials that share the same exposed top color, favoring a source tube that has only one or two segments of that shade.
2. Pour the matching top color into the designated receiving tube.
3. Check the newly revealed layer beneath it. If that color matches another exposed tube, transfer it immediately.
4. Continue draining the source tube until it is completely vacant.

Once empty, keep this tube vacant as an active workspace. Do not store a random color in it unless that transfer directly uncovers a move that frees another tube.

Step 2: Route Buried Colors and Maintain Workspace

With a buffer tube available, you can cycle blocking layers off of trapped colors. A standard tube holds four liquid units; managing these slots carefully ensures colors do not get stranded.

1. Assign permanent target tubes: Select specific tubes to hold finished four-unit color sets. When a tube reaches three units of the same color, reserve it exclusively for that shade's final segment.
2. Use the buffer for temporary staging: Pour an obstructing top layer into the empty buffer tube only when doing so exposes a color that can be poured directly into a target bottle.
3. Reclaim the buffer immediately: As soon as the exposed segment is moved to its target, shift the staged color out of the buffer tube and into an appropriate matching stack. Leaving mixed remnants in your buffer eliminates your ability to maneuver.

Step 3: Clear Base Layers to Solve the Puzzle

The final phase begins when the bottom segments of the initial layout become accessible.

1. Inspect the bottom layers of the remaining mixed tubes.
2. Find which bottom color matches a target tube that is already sitting at two or three units of capacity.
3. Peel away the upper layers of that mixed tube by routing them into other matching stacks or your temporary buffer.
4. Pour the cleared base segment directly into its matching target bottle.

Completing a four-unit bottle permanently solves that color and reduces board congestion. With fewer mixed colors remaining, use the freed spaces to assemble the final mono-color tubes to finish Level 694.