Sort Them Ducks Categories

Anchors are landmarks, not a checklist

Hundreds of shelves exist. Finishing Pirates does not mean you understand Mafia. After the six, add Halloween, Jobs, Animals, and Beach — those four generate most of the trap tickets on the sorting page.

Read the shelf label, not your instinct

If the furniture says Jobs and a chef seats, you are done. If it refuses a bartender, the game has a different drawer. That is a category rule, not a bug.

The next section lists clusters we can name without pretending the tree is complete.

Per-category pages are P1

This hub eats the broad word Sort Them Ducks categories. Individual /categories/{slug} pages wait until a full, verified tree exists. Do not expect 200 stubs with guessed duck lists.

When a cluster still refuses a duck, you need the trap table, not another synonym.

How to test

Hold the duck, check Shelf Reveals if you bought it, then try the twin furniture before you dump the duck on the floor. Highlights help you finish both sides of a dual category in one vacuum cycle.

Do not invent a third shelf

Community writeups mention two furniture pieces for some categories. A third refusal is usually a trap mapping, not a secret extra shelf.

Finishing any one full category is also an achievement.

Nearby categories together

Once Auto-Collect exists, finish two facing aisles in one bag cycle. The upgrades vacuum is wasted if you vacuum pirates, walk away, then come back for the second pirate shelf.

Eggs on category furniture

Cowboy top and the Animal/Music gap hide secret eggs. Completing a category is a good time to look up and between the shelves, not only at the slots.

What “complete” actually counts

Category Complete wants every slot in that themed collection filled with the correct unique, not a pretty color gradient. Extra floor ducks of another theme sitting nearby do not block it. Dual-shelf Superheroes / Music: finish both furniture pieces before you assume the achievement should have fired — that pairing is community-reported, not a datamine.

Facing pairs

Chef vs Food is the mix-up, not a verified floor plan. Chefs go to Jobs; burgers go to Food. Once you know both shelves, facing-aisle routing still works wherever they sit in your shop.

Office is not a category

The office holds secret eggs, the copy-a-duck podium, and sometimes a stray unique on the desk. It is not a shelf cluster. Do not hunt a “Office” category name.