Magic Sort level guide
Magic Sort Level 312 Walkthrough
Magic Sort Level 312 is a two-tier, nine-bottle key-and-magic release board with one starting empty. Pop the pink key on T1 with the pink top of the in-hand red-pink two-segment bottle at B4, crack the gray key on B1 with the right key color from the multi T4, route the awkward purple from the dark T3 straight into the unlocked B1, then use the white magic flask at T2 for one color only so the board ends with nine full single-color lanes.
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How to Solve Magic Sort Level 312 — Full Solution
- Pick up the in-hand red-pink two-segment bottle at B4, pour its pink top segment onto the pink-keyed empty at T1 to pop the key, then pour the now-exposed red segment onto the matching red four-segment at B2 to start a red lane and free B4 as a real empty.
- Use the freed B4 and the starting empty T5 as scratch flasks, and crack the gray key on B1 with the right key color from the multi four-segment at T4 on the very next pour after that color surfaces.
- Pour the dark/purple top segment of the dark four-segment bottle at T3 straight into the unlocked B1, so the awkward purple has a clean home in B1 and T3 becomes a usable empty.
- Use the white magic flask at T2 to absorb one leftover color from the multi T4 (one color only, never two), then pour that magic-flask color back out onto a real stack once a matching lane opens.
- Drain the red four-segment bottle at B2 top-first into the banked red lane, then split the green-cyan-blue four-segment bottle at B3 top-first to start green, cyan and blue lanes.
- Walk the pink from T1 onto a matching pink base or onto the emptied magic flask, and pour the orange and brown tops from the multi T4 onto their own lanes.
- Clear every temporary buffer onto its matching stack and top off each lane so the board ends with nine full single-color bottles and the magic flask finishes empty.
Colors in this level:
Red, Pink, Yellow, Orange, Green, Cyan, Blue, Purple, Brown
Common Mistakes to Avoid
- Pouring a non-pink segment onto the pink-keyed T1 first, which fails to pop the key and strands a color in a wrong target.
- Forgetting to route the awkward purple from the dark T3 into the unlocked B1 immediately, so the purple has nowhere clean to land and the magic flask has to absorb it instead.
- Pouring two different colors into the white magic flask at T2, which locks the only flexible overflow slot and strands the rest of the sort.
Quick Tips for Magic Sort Level 312 (spoiler-free)
- Pop the pink key on T1 with the pink top of the in-hand red-pink two-segment bottle at B4 before anything else, so the hidden pink enters the sort and B4 becomes a real empty.
- Route the dark/purple top of the dark four-segment bottle at T3 straight into the unlocked B1 the moment B1 is cracked, so the awkward purple has a clean home.
- Use the white magic flask at T2 for one color only, and pour it back out onto a real stack the moment a matching lane appears — never let it carry two different colors.
Board notes 5 details
- Layout
- Two tiers, no wraps, boxes or corks. The top row is five bottles: a key-locked empty sitting inside a small golden wooden frame with a pink key icon at T1, a white magic flask with a cream/white body, red cap and teal band marker at T2, a near-empty dark/black four-segment bottle with a single dark purple sliver on top at T3, a four-segment multi mixer (yellow top, pink middle, dark blue lower) at T4, and an empty transparent flask at T5. The bottom row is four bottles: an empty with a small gray key tag at B1, a full red four-segment bottle at B2, a green-cyan-blue four-segment bottle at B3, and a red two-segment bottle with a pink base at B4 that is currently highlighted as the in-hand selected bottle. The two key-locked empties (T1 and B1) bracket the white magic flask at T2, and the dark purple sliver on top of T3 is the most visually awkward single segment on the board.
- Goal
- Crack the pink key on T1 with a pink pour, crack the gray key on B1 with the right key color from the multi T4, route the awkward purple from the dark T3 straight into the unlocked B1, then use the white magic flask at T2 to absorb the one leftover color that has no clean lane so every one of the nine final bottles (orange, green, yellow, red, purple, brown, cyan, blue, pink) ends on a single color and the magic flask finishes empty.
- Opening
- Pick up the in-hand red two-segment bottle at B4, pour its pink top segment straight onto the pink-keyed empty at T1 to pop the key and drop the pink into T1, then pour the now-exposed red segment onto the matching red four-segment at B2 to start a red lane and free B4 as a real empty. With the pink key cracked, use the freed B4 and the starting empty T5 as scratch flasks to crack the gray key on B1 with the right key color from the multi T4, and pour the dark/purple top of T3 into the unlocked B1 on the very next pour so the awkward purple has a clean home.
- Danger Zone
- The gray key on B1 is the chokepoint — the matching key color must come from the multi T4 (or from the dark T3 after the purple is moved out), so the order of those reveals matters. Pour the dark T3 purple into a buffer before B1 is unlocked, and the purple strands itself with no clean lane. A second crisis is the white magic flask at T2: pour two different colors into it and you lock the only flexible overflow on the board just when you need it to absorb the leftover mix from T4. Treat the magic flask as a single-color slot — pour one color in, pour it back out onto a real stack, and never let it carry two colors at once.
- Mechanics
- A two-tier, nine-bottle key-and-magic release board with no wraps, no boxes and no corks. The two special bottle types are the two key-locked empties (T1 with a pink key inside a golden wooden frame, B1 with a small gray key tag on the lip) and the single white magic flask at T2 (cream/white body, red cap, teal band marker). The pink key on T1 is popped with the pink top of the in-hand red-pink two-segment bottle at B4, the gray key on B1 is popped with a second key color that surfaces from the multi T4 or the dark T3, the dark T3's purple top is routed straight into the unlocked B1, the magic flask at T2 absorbs one leftover color from the multi T4, and the rest of the run is a clean nine-color sort into the surviving top and bottom slots.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do you start Magic Sort Level 312 with one starting empty and two key-locked empties?
Use the in-hand red-pink two-segment bottle at B4 first. Pour its pink top segment onto the pink-keyed empty at T1 to pop the key and drop the pink into T1, then pour the now-exposed red segment onto the matching red four-segment at B2 to start a red lane and free B4 as a real empty. With one key cracked, you now have two real empties (B4 and T5) to crack the gray key on B1 and start the remaining sort.
Why is the white magic flask at T2 the chokepoint in Level 312?
The magic flask is the only flexible overflow on the board, but it still has to finish on one color. Pour two different colors into it and you lock the only slot that can absorb the awkward purple from the dark T3 or any leftover mix from the multi T4. Save the magic flask for one color only — the color with the fewest open lanes — and never pour it before B1 is unlocked and ready to take the purple.