Loop Sort Features and Obstacles

Loop Sort builds its puzzles around a one-tap truck release and automatic movement on a conveyor. Voodoo's store images show tracks of several shapes, along with protected cargo and tools that change the way a player reads the board.

Trucks create the starting choices

The trucks around the track show stacks of colorful cubes. Some expose several colors at once, while others hide the cargo behind a cover. The exposed trucks define the earliest choices. A glance at the visible surface helps you pick which colors to send out, but the sequence can change once a layer is removed. In a small board the important trucks may all sit inside one loop. In a wider arrangement, some trucks may face the outside edges or sit beside a different bend. The style stays readable because the puzzle pieces and colored loads stand out against the dark violet board.

Conveyors create different viewpoints

An oval route makes it easy to follow cargo from the moment it enters the loop. A figure-eight bends in opposite directions in different parts of the same board. Longer routes can carry pieces past several sections of trucks before they reach the group you are watching. Use the conveyor as a guide to where your cargo has gone. If you cannot immediately see a piece settle, follow it through the next turn rather than assuming it disappeared. The different shapes also help identify levels in a gallery or walkthrough because a change in shape is more obvious than a single truck's position.

Hidden layers change what you know

A covered section conceals some of the information needed to plan ahead. Accessible cargo lets you act on what you can see and expose more of the puzzle. This mechanic changes the value of an empty space. With every truck open, you can compare several destinations before committing to a release. With cargo hidden, room to respond after a reveal becomes more valuable. The store images also show directional markers near covered areas. Pause as the obstacle moves or clears so that you can pick out the newly available colors instead of following a plan made for the old layout.

Curtains and ice constrain access

A curtain changes when the board makes a particular set of cargo available. Look for the indicated sorting requirement and check the cover after it is met. Ice is visually distinct from a curtain. It surrounds or covers the cargo and can remain on the board while other parts are being sorted. The developer lists ice and curtains as separate obstacles. Treat each by checking its visible behavior and the changes in a video for the same layout. You may encounter several kinds of cover together, which is a good reason to watch the result of a release before making another.

Barriers and locks change the route

Voodoo describes barriers with a one-way property. Cubes can go into the protected area while cubes already inside cannot leave through that barrier. This adds a routing restriction independent of the colors you want to match. A later store screenshot also shows keys paired with colored padlocks. Read those matching colors as part of the board and check the visible relationship before sending additional cargo. A blocked destination can affect what happens to a truck that would be straightforward to use on an open layout. Undoing the resulting traffic can take more attention than waiting to resolve the restriction first.

The app shows optional tools

The store gallery includes a booster illustration alongside regular boards. Check the label or prompt on the tool in your copy of the app before choosing it. A tool can change the available actions and therefore the state shown in a walkthrough. Use the frames around that choice to determine whether you are still following the same route. You can also compare the puzzle without copying the optional tool. Look for the board state the tool helped create and think about whether a visible release can give you the same access.

City screens sit alongside the puzzles

The App Store gallery shows city cards including London, San Francisco and Rome, with small trucks in the scene. Those location images give the game a travel theme alongside the dark conveyor boards. Use the level number and track layout when searching for a walkthrough, since the city art provides a broad theme and the individual boards contain the actual color and obstacle arrangement. Store images can show features from different parts of the game. If you only see trucks and a belt in your current stage, focus on the rules visible on that stage when deciding your next move.

What the guide catalog describes

The number of videos here counts the levels currently covered by this guide. The game itself may take you past the most recent number listed. Range pages organize the videos by the number on their corresponding boards. Between nearby boards, the position of the same curtain or ice cover can make a large difference to the opening sequence. The video gives you a moving view of that arrangement, while the section about gameplay explains how to read similar features when they appear in a different order. Check both the number and the opening arrangement when an app update changes your route.