Magic Sort level guide
Magic Sort Level 248 Walkthrough
Magic Sort Level 248 is a twelve-bottle, four-column "cork + magic bottle" finale where the top tier hides four single colors under "?" caps and the bottom tier holds four white Magic Bottles with green, yellow, red and blue target caps. Park the Magic Bottles on their target colors first, pop the "?" caps to release blue, orange, red and pink as scratch, then drain the four middle mixers top-first into the now-empty top tier while the Magic Bottles absorb any overflow.
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How to Solve Magic Sort Level 248 — Full Solution
- Tap the "?" cap on top col 4 to release pink, then pour that pink into the middle col 1 three-stack (red-dark-dark) so the red top comes off the top of that mixer and the dark layers underneath become accessible.
- Tap the "?" cap on top col 1 to release blue, then pour that blue into the bottom col 4 Magic Bottle so the blue target cap is anchored on a single-color blue lane.
- Tap the "?" cap on top col 2 to release orange, then pour that orange into the bottom col 2 Magic Bottle so the yellow target cap is parked on orange — pour orange back out into the middle col 2 three-stack (orange-red-white) and leave the bottom col 2 Magic Bottle empty.
- Tap the "?" cap on top col 3 to release red, then pour that red into the bottom col 3 Magic Bottle so the red target cap is anchored, and pour the resulting red out into the middle col 4 two-stack (red-dark) to start a dark/red lane.
- Drain the middle col 1 three-stack starting from the top — pour the exposed red onto the red lane in middle col 4, the next dark into the now-empty top col 1, and the final dark into the now-empty top col 2, leaving middle col 1 empty.
- Drain the middle col 2 three-stack (orange-red-white) starting from the top — pour orange onto the parked-orange middle col 1, red onto the red lane in middle col 4, and the white/cream layer into the bottom col 1 Magic Bottle (green target) so green is anchored on cream — pour cream back out into the now-empty top col 3.
- Drain the middle col 3 three-stack (cyan-red-dark) starting from the top — pour cyan onto the empty top col 4, red onto the red lane in middle col 4, and dark into the bottom col 1 Magic Bottle so the green target is now a green lane.
- Top off the four Magic Bottles on green, yellow, red and blue, then top off the top tier (cyan, pink, red, dark) and the middle tier (pink, blue, purple, orange) so all twelve bottles end on a single color with no mixers left.
Colors in this level:
Blue, Orange, Red, Pink, Cyan, Green, Yellow, Purple, Magenta, Brown
Common Mistakes to Avoid
- Pouring a non-target color into a Magic Bottle that already holds a target color, which seals that overflow slot into a permanent mix and leaves you with only three working Magic Bottles for the rest of the level.
- Draining the middle col 2 three-stack (orange-red-white) before the green target cap on bottom col 1 is parked, which strands the buried white/cream layer on top of an unrelated color and buries the entire green lane.
- Popping the "?" cap on top col 3 (red) before parking blue on the bottom col 4 Magic Bottle, so the cyan source buried under middle col 3 has no clean target slot when it finally surfaces.
Quick Tips for Magic Sort Level 248 (spoiler-free)
- Park every Magic Bottle on a single target color (green, yellow, red, blue) before popping any "?" cap; pouring a non-target color into a Magic Bottle that already holds another color locks it.
- The white/cream layer buried under middle col 2 has nowhere to land until a Magic Bottle is free, so bank the green target cap on bottom col 1 first.
- Pop the "?" cap on top col 1 (blue) before tackling middle col 3, because the cyan source only surfaces on the top tier once blue has been parked on the bottom col 4 target cap.
Board notes 5 details
- Layout
- A three-tier board that resolves to four columns wide and twelve bottle positions. The top tier is four single-segment bottles sealed with a small "?" cap (level 7) — col 1 hides blue, col 2 hides orange, col 3 hides red, col 4 hides pink. The middle tier is four normal mixers, with col 1 holding a red-on-dark-on-dark three-segment stack, col 2 holding an orange-red-white three-segment stack, col 3 holding a cyan-red-dark three-segment stack, and col 4 holding a red-on-dark two-segment stack. The bottom tier is four white frosted Magic Bottles with a small target cap on each, with col 1 capping green, col 2 capping yellow, col 3 capping red, and col 4 capping blue. There are zero starting empties, so the four Magic Bottles plus the four cork-capped tops are the only scratch space.
- Goal
- Park every Magic Bottle on a single target color (green, yellow, red, blue) before any "?" cap is popped, then use the four revealed single colors (blue, orange, red, pink) plus the four emptied top slots to drain the four middle mixers top-first. The win state is twelve single-color bottles with no mixer left and no Magic Bottle holding a mix.
- Opening
- Tap the "?" cap on top col 1 to release blue, then pour that blue into the bottom col 4 Magic Bottle (the one with the blue target cap) to start the blue lane. Tap the "?" cap on top col 2 to release orange, then pour that orange into the middle col 1 three-stack to start peeling the dark layers off the top. Tap the "?" cap on top col 3 to release red, then run that red straight onto the bottom col 3 Magic Bottle to bank red on the red target cap.
- Danger Zone
- Pouring any non-target color into a Magic Bottle that already holds its target color seals that Magic Bottle into a permanent mix and removes one of only four overflow slots. The middle col 2 three-stack (orange-red-white) is the worst single bottle to attack first — the white/cream segment underneath has nowhere to land until a Magic Bottle is free, and parking white on top of an already-parked target color buries the entire lane. The middle col 3 three-stack (cyan-red-dark) hides the only cyan source on the board, so pop the "?" cap on top col 1 and bank blue first — otherwise the cyan that eventually surfaces on top col 4 has no clean home to dock into.
- Mechanics
- A "cork top + magic bottle bottom" finale on a 4×3 grid. Four "?" cap corks on the top tier hide four single scratch colors, four white frosted Magic Bottles on the bottom tier hold four target colors (green, yellow, red, blue), and four middle mixers sit between them as the real sorting work. The chokepoint is target-first, cork-second — park every Magic Bottle on its matching target color before popping any "?" cap, then use the popped top tier as the four empties that drain the middle mixers top-first.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do you pop the four "?" caps in Magic Sort Level 248?
Tap each "?" cap on the top tier (col 1 blue, col 2 orange, col 3 red, col 4 pink) to release the single hidden color. Once the cap is off, the bottle is a normal single-color bottle and you can pour that color out into a Magic Bottle, a middle mixer, or a parked lane.
Why must every Magic Bottle be parked on its target color before any "?" cap is popped?
The four Magic Bottles (green, yellow, red, blue) are the only overflow slots on the board, and pouring a non-target color into a Magic Bottle that already holds its target color locks it into a mix. If you pop the "?" caps first, the freed scratch colors (blue, orange, red, pink) have to land somewhere, and the Magic Bottles are the only place to absorb them — park every target color first, then use the popped top tier and the parked Magic Bottles together to drain the four middle mixers.