Magic Sort level guide
Magic Sort Level 236 Walkthrough
Magic Sort Level 236 is a wide-vault finale on a fifteen-position 3-tier board with a five-cell BLUE-padlock wooden vault in the middle row, a single-cell YELLOW-padlock box at bottom 3, and two "?" cork caps on top 2 and bottom 2. Peel the top row into clean single-color lanes first, fill the wide middle vault cell-by-cell from those lanes until it breaks to release the five hidden middle bottles, then open the YELLOW padlock and pop the top "?" cork so every hidden color enters play.
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How to Solve Magic Sort Level 236 — Full Solution
- Peel the cyan top off top 1 (cyan-blue-green) into the empty top 4 to bank a cyan lane, then pour the now-exposed blue from top 1 into the empty bottom 5 to bank a blue lane.
- Pour the green bottom of top 1 onto the matching green at top 3 to grow the green lane to full, then pour the blue top of top 5 onto the banked blue at bottom 5 to grow that blue lane.
- Pour the exposed clear bottom of top 5 onto the "?" cork at bottom 2 to pop the cork and turn bottom 2 into a normal working buffer.
- Pour a clean matching top color onto the "?" cork at top 2 to pop the dark cap and release the hidden layer underneath. Top 2 is now a normal mixer.
- Fill the wide BLUE-padlock middle vault cell-by-cell with the cleaned-up single-color top-row lanes. When all five cells hold a single-color lane, the vault breaks, the wood plank splits, and the five hidden mixed middle bottles drop in — red, brown, pink, orange and cyan.
- Bank a yellow lane in one of the cleared top or bottom slots, then pour that yellow onto the YELLOW padlock at bottom 3 to pop the small box and release a fresh purple bottle into play. Route the released purple onto its own lane.
- Drain the five revealed middle bottles top-first into the cleared top row and the freed bottom 2 and bottom 5 buffers, peeling every color onto its own lane until the middle row empties out.
- Top off cyan, blue, green, red, brown, pink, orange, purple, yellow and the "?"-released color so all fifteen bottles end on a single color with no mixed segments left and both small padlocks popped.
Colors in this level:
Cyan, Blue, Green, Red, Brown, Pink, Orange, Purple, Yellow, Gray
Common Mistakes to Avoid
- Pouring a mixed-segment bottle into any cell of the wide BLUE-padlock middle vault, which strands two colors in that cell and prevents the vault from breaking.
- Pouring any color other than yellow onto the YELLOW padlock at bottom 3, which seals the small box shut and buries the hidden purple bottle for the rest of the run.
- Pouring a non-matching color onto either "?" cork, which pops the cap wrong and strands the hidden layer underneath on a mismatched base.
Quick Tips for Magic Sort Level 236 (spoiler-free)
- Peel the top row into clean single-color lanes first, so every cell of the wide BLUE-padlock middle vault receives a single-color pour when you start filling it.
- Pop the bottom col 2 "?" cork early so the freed bottom 2 becomes a third working buffer for the vault-fill sequence.
- Never pour a mixed-segment bottle into a vault cell — the wide BLUE-padlock middle vault only breaks when all five cells hold single-color lanes.
Board notes 5 details
- Layout
- A three-tier, fifteen-position board that resolves to five columns wide. The top row is five tall bottles — col 1 is a cyan-blue-green three-color stack, col 2 is a dark three-layer stack sealed by a "?" cork on its neck, col 3 is a full single-color green, col 4 is a starting empty flask, and col 5 is a blue two-layer mixer. The middle row is one wide five-cell horizontal wooden vault with a BLUE padlock in the centre, sealing five hidden mixed bottles. The bottom row is five positions — col 1 a small starter green, col 2 a small cream bottle sealed by a "?" cork, col 3 a small wooden box with a YELLOW padlock, col 4 a small starter purple, and col 5 a starting empty flask. Two true empties (top 4 and bottom 5), two small starter bottles (bottom 1 green and bottom 4 purple), and one full-green starter (top 3).
- Goal
- Fill the wide BLUE-padlock middle vault cell-by-cell with single-color lanes from the top row until it breaks, releasing the five hidden middle-row bottles (red, brown, pink, orange, cyan). Pop the YELLOW padlock at bottom 3 to release a purple bottle, and pop the two "?" corks at top 2 and bottom 2 to free their hidden layers. Then drain every revealed middle bottle top-first until all fifteen positions end on a single color.
- Opening
- Peel the cyan top off top 1 into the empty top 4, then pour the exposed blue from top 1 into the empty bottom 5. Pour the green bottom of top 1 onto top 3's matching green, and pour the blue top of top 5 onto the banked blue at bottom 5. Pour the exposed clear bottom of top 5 onto the "?" cork at bottom 2 to pop the cork, freeing bottom 2 as a third buffer. Pour a clean matching top onto the top 2 "?" cork to pop it last.
- Danger Zone
- Pouring a mixed-segment bottle into any cell of the wide BLUE-padlock middle vault strands two colors in that cell and the vault will not break. Pouring any color other than yellow onto the YELLOW padlock at bottom 3 seals it shut for the rest of the run. Pouring a non-matching color onto either "?" cork pops the cap wrong and strands the hidden layer underneath. With only two true starting empties (top 4 and bottom 5), every pour must land on a single-color target — burning a buffer on a mixed segment costs the only workspace you have to fill the BLUE vault cleanly.
- Mechanics
- A wide five-cell BLUE-padlock vault plus a small one-cell YELLOW-padlock box plus two "?" cork caps on a fifteen-position 3-tier board. The wide middle vault is the only source of the five middle-row mixed bottles, the YELLOW padlock at bottom 3 hides a single purple bottle, and the two "?" corks each hide one extra layer. The chokepoint is fill-then-pop order — peel the top row into clean lanes, fill the BLUE vault cell-by-cell with those lanes, pop the YELLOW padlock and the two "?" corks, then drain every revealed middle bottle top-first.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do you open the wide BLUE-padlock middle vault in Magic Sort Level 236?
Peel the top row into clean single-color lanes first, then pour those single-color lanes into the five cells of the wide middle vault one at a time. When all five cells hold a single-color pour, the BLUE padlock breaks, the wood plank splits, and the five hidden middle-row mixed bottles drop into play. Never pour a mixed-segment bottle into a vault cell or the vault will not break.
Why must the YELLOW padlock and the two "?" corks be popped in a specific order?
The bottom col 2 "?" cork sits on top of a small cream bottle and is the most natural third buffer to free first, because it gives you an extra empty slot for the vault-fill sequence. The YELLOW padlock at bottom 3 should be opened once a clean yellow lane is banked in the top or bottom row, and the top col 2 "?" cork should be popped last so the dark cap is removed only after the matching trigger color is in a clean buffer. Popping any of them on a mismatched color strands the hidden layer on a wrong base.
Why is the wide BLUE-padlock middle vault the bottleneck of Level 236?
It is the only source of the five middle-row mixed bottles — red, brown, pink, orange and cyan — and those five colors carry the only red, brown, orange and cyan on the entire board. Until the vault breaks, the rest of the sort is blind to those colors, and the only way to crack the padlock is to bank single-color lanes in the top row first so each vault cell receives a clean pour.