Tap any flask to select it
Look closely at the top colour layer. Only the visible colour can move, so the top of each flask tells you what options exist right now.
Player Initiation
How to Play Magic Sort
Magic Sort is easy to understand in minutes, but the finer details of timing, space, and sequence make a major difference once the levels grow more crowded.
Step-by-Step Guide
Use this structure whenever a board starts to look tangled. The goal is to create order without wasting the limited empty space that gives you freedom to solve the level.
Tap a destination flask to pour
Choose either an empty flask or one whose top colour matches the liquid you want to move. Space matters as much as colour compatibility.
Water only pours if colors match at the top
The game prevents invalid moves, so use that rule as your guide. Matching tops let you build taller, cleaner stacks of the same colour.
Fill each flask with a single color to complete the level
Your goal is total separation. When each vessel contains one pure hue, the board resolves and the level is complete.
Use Undo to reverse mistakes
Undo is best used the moment you realise a move closed off too many options. It lets you keep momentum without restarting your whole thought process.
Use Shuffle when stuck
Shuffle can reset the emotional pressure of a difficult board. Treat it as a recovery tool for dead ends, not as your first answer to every obstacle.
Understanding the Flask System
Every flask acts as both storage and pathway. When a top colour is trapped under another shade, that hidden layer cannot participate until you clear the one above it. This means the board is not simply about sorting colours; it is about creating access to colours in the right order.
Empty flasks are especially important because they provide temporary breathing room. A single open vessel can let you peel away layers, expose a needed colour, and start a chain of corrective pours. Protecting that flexibility is one of the most important habits in Magic Sort.
- Read top layers first before considering deeper hidden colours.
- Notice which flasks can accept a pour immediately and which require preparation.
- Keep at least one flexible vessel available whenever possible.
Common Mistakes to Avoid
Many difficult levels are lost not because the board is impossible, but because early moves quietly reduce flexibility.
Filling empty flasks too early
New players often treat empty vessels as convenient storage and fill them immediately. In reality, open space is your most valuable puzzle resource.
Chasing the nearest match
A move can be valid and still be unhelpful. Some matching pours create attractive stacks that later block access to more urgent colours.
Ignoring hidden layers
The top of a flask matters now, but the layers beneath it determine whether a move helps the future state of the board.
Waiting too long to reverse course
If you sense a sequence is tightening the board in the wrong way, use Undo early. Correcting sooner is usually cleaner than repairing later chaos.