Magic Sort level guide
Magic Sort Level 313 Walkthrough
Magic Sort Level 313 is a two-tier, eleven-bottle fog-and-match release board with one starting empty. Clear the "?" on the five fog bottles in the bottom row by pouring their visible top color onto them, use the single empty T4 as a one-color scratch flask for every reveal, then sort the nine unique colors (yellow, pink, red, gray, orange, purple, blue, green, brown) into single bottles so the board ends with nine full single-color lanes plus the one working empty.
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How to Solve Magic Sort Level 313 — Full Solution
- Pick up the purple two-layer bottle at T5, pour its purple top segment onto the purple-topped fog bottle at B3 to clear the "?" and reveal the hidden under-color, then pour the now-exposed blue bottom segment of T5 into the tilted empty T4 to start a one-color blue receiver.
- Move to T1, pour its pink top onto the now-empty T4 (or onto B1 if orange is already there), then pour its yellow bottom onto T2 so the two yellows merge and T2 holds a full yellow lane.
- Use the freed T4 empty as the scratch flask, and clear the next four fogs one at a time: pour the matching top color from somewhere on the board onto B1 (orange), B2 (red), B4 (gray) and B5 (red), parking the loose segments into T4 between reveals so T4 always holds one color.
- After all five fogs are cleared, route the now-visible under-colors into matching lanes — pour the orange reveal from B1 onto the orange bottom of T3, the red reveals from B2 and B5 onto the red bottom of T2, the gray reveal from B4 onto the gray top of T3, and the blue receiver at T4 onto the blue bottom of T5 so T5 becomes a full blue lane.
- Top off pink, purple, green and brown by walking the loose top segments from T1, T5 and T6 into the matching under-color lanes, using the freed T4 as a one-color shuttle.
- Clear every temporary buffer onto its matching stack and top off each lane so the board ends with nine full single-color bottles (yellow, red, orange, gray, blue, brown, pink, purple, green) and the single T4 empty finishes empty.
Colors in this level:
Yellow, Pink, Red, Gray, Orange, Purple, Blue, Green, Brown
Common Mistakes to Avoid
- Letting the single empty T4 carry two different colors at once, which locks the only scratch flask on the board and strands the next matching-colour fog reveal with no clean home.
- Pouring a non-matching color onto a "?" fog bottle, which leaves the fog intact and wastes the pour on a no-op that the level never rewards.
- Forgetting that B2 and B5 both carry a red top, so the second red fog reveal has to wait for a clean red lane (T2's red bottom) to be ready before the red pour lands.
Quick Tips for Magic Sort Level 313 (spoiler-free)
- Clear the "?" on the purple-topped fog bottle at B3 first with the purple top of T5, so the first hidden under-color enters the sort and T4 becomes a real scratch flask.
- Treat the single empty at T4 as a one-color slot at all times — pour one matching color in for the fog reveal, pour it back out onto a real stack, and never let T4 carry two different colors.
- Watch out for the duplicated red on B2 and B5 — the matching top color for both fog reveals is red, so the player has to plan the red routing so the second red fog does not strand itself on a dirty buffer.
Board notes 5 details
- Layout
- Two tiers, no wraps, boxes, corks, key tags or white magic flasks. The top row is six normal two-layer bottles: T1 pink (top) over yellow (bottom), T2 yellow (top) over red (bottom), T3 gray (top) over orange (bottom), T4 a tilted empty transparent flask that sits slightly forward of the others, T5 purple (top) over blue (bottom), and T6 green (top) over brown (bottom). The bottom row is five "?" fog bottles, each a small dark glass with a colored top segment and a "?" hidden lower segment marked with a faint white question mark on the dark backing: B1 orange top, B2 red top, B3 purple top, B4 gray top, B5 red top. There is exactly one starting empty (the tilted T4), and the most visually striking feature on the board is the row of five "?" fog bottles in the bottom row, which is the giveaway that this level is a fog-and-match release board rather than a cork, key or magic-flask finale.
- Goal
- Pour the matching top color onto each of the five fog bottles in the bottom row to clear the "?" and reveal the hidden under-color, then sort the nine unique colors (yellow, pink, red, gray, orange, purple, blue, green, brown) into single bottles so the board ends with nine full single-color lanes plus the one working empty. The first real unlock is the very first matching pour onto B3 (purple top, which the player pops with the purple top of T5) — once the fog on B3 clears, the hidden under-color drops in and the bottom row is no longer a wall of question marks. After that, the rest of the fog bottles follow the same rule: pour their visible top color from somewhere on the board, confirm the match (a small water-splash pops on the bottle), and the "?" disappears. The hardest target is the empty buffer T4, because the player only has one working empty at the start, and that single empty has to carry the routing for all five fog reveals and the rest of the sort.
- Opening
- Pick up the purple two-layer bottle at T5, pour its purple top segment straight onto the purple-topped fog bottle at B3 to clear the "?" and reveal the hidden under-color, then pour the now-exposed blue bottom segment of T5 into the tilted empty T4 to start a one-color blue receiver. With the purple fog cleared, move to T1 and pour its pink top into the now-empty T4 (or onto B1 if orange is already there), then pour its yellow bottom onto T2 so the two yellows merge and T2 holds a full yellow lane. Use the freed T4 empty as the scratch flask for the next four fog reveals: pour the matching top color from somewhere on the board onto B1 (orange), B2 (red), B4 (gray) and B5 (red) one at a time, parking the loose segments into T4 between reveals so T4 always holds one color and never gets stranded with two.
- Danger Zone
- The empty buffer T4 is the chokepoint — with only one working empty, every fog reveal costs you a pour that has nowhere else to land, and if T4 ends up holding two different colors it can no longer act as a clean receiver and the next matching-colour pour strands itself. The five fog bottles in the bottom row are the second trap: pour a non-matching color onto a fog bottle and nothing happens (the "?" stays), so the player has to bring the right color across the board for every single reveal. A third crisis is the red duplication — both B2 and B5 carry a red top, and red also sits in T2's bottom, so the player has to clear two red fogs with the same color while keeping a clean red lane available for the underlying red to land in. Treat T4 as a single-color slot at all times: pour one matching color in for the fog reveal, pour it back out onto a real stack, and never let T4 carry two colors at once.
- Mechanics
- A two-tier, eleven-bottle fog-and-match release board with no wraps, no boxes, no corks, no key tags and no white magic flasks. The only special bottle type is the five "?" fog bottles in the bottom row (B1 orange, B2 red, B3 purple, B4 gray, B5 red), each of which carries a visible top color, a "?" hidden under-color, and a small white question mark on the dark backing until the matching top color is poured on. The single empty buffer at T4 is the only working buffer on the board, so it has to do double duty as a scratch flask for the fog reveals and a one-color receiver for the rest of the sort. The chokepoint is fog-clear order plus T4 discipline: clear B3 (purple) first so the player has a visible fog clear to work from, then clear B1 (orange), B2 (red), B4 (gray) and B5 (red) one at a time using T4 as the scratch flask, and only sort the now-visible under-colors into real lanes after all five fogs are gone.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do you start Magic Sort Level 313 with one starting empty and five "?" fog bottles?
Pick up the purple two-layer bottle at T5 and pour its purple top onto the purple-topped fog bottle at B3. That pour clears the first "?", reveals the hidden under-color, and frees the purple lane in T5. Pour the now-exposed blue bottom of T5 into the tilted empty T4 to start a one-color blue receiver, and use T4 as the scratch flask for the next four fog reveals (B1 orange, B2 red, B4 gray, B5 red).
Why is the single empty at T4 the chokepoint in Level 313?
There is only one working empty on the board, and every fog reveal needs a one-color scratch flask to land in. If T4 ends up holding two different colors, it can no longer accept a new matching pour, the next fog reveal strands itself, and the rest of the sort has nowhere to park the loose segments. Treat T4 as a single-color slot: pour one matching color in for the fog reveal, pour it back out onto a real stack the moment a matching lane appears, and never let T4 carry two colors at once.