Magic Sort level guide
Magic Sort Level 333 Walkthrough
Magic Sort Level 333 is a two-tier cork-release-and-route board with five red curtain corked bottles in the top row hiding gray, purple, yellow, red and pink, and five mixed bottles in the bottom row — two full brown, one small brown, one red-orange-yellow three-color mixer, and one orange-yellow-green three-color mixer. Split the two three-color mixers top-first to bank yellow, orange, red and green as single-color lanes, use those to pop the T3, T4 and T5 corks in yellow → red → orange order, then empty the three brown bottles to bank three working buffers, and pop the remaining T1 and T2 corks so the released pink and purple land on clean single-color lanes until the board ends with nine full single-color bottles plus one empty position.
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How to Solve Magic Sort Level 333 — Full Solution
- Pour B4's red top onto the B3 small brown so the red lands on top of brown, then pour B4's now-exposed orange top onto the B1 full brown so B1 becomes an orange-on-brown stack and B4 collapses to a single yellow working empty.
- Pour B5's orange top into the freed B4 so B4 grows to a clean orange buffer and B5 drops to yellow, then pour B5's yellow top onto the parked yellow in B4 so B4 collapses back to a working empty and B5 becomes a single green.
- Pop the T3 cork by pouring B4's held yellow into T3 so T3 reveals yellow underneath, then pop the T5 cork by pouring B4's orange into T5 so T5 reveals orange, then pop the T4 cork by pouring B1's red top into T4 so T4 reveals red.
- Empty the three brown bottles to free three working buffers: pour B2's full brown into B3 so B3 becomes a full brown, pour B1's remaining brown into B2 so B2 becomes a single brown, and pour B3's brown back into B1 so B1 collapses to a working empty.
- Pop the T1 cork by routing the released T5 orange into T1 so T1 reveals pink and becomes a pink flask, then pop the T2 cork by routing the released T4 red into T2 so T2 reveals purple and becomes a purple flask.
- Drain the B4 and B5 working empties through the now-opened top flasks and the freed B1 buffer: pour B4's yellow into T3, route the released top colors through the freed B1, and peel the small dark segment from B3 onto its own single-color lane.
- Top off the nine target colors (gray, purple, yellow, red, pink, brown, blue, orange, green) so every bottle finishes on a single color and the board ends with nine full single-color bottles plus one empty position across the ten active slots.
Colors in this level:
Brown, Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Gray, Purple, Pink
Common Mistakes to Avoid
- Pouring the wrong color onto a red curtain cork cap, which keeps the cap sealed and burns a move the bottom needs to clear its three-color mixers.
- Popping the T1 pink, T2 purple or gray cork before yellow, red and orange are banked, which strands the released hidden color on a two-color stack with no clean destination.
- Filling B3 back with brown before moving the small dark segment out of the way, which buries the dark color under brown and leaves no way to peel it later.
Quick Tips for Magic Sort Level 333 (spoiler-free)
- Split the B4 and B5 three-color mixers top-first so the yellow, orange, red and green segments are all banked as single-color lanes before you pop any cork.
- Pop the T3 yellow, T4 red and T5 orange corks first with the matching colors you just banked — those are the only three corks you can pop from bottom colors.
- Empty the three brown bottles (B1, B2, B3) after the first three corks are open to bank three working buffers, and save the T1 pink and T2 purple corks for last so each released color lands on a clean single-color lane.
Board notes 5 details
- Layout
- Two tiers, ten active positions, no wraps, boxes or magic flasks — only a row of five red curtain corked bottles as the headline special mechanic. The top row T1 through T5 is five identical red curtain corked bottles with gold caps, each hiding four segments of a single color under the seal. The bottom row B1 through B5 is two full four-segment brown bottles (B1 and B2), one small near-empty brown bottle (B3), one three-color mixer B4 (red on top, orange in the middle, yellow at the bottom), and one three-color mixer B5 (orange on top, yellow in the middle, green at the bottom). There are zero plain starting empties on the board — every working buffer has to come from emptying B1, B2 or B3 or from collapsing B4 or B5 top-first. The most visually dominant feature is the unbroken red curtain row across the top, because those five corks are the only source of the five hidden top colors (gray, purple, yellow, red, pink) that the bottom cannot provide.
- Goal
- Pop all five red curtain corks in the top row by routing the matching color into each one — yellow into T3, red into T4, orange into T5, then pink into T1 and purple into T2 — so each hidden color drops into its flask, then empty the three brown bottles and the small dark segment to bank three working buffers, and use those buffers plus the now-opened top flasks to drain the two three-color mixers B4 and B5 into single-color lanes. The chokepoint is the corks: the bottom only has six native colors (brown, red, orange, yellow, green, and a small blue/dark segment in B3), and three of the five top corks (gray, pink, purple) hide colors that the bottom does not have, so the player has to pop the yellow, red and orange corks early with matching colors from B4 and B5 to free up those segments, then use the released top colors to bank the lanes for the gray, pink and purple corks later. The board ends with nine single-color bottles plus one empty position.
- Opening
- Split the B4 three-color mixer top-first: pour B4's red top into the B3 small brown so the red lands on top of brown, then pour B4's now-exposed orange top into the B1 full brown so B1 becomes an orange-on-brown stack and B4 collapses into a working empty holding a single yellow. Use the freed B4 to receive B5's orange top so B4 grows to a clean orange buffer and B5 drops to yellow, then pour B5's yellow top onto the parked yellow in B4 so B4 collapses back to a working empty and B5 becomes a single green. Now pour B4's held yellow into T3 to pop the first cork — T3 reveals yellow underneath and becomes a yellow flask — then pour B4's orange into T5 to pop the T5 cork and reveal orange, and finally pour the red from B1's top into T4 to pop T4 and reveal red. The top row is now half open and the bottom has B1 (orange-on-brown), B2 (full brown), B3 (red-on-brown), B4 (yellow working empty) and B5 (green).
- Danger Zone
- The five red curtain corks are tight on space — pour the wrong color onto a cork cap and the cap stays sealed, wasting a move and burning a buffer the bottom needs. A second trap is popping the corks in the wrong order: if you pop the gray, pink or purple cork before yellow, red and orange are banked, the released hidden color has nowhere clean to land and ends up as a two-color stack that strands the color underneath. The third trap is the small dark segment in B3: it sits on top of brown and has to be moved first, or it gets buried when B3 is filled back with brown and strands the dark color underneath brown with no way to peel it. The tightest moment is around the 35–45 second mark when two corks are still sealed and the bottom is mid-drain — at that point the four popped top flasks and the freed B1 working empty are the only slack, and one mis-pour strands a hidden color.
- Mechanics
- A two-tier, ten-bottle cork-release-and-route board with no wraps, boxes, frozen tiles or magic flasks. The five red curtain corks at T1–T5 are the headline feature — each one is sealed until the matching color is poured onto the cap, at which point the cork pops with a sparkle and the hidden color drops into the flask. The three brown bottles (B1, B2, B3) and the two three-color mixers (B4, B5) are the only source of working buffers, so the whole run is about popping the three matching corks (T3 yellow, T4 red, T5 orange) early with bottoms from B4 and B5, then using the released top colors to bank lanes for the three new corks (T1 pink, T2 purple, and the fifth hidden) so each reveal lands on a clean single-color buffer instead of a stack. The end state is nine full single-color bottles plus one empty position across the ten active slots.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do the five red curtain corks work in Magic Sort Level 333?
Each red curtain cork at T1–T5 hides a single color (gray, purple, yellow, red, pink) and stays sealed until the matching color is poured onto its cap. When the cap matches, the cork pops with a sparkle and the hidden color drops into the flask, after which the top bottle behaves like a normal four-segment flask that can be poured from and into freely. Pop the three matching corks (T3 yellow, T4 red, T5 orange) first with bottoms from B4 and B5, then use the released top colors to bank lanes for the three new corks (T1 pink, T2 purple, and the fifth) so each reveal lands on a clean single-color buffer.
Why is the small dark segment in B3 the chokepoint of Level 333?
B3 starts with a short dark segment on top of brown, and that dark segment is the only piece of its color on the board. If you pour brown into B3 before peeling the dark segment out, the dark color gets buried under brown with no way to reach it later, and the dark color ends up stranded. Pour the dark segment out of B3 first, then fill B3 back with brown, and park the dark color on its own single-color lane before you pop the corks that depend on that lane.