Magic Sort level guide
Magic Sort Level 246 Walkthrough
Magic Sort Level 246 is a three-tier, twelve-bottle cork-release board where nine of the twelve positions start sealed with white question-mark caps and only the three open dark bottles in the top row (T1, T2, T3) act as the buffer workshop. Bank pink, blue, and brown in those three top-row buffers from the visible stacks on T4, T5, and M2 first, then walk the nine corks in the order that drains the middle row before the bottom row, so each released color lands on a buffer you have already prepared.
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How to Solve Magic Sort Level 246 — Full Solution
- Tap T1, T2, T3 as scratch flasks. Pour the pink top of T5 into T1 to start a pink lane, then pour the cyan top of T4 into T2 to start a cyan/blue lane.
- Pour the dark top of M2 into T3 to start a brown lane, then pour the pink top of T4 (now exposed) onto the pink lane in T1 and the blue top of T4 onto the cyan/blue lane in T2 to merge the two blues.
- Pop the T4 question-mark cork by pouring the banked pink onto it, then route the released cyan onto a fresh T1 or T2 buffer so the second top-row cork has a clean dock. Pop the T5 cork by pouring the banked blue onto it, then route the released color onto a fresh buffer.
- Pop the M2 question-mark cork by pouring the banked brown onto it, then route the released color onto a fresh T2 buffer and merge it with the matching lane. The middle row's first cork release is now done.
- Pop the M1, M3, M4 question-mark corks in match order — use the now-sorted top-row lanes (pink, blue, brown, and the released colors) as the matching buffer for each pop. Route every released color onto a clean buffer.
- Pop the B1 and B2 question-mark corks in match order. Bank the matching color in a top-row buffer first, then pour it onto the cork and route the released color onto a fresh bottom-row or middle-row buffer.
- Pop the B3 question-mark cork last. Bank blue cleanly in T2 first, pour it onto the B3 cork, and route the released orange onto a fresh bottom-row buffer to start the orange lane.
- Top off pink, blue, brown, and every released color so all twelve bottles end on a single color, with the three open T1, T2, T3 buffers and the nine popped corks all landing on a single-color stack.
Colors in this level:
Pink, Blue, Red, Yellow, Purple, Brown, Green, Orange
Common Mistakes to Avoid
- Pouring a non-matching color onto a question-mark cork (e.g. brown onto the cyan cork, orange onto the blue cork), which seals the cork shut and burns the move you needed to release that hidden color.
- Stranding the cyan/blue lane in T2 by pouring brown on top of cyan, which blocks the only path to trigger the M3, B1, B2, B3 bottom-row corks and leaves them sealed.
- Popping the B3 question-mark cork before the cyan/blue lane is clean in T2, which strands the released orange with no buffer to dock on and locks the bottom row.
Quick Tips for Magic Sort Level 246 (spoiler-free)
- Bank pink, blue, and brown in the open T1, T2, T3 buffers BEFORE you touch any question-mark-capped bottle — pouring a non-matching color onto a cork seals it shut and burns the move.
- Keep the T2 cyan/blue buffer clean and never strand cyan on top of brown, because T2 is the only path to trigger the M3, B1, B2, B3 corks.
- Pop the M2 cork (the only entry point for brown) before the bottom-row corks so the released brown has a fresh middle-row buffer to dock on.
Board notes 5 details
- Layout
- A three-tier board with twelve bottle positions — five dark standard bottles in the top row and seven white question-mark-capped corked bottles split across the middle (four) and bottom (three) rows. The top row starts with three near-empty dark standard bottles (T1, T2, T3) and two cork-sealed mixers (T4 carries cyan-blue-pink from top to bottom, T5 carries pink-blue). The middle row holds one cork-sealed mixer (M2 carries a dark top over a dark base — the brown/dark stack) and three empty cork-sealed bottles (M1, M3, M4). The bottom row is three empty cork-sealed bottles (B1, B2, B3). Nine of the twelve positions are sealed with white question-mark corks; the three open dark bottles in the top row are the only buffer workshop.
- Goal
- Pop all nine question-mark corks to release the hidden colors underneath, then route every color into a single bottle. The chokepoint is the middle row: the M2 dark-dark cork is the only entry point for brown, and the bottom-row corks (B1, B2, B3) all depend on the cyan/blue lane being banked cleanly in T2 before they can be popped.
- Opening
- Tap T1, T2, T3 as scratch flasks. Pour the pink top of T5 into T1 to start a pink lane, then pour the cyan top of T4 into T2 to start a cyan/blue lane. Pour the dark top of M2 into T3 to start a brown lane. Pour the pink top of T4 (now exposed) onto the pink lane in T1 to keep the pink buffer clean, then pour the blue top of T4 onto the cyan/blue lane in T2 to merge the two blues. You now have three banked color lanes (pink, blue, brown) in the top row.
- Danger Zone
- Pouring a non-matching color onto a question-mark cork seals the cork shut and burns the move. The M2 cork is the only path to brown, and the cyan/blue lane in T2 is the only path to trigger the M3, B1, B2, B3 corks — if you strand cyan in the wrong buffer, the bottom-row corks can never pop. The B3 cork is the deepest one: its hidden color (orange) is revealed last, and if T2 is not holding a clean blue at that moment, the B3 release strands itself with nowhere to dock.
- Mechanics
- A nine-cork release board on a three-tier twelve-bottle grid, with three open dark buffers in the top row and nine white question-mark-capped corks holding the rest of the colors. The chokepoint is cork-match banking: bank pink, blue, and brown in the top row first, then walk the nine corks in the order that drains the middle row before the bottom row, so each released color lands on a buffer you have already prepared.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do you open the nine question-mark corks in Magic Sort Level 246?
Bank the cork-match colors (pink, blue, brown) in the open T1, T2, T3 buffers first, then pour each matching color onto its cork. The cork pops, the hidden color drops onto the cork slot, and you route that release onto a fresh buffer. Pouring a non-matching color seals the cork shut and burns the move.
Why must brown be popped from the M2 cork before the bottom-row B1, B2, B3 corks in Level 246?
The M2 dark-dark cork is the only entry point for brown on the board, and the released brown has to land on a fresh middle-row buffer before the bottom-row corks are triggered. Pop M2 first so brown has a clean dock, then walk the bottom-row corks in match order with the cyan/blue lane held cleanly in T2.