Magic Sort level guide
Magic Sort Level 196 Walkthrough
Magic Sort Level 196 is a routing board where two reds and two cyans clog the lanes. Merge the duplicates into single bottles first to free slots, then drain the bottom green-pink-cyan mixers through the three empties.
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How to Solve Magic Sort Level 196 — Full Solution
- Pour one red onto the other red bottle to merge the pair and free a slot.
- Consolidate the cyan, pouring the loose cyan tops together into one lane.
- Use a freed slot and the middle empties to open clean yellow and orange from the top singles.
- Drain the bottom green-pink-cyan mixers from the top down, each color onto its matching lane or an empty.
- Keep every flask single-color and clear it onto a real stack before reusing it.
- Top off each color into one bottle to finish.
Colors in this level:
Red, Yellow, Orange, Cyan, Pink, Green, Blue, Purple, Brown, Gray
Common Mistakes to Avoid
- Pouring a mismatched color into one of the three empties, burning space the bottom row needs.
- Draining the bottom mixers before the duplicate reds and cyans are merged into single lanes.
Quick Tips for Magic Sort Level 196 (spoiler-free)
- Collapse the duplicate reds and cyans into single lanes before anything else.
- Use the middle empties as one-shot shuttles, one color at a time.
- Clear a flask onto a real stack before you reuse it.
Board notes 5 details
- Layout
- Three tiers, no locks or wraps. The top row is five near-sorted singles but with a duplicated pair — two reds and a cyan that also appears lower down. The middle row holds a pink, a cyan, and two empty flasks. The bottom row is four mixers carrying green, pink and cyan plus a near-empty. Three effectively empty flasks are the whole workshop.
- Goal
- Merge the duplicate reds and the scattered cyan into single lanes first, then drain the bottom mixers through the three empties until each bottle holds one color.
- Opening
- Merge the duplicates. Pour one red onto the other red to collapse them into one bottle, and consolidate the cyan into a single lane, freeing top slots before you touch the bottom mixers.
- Danger Zone
- With only three empties, a single pour onto a mismatched flask burns space you need for the bottom row. Every flask must stay one color until you clear it onto a real stack.
- Mechanics
- A merge-and-route board with no gimmicks. The difficulty is the duplicated reds and cyans — until they collapse into single lanes, the three empties are too few to drain the mixed bottom row.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the first move in Magic Sort Level 196?
Merge the two reds into one bottle and consolidate the cyan. Collapsing the duplicate pairs frees the top slots the three empties cannot provide on their own.
Why is Level 196 tight on space?
There are only three empty flasks, and the duplicate reds and cyans tie up lanes. Until those duplicates merge, there is not enough room to drain the mixed bottom row.