Magic Sort level guide
Magic Sort Level 272 Walkthrough
Magic Sort Level 272 is a three-tier, eleven-bottle finale that pairs a single white magic overflow with three corked bottles on the top row. The corks only pop on their exact trigger color, and the magic bottle is the only spare slot on the board — pour a second color into it while it still holds the first and you lose the only overflow. Bank magenta, yellow and red in turn, pop the three corks in trigger order, then drain the middle and bottom mixers top-first so all ten regular bottles end on a single color and the magic bottle finishes empty.
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How to Solve Magic Sort Level 272 — Full Solution
- Peel the magenta top off the middle-row, col-2 mixer and pour it into the top-row, col-1 magic bottle so magenta becomes the working overflow.
- Route that magenta from the magic bottle onto the top-row, col-3 cork — the wrap pops, yellow drops onto the col-3 slot, and the magic bottle is empty again.
- Pour the yellow top off the middle-row, col-1 mixer into the magic bottle, then dock that yellow onto the top-row, col-2 cork to pop that wrap and reveal green onto the col-2 slot.
- Pull the red top off the bottom-row, col-1 mixer into the magic bottle, then pour that red onto the top-row, col-4 cork to pop the last wrap and drop orange onto the col-4 slot.
- Drain the four middle-row mixers top-first into the freshly popped top-row bottles — yellow from col-1 onto the col-3 yellow stack, dark blue from col-2 onto its own lane, the thin yellow from col-3 onto the col-3 stack, and the brown base from col-4 onto the col-2 green lane as a separate color.
- Empty the bottom-row mixers top-first — pour the red sliver from col-2 onto the col-4 orange stack, then the red from col-3 onto the col-1 empty, and the brown base from col-3 onto its own brown lane next to green.
- Route the released top-row colors (green, yellow, orange) down into the bottom rows so each one lands on its own stack, and clear the middle-row empties as new homes for the released colors that still need a lane.
- Top off green, yellow, orange, cyan, magenta, blue, brown, red and pink so all ten regular bottles end on a single color and the magic bottle finishes empty.
Colors in this level:
Magenta, Yellow, Red, Green, Orange, Cyan, Blue, Brown, Pink
Common Mistakes to Avoid
- Pouring a second different color into the magic bottle while it still holds the first, which locks it as a mix and burns the only spare slot on the board.
- Popping a cork with a wrong-color pour — the wrap does nothing and you lose the move you needed for the real trigger.
- Forgetting to peel the dark-blue top off the middle-row, col-3 mixer or the brown base off the bottom-row, col-3 mixer before the cork triggers, so the released colors have no clean lane to dock on.
Quick Tips for Magic Sort Level 272 (spoiler-free)
- Keep the magic bottle strictly single-color between pours — a second different color locks it and you lose the only spare slot on the board.
- Pop the three corks in trigger order (magenta, then yellow, then red) and clear the magic bottle after every pop, or the next trigger has nowhere to bank.
- Peel the dark-blue top off the middle-row, col-3 mixer and the brown base off the bottom-row, col-3 mixer before any cork trigger, or the released colors have nothing to dock on.
Board notes 5 details
- Layout
- A three-tier board with eleven bottle positions split 4 / 4 / 3. The top row holds a tall white magic bottle on the far left (the white bottle with the small teardrop glyph) and three sealed corked bottles in cols 2-4, each capped with a dark cork under a white wrap. The middle row is four tall mixers — a yellow-on-cyan, a magenta-on-dark-blue, a thin yellow on dark blue, and a yellow on brown. The bottom row is three short mixers — a red-on-dark, a near-empty dark with a thin red sliver, and a red-on-brown. No bottle is empty at the start; the magic bottle on the top-left is the only working overflow.
- Goal
- Bank a single trigger color into the magic bottle, pour it onto each cork in turn to pop the wrap, then route the released hidden colors (yellow, green, orange) down into the middle and bottom mixers so every bottle ends on a single color and the magic bottle ends empty. The first unlock is the top-row, col-3 cork — pouring the magenta top from the middle row into the magic bottle and then onto that cork pops the wrap and drops yellow onto the col-3 slot.
- Opening
- Peel the magenta top off the middle-row, col-2 mixer and pour it into the top-row, col-1 magic bottle so magenta becomes the working overflow. Route that magenta onto the top-row, col-3 cork — the wrap pops and yellow drops onto the col-3 slot. Pour the yellow top off the middle-row, col-1 mixer into the magic bottle, then dock that yellow onto the top-row, col-2 cork to pop that wrap and reveal green onto the col-2 slot. Pull the red top off the bottom-row, col-1 mixer into the magic bottle, then pour that red onto the top-row, col-4 cork to pop the last wrap and drop orange onto the col-4 slot.
- Danger Zone
- Pouring a second different color into the magic bottle while it still holds the first locks it as a mix and burns the only overflow on the board — every later pour has nowhere to go. Each cork only opens on its own trigger color, so popping a cork with a wrong color does nothing and burns the move. The middle-row, col-3 mixer is the only place to bank dark blue, and the bottom-row, col-3 mixer is the only place to bank brown — peel those tops off before you start the cork triggers or the released colors have nothing to dock on.
- Mechanics
- A three-cork release tied to a magic-bottle overflow on an eleven-bottle board. The magic bottle is the entire workshop — pop the corks in trigger order (magenta, then yellow, then red), keep the magic bottle strictly single-color between pours, and the released colors (yellow, green, orange) line up against the middle and bottom mixers for the final sort. No boxes, no tunnels, no wooden vaults — only a magic overflow and three corks.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do you open the three corks in Magic Sort Level 272?
Bank the trigger color (magenta, then yellow, then red) into the top-row, col-1 magic bottle, pour it onto the matching cork, and the wrap pops to drop the released hidden color onto the cork slot. Clear the magic bottle after every pop, or the next trigger has nowhere to bank. Pouring a second different color into the magic bottle while it still holds the first locks it as a mix and burns the only overflow on the board.
Why must dark blue and brown be peeled off the mixers before any cork trigger?
The middle-row, col-3 mixer is the only place to bank dark blue, and the bottom-row, col-3 mixer is the only place to bank brown. Peel those tops off first and bank each on its own lane, then start the cork triggers. Reverse the order and the released colors land on a buried base with no clean place to dock.