Magic Sort level guide
Magic Sort Level 276 Walkthrough
Magic Sort Level 276 is a three-tier, twelve-bottle cork finale that hides its real bottleneck behind the cyan "?" cap on mid col 3 and the four wooden cork boxes on the bottom row. Clear the cyan cap first to bank cyan, peel red and green into the two top-row buffers, walk the four corks in padlock order so each released hidden color lands on a prepared lane, then drain the blue+pink+purple, red+blue, red+dark+red and pink+yellow mixers top-first so all twelve bottles end on a single color.
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How to Solve Magic Sort Level 276 — Full Solution
- Pour the pink top off the mid col 1 pink+yellow mixer onto the cyan "?" cap of mid col 3 to clear that cap — the hidden cyan drops into the mid col 3 bottle and is now banked for the bot col 4 yellow cork.
- Pour the red top off the mid col 2 red+blue mixer onto the near-empty top col 1 buffer to start a red lane, then pour the red top off the top col 4 red+dark+red stack onto the growing red lane in top col 1 to grow a full red single.
- Peel the green top off the top col 1 near-empty single onto the near-empty mid col 4 buffer to bank green for the bot col 2 cork, then peel the dark middle of the top col 4 red+dark+red stack onto the now-empty top col 1 buffer to start a dark lane.
- Tap the bot col 1 red-padlock cork and pour the banked red onto it — the cork pops, the hidden color drops onto the cork slot, and you route that release onto a fresh bottle or merge it into a matching lane.
- Tap the bot col 2 green-padlock cork and pour the banked green onto it — the cork pops, the hidden color drops onto the cork slot, and you run that released color onto a clean spot in the top-row buffers and merge it with its matching lane.
- Tap the bot col 3 purple-padlock cork and pour the banked purple onto it (pull purple out of the top col 3 blue+pink+purple mixer first, or out of the matching lane you have built), then tap the bot col 4 yellow-padlock cork and pour the banked cyan onto it — the yellow cork pops last, releasing its hidden color onto the cork slot for routing.
- Drain the remaining blue+pink+purple mixer in top col 3 top-first into the right-side buffers, peeling blue, pink and purple each onto its own stack and clearing the "?" cap as the cap's color lands on a real home.
- Top off red, green, purple, yellow, cyan, blue, pink and dark in their own bottles so all twelve positions end on a single color with no mixed segments and no corked caps left.
Colors in this level:
Red, Green, Purple, Yellow, Cyan, Blue, Pink, Dark
Common Mistakes to Avoid
- Pouring pink anywhere other than the cyan "?" cap on mid col 3 first, which strands the cyan segment inside the cap and leaves the bot col 4 yellow cork with no matching trigger forever.
- Pouring a non-matching color onto a cork (green onto the red-padlock box, red onto the purple-padlock box, cyan onto the green-padlock box), which seals the cork shut and burns the move you needed to release that hidden color.
- Peeling the dark middle of the top col 4 red+dark+red stack before red is banked in the top col 1 buffer, which buries red under dark and strands the red top of mid col 2 with no clean spot to dock.
Quick Tips for Magic Sort Level 276 (spoiler-free)
- Clear the cyan "?" cap on mid col 3 before you touch any cork — cyan is the only trigger for the bot col 4 yellow cork, and the cap only drops after pink is poured on top of it.
- Bank red and green in the two top-row near-empty buffers before you pop the corks — the wrong color on a padlock seals the cork shut and burns the move you needed to release that hidden color.
- Peel the dark middle of the top col 4 red+dark+red stack only after red is banked in the top col 1 buffer, otherwise dark buries red under it and strands the red top of mid col 2 with no clean spot to dock.
Board notes 5 details
- Layout
- A three-tier board that resolves to four columns wide and twelve bottle positions. The entire bottom row is four short wooden cork boxes — bot col 1 with a red padlock tag, bot col 2 with a green padlock tag, bot col 3 with a purple padlock tag and bot col 4 with a yellow padlock tag, each hiding a single color underneath. The top row carries four tall glass mixers: a near-empty green single, a blue+blue stack wearing a small pink "?" cap, a blue+pink+purple three-color mixer wearing a "?" cap, and a tall red+dark+red stack that is itself mostly empty. The middle row holds a pink+yellow two-color mixer, a red+blue two-color mixer, an empty dark bottle wearing a cyan "?" cap, and a near-empty green single. The starting empties are the near-empty green at top col 1, the empty dark at mid col 3 (it is the cyan-cap drop target), and the near-empty green at mid col 4 — that is the entire scratch space before any cork is touched.
- Goal
- Bank the four padlock colors — red, green, purple and yellow — in the two top-row near- empty slots, then pour each matching color onto its cork to release the four hidden colors. The cyan "?" cap on mid col 3 has to drop first because cyan is the only trigger for the bot col 4 yellow cork. After all four corks pop, drain the blue+pink+purple, red+blue, red+dark+red and pink+yellow mixers top-first so all twelve positions end on a single color.
- Opening
- Pour the pink top off the mid col 1 pink+yellow mixer onto the cyan "?" cap of mid col 3 to clear that cap and drop the hidden cyan into the mid col 3 bottle. Pour the red top off the mid col 2 red+blue mixer onto the near-empty top col 1 buffer to start a red lane, then pour the red top off the top col 4 red+dark+red stack onto the growing red lane in top col 1 to grow a full red single. Peel the green top off the top col 1 near-empty single onto the near-empty mid col 4 buffer to bank green for the bot col 2 cork.
- Danger Zone
- Pouring the wrong color onto a cork (green onto the red-padlock box, red onto the purple- padlock box, cyan onto the green-padlock box) seals the cork shut and burns the move you needed to release that hidden color. The pink top of mid col 1 is the only pink segment on the opening board, and pink is the only color that can clear the cyan "?" cap on mid col 3 — spend pink anywhere else first and the cyan never drops, which strands the bot col 4 yellow cork forever. The dark middle of the top col 4 red+dark+red stack is also a trap: if you peel the dark off before red is banked in top col 1, dark lands on the buffer and buries red under it, leaving no clean spot for the red top of mid col 2 to dock and forcing a full drain of the top col 1 lane to recover.
- Mechanics
- A four-cork release finale on a tight 3x4 board with one "?" cap drop on mid col 3 acting as the single "key" color (cyan) that fires the bot col 4 yellow cork. The two near-empty top-row slots are the only scratch space, and the cyan "?" cap drop has to happen before any cork pour so cyan is banked in time. The chokepoint is cap-drop first, then color- lane, then cork-pop: clear the mid col 3 "?" cap, bank red and green in the top-row buffers, walk the four corks in padlock order, then drain the mixers top-first.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do you open the four wooden corks in Magic Sort Level 276?
Bank red and green in the two top-row near-empty buffers first, then pour each matching color onto its padlock. The cork pops, the hidden color drops onto the cork slot, and you route that release onto a fresh bottle or merge it into a matching lane. The cyan "?" cap on mid col 3 has to drop first because cyan is the only trigger for the bot col 4 yellow cork, and the cap only drops after pink is poured on top of it.
Why must the cyan "?" cap on mid col 3 be cleared before any cork pour in Level 276?
Cyan is the only color that opens the bot col 4 yellow cork, and the cyan lives inside the "?" cap on mid col 3. Pour the pink top off the mid col 1 pink+yellow mixer onto that cap to drop the hidden cyan into the mid col 3 bottle, then bank cyan in the mid col 4 buffer so it is ready for the yellow cork trigger. Skip the cap drop and the yellow cork stays sealed with its hidden color locked behind the padlock.