How to Play Water Sort Puzzle

A complete guide with step-by-step instructions, rules, and strategies to help you master every level.

🎯 Objective

The goal of Water Sort Puzzle is simple: sort all the colored water so that each tube contains only one color or is completely empty. Sounds easy, but it requires careful planning and strategic thinking!

📖 Step-by-Step Instructions

1
Select a tube — Click or tap on any tube that contains colored water. The tube will rise slightly to indicate it is selected.
2
Pour the water — Click or tap on a different tube to pour water from the selected tube into it. All consecutive segments of the same top color pour together automatically.
3
Keep sorting — Repeat the select-and-pour process, organizing the colors one move at a time.
4
Win! — The puzzle is solved when every tube holds only one color or is completely empty. Try to finish in the fewest moves possible!

📜 Rules

You can only pour water if the destination tube is empty or if its top color matches the water you are pouring.
When you pour, all consecutive segments of the same color at the top of the source tube move together.
Each tube has a maximum capacity of 4 water segments.
You cannot pour water if the destination tube does not have enough space.
Empty tubes can receive any color.

💡 Tips & Strategies

Beginner Tips

Use empty tubes wisely. Empty tubes are your most valuable resource. Use them as temporary holding spaces to rearrange colors, but try not to fill them up completely too early.

Think ahead. Before making a move, consider whether it will help or block your progress two or three moves later. Sometimes you need to move colors out of the way before you can sort them.

Use the Undo button. Made a mistake? Use the Undo button to reverse your last move. You get 3 undos per game, so use them when you realize a move was a dead end.

Advanced Strategies

Prioritize completing tubes. Focus on finishing one tube at a time. A fully sorted tube frees up space, essentially giving you an extra empty tube to work with.

Avoid mixing colors in empty tubes. When you pour into an empty tube, try to keep it to one color only. Mixing defeats the purpose of having that free space.

Look for the deepest same-color stacks. If a tube already has 2 or 3 segments of the same color at the bottom, prioritize building on that tube — it is closer to being complete.

🏆 Difficulty Levels

Normal — A balanced challenge with a comfortable number of colors and empty tubes. Great for learning the mechanics and building your skills.

Hard — More colors and fewer empty tubes. Requires deeper planning and more strategic use of space. Designed for experienced players looking for a real brain workout.

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