Magic Sort level guide
Magic Sort Level 265 Walkthrough
Magic Sort Level 265 is a ten-bottle two-tier cork cascade that hides its real puzzle behind five top-row corks and three bottom-row corks, with a single pink segment buried under purple in bottom col 1 acting as the master key to the whole run. Crack the three purple-capped bottom corks first, then pour that pink onto the pink cap of top col 3 to fire the cascade, walk the four remaining top corks in cap order (green, red, orange, yellow) and route each released color into the matching bottom-row lane so the ten bottles resolve to seven single-color stacks and three empty whites.
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How to Solve Magic Sort Level 265 — Full Solution
- Pour the purple top of bottom col 1 onto the purple-capped bottom col 2 cork to crack that cork open, then pour that purple onto the purple-capped bottom col 3 cork, then pour it onto the purple-capped bottom col 4 cork — three sequential purple pours chain the bottom row open and leave the pink in bottom col 1 untouched.
- Pour the pink top of bottom col 1 onto the pink-capped top col 3 cork to pop that cap; the hidden color under the pink cap is exposed on top of col 3, then immediately pour that exposed segment down into the empty bottom col 2 to start that color's destination lane.
- Pour the green top of bottom col 5 onto the green-capped top col 1 cork to pop that white-corked bottle; the hidden color under the green cap is exposed on top of col 1, then pour that exposed segment down into the empty bottom col 3 to start its destination lane.
- Pour the segment now exposed on top of top col 1 onto its matching cap on top col 2 to pop the red cap; the hidden color under the red cap is exposed on top of col 2, then pour that exposed segment down into the empty bottom col 4 to start its destination lane.
- Pour the orange bottom of bottom col 5 (the orange that was sitting under the green) onto the orange-capped top col 5 cork to pop that white-corked bottle; the hidden color under the orange cap is exposed on top of col 5, then pour that exposed segment down into the empty bottom col 2 (or whichever bottom slot is open and matches).
- Pour the segment now exposed on top of top col 5 onto its matching cap on top col 4 to pop the yellow cap; the hidden color under the yellow cap is exposed on top of col 4, then pour that exposed segment down into the empty bottom col 2 lane to grow its matching lane.
- Walk the remaining loose segments through the bottom col 1, 2, 3, 4 lanes to consolidate — merge the green poured off top col 1 onto the green already banked in bottom col 3, merge the red off top col 2 onto the red lane in bottom col 4, and consolidate the two final released colors into their own bottom-row slots.
- Top off pink, blue, green, purple, yellow, red and orange in their own bottom-row lanes and leave top col 1, top col 5 and bottom col 5 as the three final empties so all ten bottles end on seven single-color stacks plus three empty whites.
Colors in this level:
Pink, Blue, Green, Purple, Yellow, Red, Orange
Common Mistakes to Avoid
- Pouring the single pink segment in bottom col 1 onto a white-corked bottle (the green cap of top col 1 or the orange cap of top col 5) instead of the pink cap of top col 3, which strands the pink-cap pop forever and leaves the green, red, orange and yellow reveals behind sealed caps with no way to fire the cascade.
- Leaving purple sitting on top of bottom col 4 when you try to bank yellow into it, which locks the bottle on a purple+yellow two-color stack with no clean way to peel the purple back out without dumping the entire stack.
- Popping the top col 1 green cap before the top col 3 pink cap, which strands the green trigger on a sealed cap because the segment needed to fire top col 1 only gets exposed after the top col 3 pop has already revealed its hidden color.
Quick Tips for Magic Sort Level 265 (spoiler-free)
- Reserve the single pink segment in bottom col 1 for the pink cap on top col 3 and pour it nowhere else first — that pink is the master key, and the white-corked top bottles have no matching hidden color underneath to make spending pink on them worthwhile.
- Chain the three bottom purple pours in a single purple segment — pour purple from bottom col 1 into bottom col 2, then from bottom col 2 into bottom col 3, then from bottom col 3 into bottom col 4, so the same purple segment walks the whole bottom row open.
- Pop top col 3 (pink cap) before you pop top col 1 (green cap), because the color exposed under top col 3 is the only segment that can later fire the green cap on top col 1, and popping in the wrong order strands the green trigger on a sealed cap.
Board notes 5 details
- Layout
- A two-tier board that resolves to ten bottle positions — five on the top row, five on the bottom row, with no third tier, no magic bottles, no wooden boxes and no wrap lanes. The top row opens with a white/cream corked bottle on the far left (small green cap), then three dark-bodied corked mixers in cols 2-4 (red cap on col 2, pink cap on col 3, yellow cap on col 4), and finishes with another white/cream corked bottle on the far right (small orange cap). The bottom row opens with a two-color mixer in col 1 (purple on top, pink below), then three corked empties in cols 2-4 (each with a small purple cap), and closes with a two-color mixer in col 5 (green on top, orange below). The two white-corked top bottles and the three bottom corked bottles in cols 2-4 are pure locks at the start; the only working buffer is the green segment on top of bottom col 5, and the only pink on the board is the segment buried under the purple on bottom col 1. No red, no yellow and no blue is visible on the opening board — those three colors only appear after the corresponding top corks pop.
- Goal
- Pop all five top corks (green, red, pink, yellow, orange) and crack all three bottom purple corks, then route the seven revealed colors into seven single-color bottom-row lanes so all ten bottles end on seven sorted stacks plus three empty whites (top col 1, top col 5 and bottom col 5). The chokepoint is the single pink segment in bottom col 1 — that pink is the only trigger for the pink cap on top col 3, and popping top col 3 is the only door that exposes the color needed to fire the rest of the top-row cascade. The first unlock that matters is the pink-cap pop on top col 3; without that pop the green, red, orange and yellow reveals never reach the bottom row.
- Opening
- Pour the purple top of bottom col 1 onto the purple-capped bottom col 2 cork to crack that cork open and bank a purple lane, then pour that purple onto the purple-capped bottom col 3 cork, then pour it onto the purple-capped bottom col 4 cork — three sequential purple pours chain the bottom row open. Pour the pink top of bottom col 1 onto the pink-capped top col 3 cork to pop that cap and expose the hidden color underneath, then immediately pour that exposed segment down into the empty bottom col 2 to start that color's destination lane.
- Danger Zone
- Pouring pink into the wrong cork (e.g. onto the green cap of top col 1 or the orange cap of top col 5) is the single move that locks the whole cascade. Pink is the only key to top col 3, top col 3 is the only door to the cascade, and the white-corked top bottles have no hidden color underneath — spending pink on a white cork burns the master key for nothing and strands the green, red, orange and yellow reveals behind still-sealed caps. A second trap sits in bottom col 4: if you leave purple sitting on top of bottom col 4 when you try to bank yellow into it, the yellow lands on purple and the bottle locks on a two-color stack with no clean way to peel the purple back out without dumping the entire stack.
- Mechanics
- A five-cork release cascade on a ten-bottle two-tier board, where the white-corked top bottles act as pure locks (no hidden color, just an empty bottle behind the cap) and the dark-corked top bottles each hide a single fresh color that joins the seven-color sort. The chain order is purple-unlock bottom col 2 → purple-unlock bottom col 3 → purple-unlock bottom col 4 → pink-pop top col 3 → green-pop top col 1 (using green off bottom col 5) → red-pop top col 2 (using the red hidden under top col 1) → orange-pop top col 5 (using orange off bottom col 5) → yellow-pop top col 4 (using the yellow hidden under top col 5). All five top corks must fire in that order; the bottom corks just need to be cracked first to give yourself the three working empties that catch the cap colors as the cascade releases them.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do you open the five top corks in Magic Sort Level 265?
Pour pink from bottom col 1 onto the pink cap of top col 3 to pop that cork first, then pour green from bottom col 5 onto the green cap of top col 1, then pour the segment exposed on top col 1 onto the red cap of top col 2, then pour orange off the bottom of bottom col 5 onto the orange cap of top col 5, and finally pour the segment exposed on top col 5 onto the yellow cap of top col 4. The chain has to fire in that order — top col 3 first because pink is the master key, then the white-corked bottles, then the dark-corked top col 2 and top col 4.
Why is the single pink segment in bottom col 1 the master key in Level 265?
Pink is the only color on the opening board that matches any top-row cap (the pink cap on top col 3), and the other trigger colors (green, orange) are sitting on the top of bottom col 5. Pouring pink anywhere other than the top col 3 pink cap wastes the only key to the cascade, and pouring green or orange onto a white-corked bottle that has no matching hidden color underneath spends a bottom-col-5 segment for no progress. The whole run hinges on reserving pink for top col 3 first, then walking the four remaining caps in cap order so each pop feeds the next one.