Magic Sort level guide
Magic Sort Level 438 Walkthrough
Magic Sort Level 438 is a thirteen-bottle two-tier puzzle with two top mixers (purple-blue and purple-green), a full black magic bottle, and a corked white bottle hiding one extra blue segment. Pop the cork with purple to release the hidden blue, route it onto the purple-blue top mixer to finish the blue lane, and leave the full black magic bottle untouched as the final single-color reference.
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How to Solve Magic Sort Level 438 — Full Solution
- Pour the top purple segment of the purple-blue mixer (top row 1) onto the full purple bottle (top row 6), so the purple-blue mixer becomes all blue.
- Pour the top purple segment of the purple-green mixer (top row 2) onto the same full purple bottle, so the purple-green mixer becomes all green.
- Pour a purple segment from the top row into the corked white bottle (bottom row 3); the cork pops and releases a single blue segment straight onto the bottom row.
- Pour the released blue segment from the bottom row onto the now-all-blue top row 1 bottle to finish the blue lane.
- Drain the purple-green bottle (top row 2) — pour its green segments into a clean bottom empty, then pour any stray top segment onto its matching top row lane.
- Cycle the three 1-segment bottles — pour the 1-segment red (bottom row 4) onto the full red bottle (top row 5), and pour both 1-segment purples (bottom row 2 and bottom row 5) onto the full purple bottle (top row 6).
- Use the two bottom empties as buffers to keep the purple-blue and purple-green mixers flowing without burying a color, while the full black magic bottle (top row 3) sits untouched.
- Top off every bottle so all thirteen end on a single color (blue, green, yellow, red, purple, black, plus the empty buffers).
Colors in this level:
Purple, Blue, Green, Yellow, Red, Black
Common Mistakes to Avoid
- Popping the corked white bottle with any color other than purple, which locks the hidden blue segment into a mix you cannot undo.
- Pouring anything into the full black magic bottle, which locks it and costs the board its only untouched single-color reference.
Quick Tips for Magic Sort Level 438 (spoiler-free)
- Pop the corked white bottle with purple, nothing else, or the hidden blue locks into a mix.
- Pour the released blue segment straight onto the purple-blue top mixer to finish the blue lane.
- Leave the full black magic bottle untouched — it is your only single-color reference for the end.
Board notes 5 details
- Layout
- A two-tier board with thirteen bottles — seven in the top row, six in the bottom row, and three starting empties (top row 7, bottom row 1, bottom row 6). The top row runs purple-blue mixer, purple- green mixer, full black magic bottle, full yellow, full red, full purple, empty. The bottom row is empty, 1-segment purple, corked white magic bottle hiding one blue segment, 1-segment red, 1-segment purple, empty. No boxes, no wraps — only one black magic bottle and one corked bottle.
- Goal
- Pop the corked white bottle with its matching purple cap so the hidden blue segment joins play, then drain the two top mixers (purple-blue and purple-green) into their matching top row lanes, and cycle the three 1-segment bottles (purple, red, purple) into their matching top row lanes. The full black magic bottle holds its own single color and is never poured from.
- Opening
- Pour the top purple segment of the purple-blue mixer (top row 1) onto the full purple bottle (top row 6), then pour the top purple segment of the purple-green mixer (top row 2) onto the same full purple bottle. Pour a purple segment from the top row into the corked white bottle (bottom row 3) — the cork pops and releases a single blue segment straight onto the bottom row.
- Danger Zone
- The corked bottle is the only place on the board hiding a color, but if you pop it with any color other than purple the hidden blue segment locks into a mix you cannot undo, and the bottom row gets stuck with a stray color that has nowhere to go. The black magic bottle can absorb any color in theory, but pouring anything other than its own black into it locks the whole bottle and you lose your only single-color reference for the end state.
- Mechanics
- A corked-bottle plus full-black-magic-bottle board stacked on top of a tidy two-mixer setup. The cork releases the missing blue segment that the purple-blue top mixer needs to finish the blue lane, while the black magic bottle never has to be poured from — it just sits there as a single-color anchor for the end state.
Frequently Asked Questions
What color do you pour into the corked white bottle in Magic Sort Level 438?
Pour purple. The cork is matched to purple, and popping it releases a single blue segment that the purple-blue top mixer needs to finish the blue lane. Any other color locks the hidden blue into a mix you cannot undo.
Why is the full black magic bottle in Magic Sort Level 438 left untouched?
It already holds its own single color (black) and never needs to be poured from. Treating it as overflow by mixing a second color into it locks the whole bottle, and you lose the only untouched single-color reference that makes the final top-off checkable.