Magic Sort level guide
Magic Sort Level 263 Walkthrough
Magic Sort Level 263 is a tight two-tier, twelve-bottle finale where the real puzzle hides behind the two small wooden cork boxes anchored at the far left and far right of the top row. Pop the green-cork first by pouring yellow from top-row col 4 onto it, grow a red lane in bottom-row col 1, then pop the cyan-cork and drain the dark-gray and dark-dark chains in the bottom row before clearing the remaining top-row mixers top-first so all twelve bottles end on a single color.
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How to Solve Magic Sort Level 263 — Full Solution
- Pour the yellow top off top-row col 4 (yellow-red-red) onto the green-cork box in top-row col 1 to pop the cork and start the green lane in that top-row slot.
- Pour the now-exposed red top of top-row col 4 onto the red-red-red full single in bottom-row col 1 to start the red lane there.
- Pour the dark top of top-row col 5 (red-yellow-dark) onto the dark stripe exposed at top of top-row col 6 (blue-pink-red) so the dark has a matching destination before the bottom-row dark mixers are touched.
- Pour the red top of top-row col 5 onto the red lane in bottom-row col 1, then pour the cyan trigger color onto the cyan-cork box in top-row col 7 to pop the second cork and start the cyan lane in that slot.
- Peel the gray top off bottom-row col 2 (dark-red-gray) onto the brown lane you will build in bottom-row col 4, then pour the dark segment now exposed at top of bottom-row col 2 onto the dark stack you have been growing in top-row col 3.
- Peel the pink top off bottom-row col 3 (pink-dark-dark) onto the pink stack in top-row col 5, then pour the dark top of bottom-row col 3 onto the dark lane in top-row col 3 to finish that dark single.
- Pour the red now exposed at the bottom of bottom-row col 2 onto the red lane in bottom-row col 1 to finish a red single, then drain the remaining top-row col 2 (black-green-yellow) and top-row col 6 (blue-pink-red) mixers top-first into the lanes you have already built.
- Top off green, dark, yellow, pink, purple, blue, red, cyan, brown and orange so all twelve bottles end on a single color with no mixed segments left.
Colors in this level:
Red, Dark, Green, Yellow, Orange, Purple, Blue, Pink, Gray, Cyan
Common Mistakes to Avoid
- Pouring a non-yellow color onto the green-cork box in top-row col 1, which seals the cork shut and strands the dark stripe from the bottom-row col 2 dark-red-gray mixer with no second dark home to land on.
- Peeling the dark top off bottom-row col 2 (dark-red-gray) before the gray is moved, which parks the dark on a wrong stack and buries the gray underneath with no clean way back.
- Popping the cyan-cork in top-row col 7 before the dark lane in top-row col 3 is already a working destination, which strands the cyan it reveals on a wrong stack when the bottom-row col 3 pink-dark-dark mixer is finally peeled.
Quick Tips for Magic Sort Level 263 (spoiler-free)
- Pour the yellow top of top-row col 4 onto the green-cork in top-row col 1 first — yellow is the only color that triggers that cork, and the green hidden underneath is the only second home for the dark stripe when bottom-row col 2 finally gets peeled.
- Peel gray off the bottom of bottom-row col 2 (dark-red-gray) before the dark segment, not the other way around — peeling dark first strands the dark on a wrong stack and buries the gray underneath with no clean way back.
- Pop the cyan-cork in top-row col 7 only after the dark lane in top-row col 3 is already a working destination, otherwise the cyan it reveals has nowhere to land when the bottom-row col 3 pink-dark-dark mixer is finally peeled.
Board notes 5 details
- Layout
- A two-tier board that resolves to seven columns wide and twelve bottle positions. The top row has five tall mixed bottles sandwiched between two small wooden cork boxes — a green-cork box anchoring the far left (top col 1) and a cyan-cork box anchoring the far right (top col 7), each with a small tan cap and "?" symbol on top. The five tall top-row mixers (top cols 2-6) carry black-green-yellow, black-orange-purple, yellow-red-red, red-yellow-dark and blue-pink-red stacks. The bottom row has five tall mixers with no special tiles — red-red-red, dark-red-gray, pink-dark-dark, green-blue-dark and red-dark-red. The visible mixers together hold nine distinct colors (red, dark, green, yellow, orange, purple, blue, pink, gray), and the two corks hide green and cyan underneath their caps. Zero true empty starting positions — the only workshop is whatever top-row col opens up after a cork pops.
- Goal
- Bank a dark lane and a red lane in the bottom row and on the right side of the top row first, then pop the green-cork in top-row col 1 by pouring yellow from top-row col 4 onto it, then pop the cyan-cork in top-row col 7 and route the dark-gray and dark-dark chains in the bottom row through the prepared lanes. The chokepoint is the bottom-row col 2 dark-red-gray mixer plus the bottom-row col 3 dark-dark bottle — they only become solvable once the green-cork is popped, because the dark stripe needs the second dark home that the cork setup reveals.
- Opening
- Pour the yellow top off top-row col 4 (yellow-red-red) onto the green-cork box in top-row col 1 to pop the cork and start the green lane. Pour the now-exposed red top of top-row col 4 onto the red-red-red full single in bottom-row col 1 to start the red lane. Pour the dark top of top-row col 5 (red-yellow-dark) onto the dark stripe exposed at top of top-row col 6 (blue-pink-red) so the dark has a matching destination before the bottom-row dark mixers are touched. Pour the red top of top-row col 5 onto the red lane in bottom-row col 1 to keep the red stack growing.
- Danger Zone
- Pouring any non-yellow color onto the green-cork box in top-row col 1 seals the cork shut, and the green hidden underneath never joins the puzzle — green is the only second home for the dark stripe when bottom-row col 2 finally gets peeled, so a sealed cork strands the dark-red-gray chain with no recovery. The bottom-row col 2 dark-red-gray mixer is the other trap — peel the gray off the bottom first and the dark above it has no matching lane, so the dark gets parked on a wrong stack and strands the gray underneath. The cyan-cork in top-row col 7 must be popped only after the dark lane in top-row col 3 is already a working destination, otherwise the cyan revealed by that cork strands itself on a wrong stack when the pink-dark-dark mixer in bottom-row col 3 is finally peeled.
- Mechanics
- A two-cork release finale on a twelve-bottle two-tier board with the corks anchoring both ends of the top row (green-cork left, cyan-cork right). The hidden colors inside the corks (green and cyan) are the keys to the bottom-row mixers — pop the green cork first to free the dark-gray and dark-dark chains, then pop the cyan cork to free the pink-dark-dark chain, then route the remaining top-row mixers top-first into the right-side lanes. No wraps, no magic bottles, no wooden vaults, no frozen tiles — the only "gimmick" is the two corner corks and the zero-empties starting state.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do you pop the two corks in Magic Sort Level 263?
Pop the green-cork in top-row col 1 by pouring the yellow top of top-row col 4 (yellow-red- red) onto it — yellow is the only color that triggers that cork, and the green hidden underneath becomes a fresh single-color bottle. Then pop the cyan-cork in top-row col 7 by pouring the cyan trigger color onto it — cyan is the only color that triggers the second cork, and the cyan hidden underneath becomes the second fresh single. Pouring any other color onto either cork seals it shut.
Why must the green-cork be popped before the bottom-row col 2 dark-red-gray mixer is touched in Level 263?
The dark stripe underneath the gray in bottom-row col 2 needs a second dark home to land on once the gray is peeled off, and the only second dark home is the green lane that the green-cork in top-row col 1 reveals. Pop the cork first, route the dark there, and the dark-red-gray mixer drains cleanly. Try to peel bottom-row col 2 first and the dark has no second home, so it gets parked on a wrong stack and strands the gray underneath.