Magic Sort level guide
Magic Sort Level 305 Walkthrough
Magic Sort Level 305 is a three-tier, fourteen-bottle paper-cloak finale where the entire run is gated by nine pink-paper-wrapped flasks, one "?" cork on the middle row col 4, and one leaf-tagged magic flask on the middle row col 5. The five tall cloaks on the top row wear brown (T1, T2, T4) and pink (T3, T5) cork caps, the four short stout cloaks on the bottom row B1-B4 all wear pink caps, and the lone bottom row col 5 is the only starting empty. Pop the M4 cork with the pink you peel off the bottom of M2, fill the M5 magic flask with green so the magic locks, then crack every cloak by pouring its cap with its matching color so the wrap falls away — the nine released colors (cyan, brown, green, dark blue, pink, purple, red, orange, yellow) each finish on their own single-color flask.
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How to Solve Magic Sort Level 305 — Full Solution
- Pour the green top of M1 into the B5 empty to start a green lane, then peel the next three greens off M1 onto B5 until M1 is empty and B5 holds a 4-stack of solid green.
- Use the freed M1 slot as a working buffer: peel the dark-green tops off M2 onto M1, then pour the dark-blue tops off M2 and M3 onto the freed M5 magic flask so M5 sees a single color and locks to dark blue.
- Save the pink segment at the bottom of M2 for the M4 cork, bank a clean pink lane in a freed middle slot, then pour the banked pink onto the M4 "?" cork to pop the seal and release the hidden pink underneath.
- Crack the pink-cap cloaks T3 and T5 by pouring pink onto each cap, then route the released cyan from T3 and the released color from T5 onto the freed middle slots so the popped flasks become clean single-color homes.
- Crack the brown-cap cloaks T1, T2 and T4 by pouring brown onto each cap, then route the released colors onto the just-freed middle and bottom rows so the popped flasks become single-color homes.
- Crack the four stout pink-cap cloaks B1-B4 by pouring pink onto each cap, then route the released purple, red, orange and yellow onto the B1-B4 slots so all four short flasks finish single-color.
- Drain the remaining top segments off M1, M2 and M3 onto the matching cloak-popped lanes, walk every released color onto a clean home flask, and top off green, dark blue, pink, cyan, brown, purple, red, orange and yellow so all 14 bottles end on a single color with no paper wrap and no cork cap left.
Colors in this level:
Green, Dark blue, Pink, Cyan, Brown, Purple, Red, Orange, Yellow
Common Mistakes to Avoid
- Pouring a non-pink color onto the "?" cork at M4, which fails the pop and strands that working pour on top of a foreign cap — the cork stays sealed and the hidden pink is locked for the rest of the run.
- Letting two different colors touch the M5 magic flask before it locks, which burns the only flexible overflow channel just when the nine cloak pops need a place to land their released colors.
- Burning the B5 empty on a mismatched pour before the green and pink lanes exist, which strands the green bank you need to lock the M5 magic and the pink bank you need to pop the M4 cork.
Quick Tips for Magic Sort Level 305 (spoiler-free)
- Pop the M4 "?" cork with the pink you peel off the bottom of M2 before you crack any cloak, because the cork only pops on its exact matching pink and the popped M4 is the only place to bank the four hidden pink segments.
- Lock the M5 magic flask to green by pouring the dark-green tops off M2 onto M5 before you crack any cloak, because each magic still has to finish on a single color and the green bank is the only safe home for the four green segments that the cloaks will release.
- Crack the pink-cap cloaks T3 and T5 before the brown-cap cloaks T1, T2 and T4 so the popped flasks have the clean green and pink lanes already waiting to receive the revealed cyan, brown and other top-row colors.
Board notes 5 details
- Layout
- A three-tier, five-column board that resolves to fourteen placed bottles plus one empty slot at bottom row col 5. The top row is five tall paper-cloaked flasks — T1, T2 and T4 wear small brown cork caps, T3 and T5 wear small pink cork caps, and every body is hidden by the same pink paper wrap. The middle row is five standard open flasks: M1 a 4-stack of solid green, M2 a 4-color mixer (dark green / dark green / dark blue / pink), M3 a near-solid dark blue 4-stack (clear / dark blue / dark blue / dark blue), M4 a paper-cloaked flask with a small tan "?" cork tag at the neck and four pink segments inside, and M5 a paper-cloaked flask with a small leaf-shaped magic tag at the neck and four solid green segments inside. The bottom row is four shorter stout paper-cloaked flasks — B1, B2, B3 and B4 all wear small pink cork caps and hide their bodies under the same paper wrap, and B5 is a single empty starting buffer slot. The board has no wooden boxes, no spouted bottles, no scroll sleeves and no double-stacked caps — every obstacle is one of nine paper cloaks, one "?" cork on M4, and one magic tag on M5.
- Goal
- Pop the M4 cork by pouring its matching pink onto the cap, fill the M5 magic flask with green so the magic locks to a single home, then crack every one of the nine paper cloaks (T1-T5 and B1-B4) by pouring the right color onto each cork cap so the wrap falls away and the cloaked flask becomes a regular open flask. Once the cork is popped and the magic is locked, drain the three open middle flasks top-first into the freed slots and use the bottom row as the cloak-cracking lane, then route the nine released colors (cyan, brown, green, dark blue, pink, purple, red, orange, yellow) so each one finishes on a single-color bottle with no paper wrap and no cork cap left.
- Opening
- Pour the green top of M1 into the B5 empty to start a green lane, then peel the next three greens off M1 onto B5 until M1 is empty and B5 holds a 4-stack of solid green. Use the freed M1 slot as a working buffer: peel the dark-green tops off M2 onto M1, then pour the dark-blue tops off M2 and M3 onto a clean buffer in the freed M5 magic flask so M5 sees a single color and locks. Save the pink segment at the bottom of M2 for the M4 cork, bank a clean pink lane in a freed middle slot, then pour the banked pink onto the M4 "?" cork to pop the seal and release the hidden pink underneath.
- Danger Zone
- Pouring a non-pink color onto the "?" cork at M4 fails the pop and strands that working pour on top of a foreign cap, so every non-pink pour onto M4 burns a move and locks the cork for the rest of the run. The leaf-tagged M5 magic flask is flexible but each magic flask still has to finish on a single color, so pouring two different colors into M5 locks it in and burns your only flexible overflow just when the nine cloaks need a place to land. The cloak-crack order matters too: each cloak that pops reveals one new clean flask, so cracking the brown-cap cloaks T1, T2 and T4 first hands you three empty slots early, but cracking the pink-cap cloaks T3 and T5 before you have a green or pink lane to land the revealed color strands the popped flask on a mismatched base. The single spare B5 empty is the only starting scratch slot, so burning it on a mismatched pour before the green and pink lanes exist strands the green bank you need to lock the M5 magic.
- Mechanics
- A nine-cloak wrap-break finale on a three-tier 14-bottle board with one "?" cork on M4 and one leaf-tagged magic flask on M5 as the only other obstacles. The nine paper cloaks (T1-T5 and B1-B4) each hide a single-color flask under a paper wrap and a small cork cap; when the right color is poured onto the cap, the cap falls off, the wrap falls away, and the cloaked flask becomes a regular open flask with its hidden color already inside. The "?" cork on M4 holds four pink segments, the magic flask M5 acts as a one-color overflow channel, and the lone B5 empty is the only starting buffer. The chokepoint is cork-first, magic-second, cloak-crack-third: pop the M4 cork with the pink you save from the bottom of M2, lock the M5 magic to green so the nine revealed cloak colors have a place to land, then crack every cloak by pouring its cap with its matching color and route each released color into a clean flask so all 14 bottles end on a single color with no paper wrap and no cork cap left.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do you start Magic Sort Level 305 with nine paper cloaks and only one empty?
Pour the green top of M1 into the B5 empty to start a green lane, peel the next three greens off M1 onto B5 until M1 is empty and B5 holds a 4-stack of solid green, then use the freed M1 slot as a working buffer. Peel the dark-green tops off M2 onto M1, pour the dark-blue tops off M2 and M3 onto the freed M5 magic flask so M5 sees a single color and locks, save the pink segment at the bottom of M2 for the M4 cork, and pour the banked pink onto the M4 "?" cork to pop it before you crack any cloak.
Why must the M4 "?" cork be popped with pink before any cloak is cracked in Level 305?
M4 holds four pink segments and the cork only pops on its exact matching pink, so burning pink on a non-cork target strands the cork for the rest of the run. The popped M4 is the only place to bank the four hidden pink segments, and the same pink that pops the cork is the matching color for the pink-cap cloaks on T3, T5 and B1-B4 — pop the cork first and the saved pink becomes the cloak-crack key for the next nine pops.
What does the leaf-tagged magic flask on M5 actually do in Magic Sort Level 305?
M5 starts as a paper-cloaked flask with a leaf-shaped magic tag at the neck and four solid green segments inside, and it acts as a one-color overflow channel — pour the dark-green tops off M2 onto M5 so M5 sees a single color, the magic pops, and M5 locks to green and becomes a regular flask. The locked M5 is the only safe home for the four green segments that the cloaks will release, and pouring two different colors into M5 before it locks burns your only flexible overflow just when the nine cloak pops need a place to land their released colors.