Magic Sort level guide
Magic Sort Level 262 Walkthrough
Magic Sort Level 262 is a two-tier, thirteen-bottle finale that hides its real chokepoint behind a single corked bottle in the top-right column. Pour the six top-row mixers into the six bottom-row destinations, bank a clean green in a buffer, then pour green onto the col-7 cork to release the hidden color and top off every bottle so all thirteen end on a single color.
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How to Solve Magic Sort Level 262 — Full Solution
- Use the col-4 top, the col-4 dark and the col-1 purple as scratch flasks. Peel the cyan top off the col-1 mixer (cyan/green) into a bottom buffer, then pour the now-exposed green from col-1 into a separate clean buffer to bank the green you will later pour onto the cork.
- Pull the pink top off the col-2 mixer (pink/yellow) into a fresh buffer, then dock that pink onto a buffer that already holds pink so the pink lane starts to build.
- Peel the purple top off the col-3 mixer (purple/yellow/red) into the col-1 purple destination to finish purple, then take the exposed yellow from col-3 onto a clean buffer.
- Pour the dark top of the col-4 multi-mix (dark/yellow/red) onto the col-4 bottom dark destination, then peel the yellow underneath onto a yellow buffer and the red underneath onto the red destination.
- Take the orange top of the col-5 mixer (orange/red) onto the col-3 orange destination, then run its exposed red onto the col-6 red destination. Drain the col-6 red into the red destination to clear the right side of the top row.
- Pour the banked green from step 1 onto the col-7 cork, the cork pops, and the hidden color drops onto the cork slot — route that release onto the green buffer you just emptied and merge it with the green lane.
- Drain any remaining mixed segments top-first into the now-open buffer positions, peeling yellow, orange and dark each onto its own stack.
- Top off purple, cyan, pink, yellow, orange, red, dark and green so all thirteen bottles end on a single color with no mixed segments left.
Colors in this level:
Cyan, Green, Pink, Yellow, Purple, Red, Dark, Orange, Blue
Common Mistakes to Avoid
- Pouring a non-matching color onto the col-7 cork (blue, red, or orange), which seals the cork shut and burns the move you needed to release the hidden color.
- Peeling the yellow or red off the col-4 multi-mix before the dark on top, which buries dark under the next pour and leaves no clean way to bank the cork's color match.
- Skipping the purple pour off the col-3 mixer, which strands purple on top of yellow and leaves no place to dock it once the destinations are full.
Quick Tips for Magic Sort Level 262 (spoiler-free)
- Bank a clean green in a buffer before you touch the col-7 cork — pouring any other color onto the cork seals it for the rest of the level.
- Peel the dark top off the col-4 multi-mix before the yellow or red underneath it, or dark gets buried and the cork's color match is no longer reachable in one move.
- Pour the purple top off the col-3 mixer first, so the yellow underneath has a clean place to dock before you reach the cork trigger.
Board notes 5 details
- Layout
- A compact two-tier board that resolves to seven columns and thirteen bottle positions. The top row is seven bottles — six mixed stacking bottles in cols 1-6 (cyan/green, pink/yellow, purple/yellow/red, dark/yellow/red, orange/red, red) and one corked bottle in col 7 sealed by a small "?" cap with a blue top section and a dark body. The bottom row is six colored "label" bottles acting as starting destinations — purple, cyan, orange, dark, orange and red — each holding roughly one full color at the start. No magic bottles, no wooden boxes, no wraps — only the single cork in col 7.
- Goal
- Pour the six top-row mixers into the six bottom-row destinations plus any extra colors, then pour the banked green from a buffer onto the col-7 cork to release the hidden color onto the cork slot. After the cork pops, route the released color onto a clean buffer and top off every bottle so all thirteen positions end on a single color.
- Opening
- Use the col-4 top, the col-4 dark and the col-1 purple as scratch flasks. Peel the cyan top off the col-1 mixer (cyan/green) into a bottom buffer, then pour the now-exposed green from col-1 into a separate clean buffer to bank the green you will later pour onto the cork. Pull the pink top off the col-2 mixer (pink/yellow) into a fresh buffer, then dock that pink onto a buffer that already holds pink.
- Danger Zone
- Pouring any non-matching color onto the col-7 cork (for example, blue or red) seals the cork shut and burns a move. The col-4 multi-mix (dark/yellow/red) is the only place to bank a clean dark lane — pour its dark into the col-4 bottom dark destination before the orange or red that sits under it, or the dark gets buried under the next pour. The col-3 purple is the only place to bank purple, so peel it before the yellow underneath or purple is stranded with no destination.
- Mechanics
- A single-cork finale on a tidy two-tier board. Six colored destinations sit underneath six mixed top-row bottles, the cork hides one extra color in col 7, and the rest of the puzzle is pour order. The chokepoint is destination-first, cork-second: pour into the bottom-row colors first to clear the workspace, bank a clean green lane, then trigger the col-7 cork to release the last color onto a prepared buffer.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do you open the corked bottle in Magic Sort Level 262?
Bank a clean green in one of the bottom buffers first, then pour that green onto the col-7 cork. The cork pops and the hidden color drops onto the cork slot, which you then route onto a fresh buffer. Pouring any other color (blue, red, orange) onto the cork seals it shut and burns the move.
Why must dark be peeled off the col-4 multi-mix before any cork trigger in Level 262?
Dark is the top section of the col-4 multi-mix and the only place to bank a clean dark lane. Pour the dark top onto the col-4 bottom dark destination first, then peel the yellow and red underneath. Reverse the order and dark gets buried under the next pour, leaving no clean buffer for the cork's eventual color match.