Magic Sort level guide
Magic Sort Level 264 Walkthrough
Magic Sort Level 264 is a two-tier, twelve-bottle finale that hides its real chokepoint behind the single corked bottle in the bottom-left corner. The cork carries a pink cap with a star icon and hides a full green stack underneath, and the only way to release that green is to bank a clean pink lane in one of the three white magic overflows and pour that pink onto the cork. Bank red, brown, cyan, orange, purple, yellow, pink, dark blue and dark red lanes in the three magic overflows first, peel the dark colors off the mixed bottles top-first, then trigger the cork so all twelve positions end on a single color.
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How to Solve Magic Sort Level 264 — Full Solution
- Use the T1 red-hint, T6 brown-hint and B5 cyan-hint white magic overflows as scratch flasks. Pour the orange top off the B2 mixer (orange over dark brown) onto the B3 mixer (orange over dark blue) to start the orange lane, then pour the orange top off B3 onto the B4 near-empty orange bottle to grow the orange stack and clear the B3 slot.
- Peel the cyan top off the T5 mixer (cyan over dark brown) into the B5 cyan magic overflow, then dock the now-exposed dark brown from T5 onto the T6 brown-hint magic overflow to start the brown lane.
- Peel the yellow top off the T4 mixer (yellow over dark blue) into the T1 red-hint magic overflow, then pour the now-exposed dark blue from T4 onto a clean magic overflow slot to bank the dark blue that B3 will eventually expose.
- Peel the purple top off the T2 mixer (purple over dark blue) onto a fresh magic overflow, then dock the now-exposed dark blue from T2 onto the dark blue lane you started in step 3 to grow it into a full dark blue single.
- Peel the pink top off the T3 mixer (pink over dark red) into a fresh magic overflow to start the pink lane, then dock the now-exposed dark red from T3 onto a separate clean magic overflow to bank the dark red for later.
- Drain the B2 dark brown onto the brown lane in the T6 magic, the B3 dark blue onto the dark blue lane you banked in step 3, the B4 near-empty orange's hidden segment onto the orange lane, and the B6 small cyan onto the cyan lane in the B5 magic so cyan grows into a full single.
- Pour the banked pink from step 5 onto the cork at B1, the cork pops, and the hidden green stack drops onto the cork slot — pour that released green onto a fresh magic overflow to start the green lane.
- Top off red, brown, cyan, orange, purple, yellow, pink, dark blue, dark red and green so all twelve bottles end on a single color with no mixed segments left.
Colors in this level:
Red, Pink, Purple, Blue, Yellow, Cyan, Orange, Brown, Green
Common Mistakes to Avoid
- Pouring any non-pink color (orange, red, blue or brown) onto the cork at B1, which seals the cork shut and burns the only move you had to release the hidden green.
- Peeling dark red off the T3 pink-over-dark-red mixer before banking a clean pink lane, which strands dark red under the next pour and leaves no clean place to dock it later.
- Pouring a second color into one of the three white magic overflows before its current color has been fully banked, which locks that magic overflow and leaves the rest of the puzzle with no scratch flask to fall back on.
Quick Tips for Magic Sort Level 264 (spoiler-free)
- Bank a clean pink lane in one of the three magic overflows before you ever touch the cork at B1 — pouring any other color onto the cork seals it shut and burns the only move you have to release the hidden green.
- Peel the pink top off the T3 pink-over-dark-red mixer first and keep the pink and dark red in separate magic overflows, otherwise dark red strands itself under the next pour and the dark red has no home.
- Route the B2 dark brown onto the T6 brown-hint magic overflow before you touch the T5 cyan-over-dark-brown mixer, or the second dark brown piece has nowhere to land and you burn a move banking it.
Board notes 5 details
- Layout
- A two-tier board that resolves to six columns wide and twelve bottle positions. The bottom-left corner holds a single white cork bottle (B1) topped with a small pink cap and a star icon on the body, with a full green stack hidden underneath the pink. The top row carries three tall white magic overflow bottles (T1 with a red hint, T6 with a brown hint, and B5 with a cyan hint) plus four tall mixed color bottles: T2 purple over dark blue, T3 pink over dark red, T4 yellow over dark blue, and T5 cyan over dark brown. The bottom row carries the cork at B1, three mixed orange bottles (B2 orange over dark brown, B3 orange over dark blue, B4 orange over a near-empty segment) and a small near-empty cyan bottle at B6. There are no starting empties in the magic overflows; the three magic overflows are the only scratch flasks.
- Goal
- Peel the bright tops off the eight inner mixed bottles to expose the dark colors underneath, bank clean lanes of pink, brown, dark blue, dark red, cyan, orange, purple and yellow in the three white magic overflows, then pour the banked pink onto the cork at B1 so the cork pops and the hidden green stack drops onto the cork slot. After the cork release, route the released green onto a fresh magic overflow and merge every lane so all twelve positions end on a single color.
- Opening
- Use the T1 red-hint, T6 brown-hint and B5 cyan-hint magic overflows as scratch flasks. Pour the orange top off the B2 mixer (orange over dark brown) onto the B3 mixer (orange over dark blue) to start consolidating the orange lane, then pour the orange top off the B3 mixer onto the B4 near-empty orange to grow the orange stack and free the B3 slot. Peel the cyan top off the T5 mixer (cyan over dark brown) into the B5 cyan magic overflow, then dock the now-exposed dark brown from T5 onto the T6 brown-hint magic overflow to start the brown lane.
- Danger Zone
- Pouring any non-pink color onto the cork at B1 (orange, red, blue or brown) seals the cork shut and burns the only move you have to release the hidden green. The T3 mixer (pink over dark red) is the only place to bank a clean dark red lane, and dark red is buried directly under the pink top — peel pink off T3 first and bank the pink on a fresh magic overflow, otherwise dark red strands itself under the next pour and you have no home for it later. The B2 mixer (orange over dark brown) is the only top section that exposes dark brown early, and dark brown also lives under the T5 cyan, so peel B2 first and route the dark brown onto the T6 brown-hint magic overflow before you touch T5, or the second dark brown piece has nowhere to land.
- Mechanics
- A single-cork finale with three magic overflows on a twelve-bottle board. The cork at B1 hides a full green stack under its pink cap, and the only way to release that green is to pour the banked pink onto the cork so the cap matches. The three white magic overflows are the only scratch flasks the rest of the puzzle runs on, so each magic has to be banked with a clean single color and kept that way until the cork is ready to trigger — a magic that mixes two colors locks the overflow and the rest of the puzzle has no buffer to fall back on.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do you open the corked bottle in Magic Sort Level 264?
Bank a clean pink lane in one of the three white magic overflows first, then pour that pink onto the cork at B1. The cork pops, the hidden green stack drops onto the cork slot, and you route that released green onto a fresh magic overflow. Pouring any other color (orange, red, blue, brown) onto the cork seals it shut and burns the only move you had to release the green.
Why must pink and dark red be peeled off the T3 mixer in that order?
The T3 mixer is the only place on the board that holds pink and dark red, and dark red is buried directly under the pink top. Peel pink off T3 first and bank the pink on a fresh magic overflow, then dock the now-exposed dark red onto a separate clean magic overflow. Reverse the order and dark red strands itself under whatever is poured next, leaving no home for the dark red later in the run.