Magic Sort level guide
Magic Sort Level 252 Walkthrough
Magic Sort Level 252 is a two-tier twelve-bottle "dark-cover" sort with no corks, boxes, magic or wraps. Five of the twelve bottles (T1, T2, T3, T4 in the top row plus B1 in the bottom row) start with a dark cover layer sitting on top of a hidden actual color (yellow, yellow, pink, yellow, light purple). The single one-cap empty in the top-right corner (T6) is your only spare slot, so the work is peel the dark off every cover bottle into T6 and onto B1's existing dark cap first, then route the revealed yellows, pinks and light purple onto the four single-color anchors in the bottom row plus the small green and orange one-cap homes until all twelve bottles end on a single color or empty.
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How to Solve Magic Sort Level 252 — Full Solution
- Tap the small empty T6 in the top-right corner to bank the only one-cap buffer, then pour the dark top of T2 into T6 so T6 becomes dark and T2 exposes its yellow layer.
- Pour the dark top of T3 into T6 on top of the dark you just banked (T6 is full after that), and T3 now exposes its hidden pink at the base of the bottle.
- Pour the dark top of T4 into B1's dark cap; B1 absorbs it cleanly and T4 exposes its yellow layer. Then pour T4's revealed yellow into T1 on top of the dark already sitting there so T1 grows to dark+yellow+yellow.
- Pour the dark top of T1 into B1's dark cap to start peeling T1 down to its yellow base, then park the small orange T5's content into the now-empty B3 anchor slot to keep a one-cap free for the next cover.
- Pour the revealed pink from T3 into the small green one-cap B6 temporarily so the pink has a real home, then peel the dark top of B1 into the dark cap now sitting on T1 (B1 then exposes its hidden light purple).
- Pour the revealed light purple from B1 onto the pink you parked in B6 to grow a purple lane in B6, then dump the pink back onto the now-empty T3 so pink has its own bottle.
- Pour the yellow from T2 onto the yellow at the base of T1 to start a yellow lane in T1, then pour the yellow from T1 onto the now-empty B4. B4 was the blue anchor, so pour blue out into the small empty slot first, then yellow into B4.
- Top off yellow in T1 and B4, pink in T3, light purple in B3, plus the four pre-sorted anchors (B2 brown, B5 red, the orange in T5, the green in B6) so all twelve bottles end on a single color, with T6 and the emptied anchor slot left as the final empties.
Colors in this level:
Yellow, Dark, Pink, Light purple, Brown, Orange, Blue, Red, Green
Common Mistakes to Avoid
- Pouring a third dark cover into T6 after the first two fills the only one-cap buffer and strands the remaining cover pour with nowhere to land.
- Peeling the dark off T3 before the hidden pink has a clean home ready, which buries pink on top of a yellow or purple stack and forces an unbury.
- Pouring the revealed yellow from T1 into B4 before B4's blue is moved out, which contaminates the blue anchor and costs an extra pour to recover.
Quick Tips for Magic Sort Level 252 (spoiler-free)
- Tap the small empty T6 in the top-right corner first to bank the only one-cap buffer the board gives you.
- Pour the dark top of T2 into T6, then the dark top of T3 into T6. T6 fills after these two pours, so any further cover pour has to land on B1's dark cap.
- Peel the dark off T3 and B1 only after the pink and light purple you expose have a clean home ready, or you bury them on a non-matching anchor.
Board notes 5 details
- Layout
- A two-tier board of twelve bottles, six columns wide in the top row and six in the bottom row, no corks, boxes, magic bottles or wraps. The top row has five regular bottles plus one small one-cap slot on the far right. T1 is a yellow cap with a dark middle layer over a small yellow base, T2 is a dark cap with dark on top of yellow, T3 is a dark cap with dark on top of a hidden pink, T4 is a dark cap with dark on top of yellow, T5 is a regular orange bottle, and T6 is a small one-cap empty. The bottom row has five regular bottles plus one small one-cap bottle on the far right. B1 is a dark cap with dark on top of a hidden light purple, B2 is brown, B3 is orange, B4 is blue, B5 is red, B6 is the small one-cap green. The only starting buffer is the one-cap empty T6 in the top-right corner.
- Goal
- Peel the dark cover off all five two-color bottles (T1, T2, T3, T4 plus B1) and route every revealed color (yellow three times, pink, light purple) into its own clean home, then top off the remaining anchors (brown, orange, blue, red, green) so all twelve bottles end on a single color or empty. The chokepoint is that T6 fills after just two dark pours, so the remaining three cover pours have to land on B1's dark cap rather than burn the buffer.
- Opening
- Tap the small empty T6 in the top-right corner to bank a buffer, then pour the dark top of T2 into T6 so T6 now holds dark and T2 exposes its yellow layer. Pour the dark top of T3 into T6 on top of the dark you just banked (T6 is full after that), and T3 now exposes its hidden pink. Pour the dark top of T4 into B1's dark cap; B1 absorbs it cleanly and T4 exposes its yellow. Then pour T4's revealed yellow into T1 on top of the dark already sitting there so T1 grows to dark+yellow+yellow.
- Danger Zone
- Pouring any revealed pink, light purple, yellow or red into a wrong anchor contaminates the anchor and you have no second one-cap buffer to recover with, since T6 fills after the second dark pour. The hidden pink on T3 is the trap; peel the dark off T3 before T6 has room and the pink has no clean home, so it lands on a yellow or purple stack and you have to unbury it later. Same for the hidden light purple on B1 — peel B1's dark before T3's pink is parked and the light purple has no matching top to sit on.
- Mechanics
- A "dark-cover" two-tier sort with two pre-hidden colors (pink on T3, light purple on B1) and a lone one-cap empty buffer in T6 that doubles as the cover dump. The puzzle is cover-first, sort-second. Strip the dark off every cover bottle into T6 (first two pours) and onto B1's existing dark cap (the rest) before you route any revealed color, because the one-cap buffer cannot absorb a third dark pour.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do you open the dark-cover bottles in Magic Sort Level 252?
Tap the small empty T6 in the top-right corner first to bank the only one-cap buffer, then pour the dark top of T2 into T6, then the dark top of T3 into T6. T6 fills after these two pours, so the remaining dark covers (T4, T1, B1) have to land on B1's existing dark cap. Peel in that order and the hidden pink on T3 and the hidden light purple on B1 are revealed with clean homes ready.
Why is the small empty T6 in the top-right corner the only safe buffer in Level 252?
Every other bottle in the top row is either a regular two-color bottle (T1, T2, T3, T4) or a regular orange anchor (T5), and the bottom row only has four single-color anchors plus B1's dark cap and the small one-cap green B6. None of those can absorb a dark cover pour without contaminating their home color, so T6 is the only slot that takes dark cleanly. T6 is also a one-cap, so it fills after just two cover pours and the rest of the cover has to ride B1's dark cap.