Magic Sort level guide
Magic Sort Level 338 Walkthrough
Magic Sort Level 338 is a three-tier, eleven-bottle routing board with three corked top-row holders hiding red, purple and orange, and a single starting empty. Pop each cork with its matching color from the bottom or middle mixers, route the freed tops through the seven-segment bottom singles, and top off the eight colors so every bottle finishes on a single color.
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How to Solve Magic Sort Level 338 — Full Solution
- Pour B1's orange top onto the T1 corked red holder so the red cork pops and T1 becomes a parked red lane, then pour B1's now-exposed blue top onto the B2 full blue so B1 collapses into a clean empty and B2 grows into a fuller blue single.
- Pour M1's blue top onto the parked blue in B2 so M1 collapses into a working empty and B2 approaches a complete blue single, then route any matching blue tops onto B2 to bank a second working empty.
- Pop the T2 corked purple holder by pouring M2's purple top (or any exposed purple segment) onto the T2 cork so T2 becomes a parked purple lane and the M2 purple home is reinforced.
- Pop the T3 corked orange holder by pouring the matching orange top from the freed B1 or any leftover orange segment onto the T3 cork so T3 becomes a parked orange lane.
- Use the freed M3 starting empty as a working buffer to route any remaining two-color split, and clear the buffer onto a real stack before reusing it.
- Top off the eight colors (red, orange, blue, brown, cyan, green, purple, plus the extra that surfaces from the corks) so every bottle finishes on a single color and the board ends with eleven full single-color lanes.
Colors in this level:
Red, Orange, Yellow, Blue, Green, Cyan, Purple, Pink, Brown, Gray
Common Mistakes to Avoid
- Pouring the wrong top color onto a corked holder, which wastes one of the three cork pops and strands that color with no lane.
- Draining the B1 orange-blue mixer or M1 blue mixer before popping the matching corks, which leaves the hidden color with no source top to pour onto the cork.
- Pouring a non-matching color into one of the bottom singles, which buries a parked color and costs one of the ready-made color homes.
Quick Tips for Magic Sort Level 338 (spoiler-free)
- Pour B1's orange top onto the T1 corked red holder first — red is the only color on the board with no other home, and popping T1 is the only way the red lane ever enters the sort.
- Pop all three corks (T1 red, T2 purple, T3 orange) with their own matching tops before the source mixer underneath each one is drained.
- Keep the M3 starting empty as a one-shot buffer and clear it onto a real stack before reusing it.
Board notes 5 details
- Layout
- Three tiers, no locks, wraps or boxes besides the three corked holders. The top row is three corked bottles in wooden boxes — T1 with a red face, T2 with a purple face, and T3 with an orange face — each hiding its color behind a cork that has to be popped with the matching top. The middle row is three standard bottles — M1 = blue over dark mixed, M2 = full purple seven-segment single, and M3 = clear starting empty. The bottom row is five standard bottles — B1 = orange over blue mixed, B2 = full blue seven, B3 = full brown seven, B4 = full cyan seven, and B5 = full green seven. The total is eleven bottle positions with three corked special bottles, one starting empty at M3, and the four bottom-row seven-segment singles plus M2 acting as ready-made color homes.
- Goal
- Pop all three corked top-row holders (red, purple, orange) by pouring their matching color from the middle or bottom mixers onto each one, then route every remaining exposed color through the freed top holders, the M3 starting empty, and the full M2 purple plus the four bottom singles (blue, brown, cyan, green) until every bottle holds a single color.
- Opening
- Start with T1, the leftmost corked red holder. Pour the orange top of B1 (the orange-blue bottom mixer) onto the T1 cork so the red cork pops and T1 becomes a parked red lane, then pour B1's now-exposed blue top onto the B2 full blue so B1 collapses into a clean empty and B2 grows into a fuller blue single. With T1 open and B1 empty, the player has a parked red lane, a parked blue lane, and two working empties (M3 and B1) to drive the rest of the cork pops.
- Danger Zone
- Each of the three corked holders at T1, T2 and T3 must be popped with its own matching color — pour the wrong top color on a cork and it stays sealed, wasting one of the three pops and leaving that color stranded with no lane. A second trap is forgetting to top off the bottom singles before pouring a non-matching color on them, which strands a parked color. The M3 starting empty is also the only true buffer, so it must be spent on the first cork reveal, not on a brown or a blue that already has a home in the bottom row.
- Mechanics
- A three-tier, eleven-bottle routing board whose only special bottle type is the three corked holders in the top row. Each is a wooden-boxed flask with a face design that hides its color behind a cork until the matching top is poured on, and each becomes a normal single-color bottle the moment the cork pops. The chokepoint is cork discipline: pop each corked holder with its own matching top before the source mixer underneath it is drained, route the freed tops through the seven-segment bottom singles and the M3 buffer, and top off the eight colors (red, orange, blue, brown, cyan, green, purple, plus the extra that surfaces from the corks) so every bottle ends on a single color.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do you pop the three corked top-row holders in Magic Sort Level 338?
Pour the matching top color from the only mixer that can spare it onto each cork — B1's orange onto T1 to pop the red cork, M2's purple onto T2 to pop the purple cork, and the matching orange top onto T3 to pop the orange cork. Each cork must be triggered with its own color before the source mixer underneath it is drained.
Why is the M3 starting empty so important in Level 338?
M3 is the only true buffer on the board, and the seven-segment bottom singles (blue, brown, cyan, green) plus M2 are already nearly complete. The M3 empty has to be spent on the first cork reveal or on a two-color split, and cleared onto a real stack before it is reused, otherwise the rest of the cork pops and the final top-off have nowhere to route their exposed tops.