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Puzzle & Brain

Water Color Sort is a relaxing liquid-sorting puzzle: pour colours between tubes until each is one shade. Play free in your browser.

Water Color Sort is a calm puzzle about tidying up. You are given a row of glass tubes filled with layers of coloured liquid, all jumbled together, and your job is to pour them around until every tube holds a single colour. There is no timer and no enemy, so it suits a player who wants to think rather than react.

On Doodle Jump, most pages are about reflexes: bouncing upward, dodging, timing a jump. This one is the opposite end of the shelf. It is a good break between rounds when your hands need a rest but you still want something to chew on, and it asks nothing beyond a mouse click or a finger tap.

The game is listed here as a Poki title, and it runs in the browser with nothing to install.

How to play

The page lists arrow keys, WASD and a mouse, but the puzzle itself is a pointer game: select a tube, then select the tube you want to pour into. On a phone you simply tap. If a keyboard does nothing at first, use the mouse or touch instead.

A pour generally works when the destination tube has room and its top colour matches the colour you are pouring, or when it is empty. A level is finished when each filled tube contains only one colour. Early levels have plenty of spare space; later ones leave you with very little room for mistakes.

Tips

  • Look at the whole board before your first move. Work out which colours sit on top of which, and plan to reach the buried ones.
  • Empty tubes are your most valuable resource. Do not fill one with a mixed pour unless it unlocks something.
  • Try to uncover the colour at the bottom of a tube first, because that tube can then become the home for that colour.
  • If you get stuck, restart the level rather than pouring blindly. A fresh attempt with a clear plan is usually quicker.

Similar games on Doodle Jump

For another thinking game, Fireboy and Watergirl asks you to solve small puzzles across a temple, with two characters and some platforming. Bloons Tower Defense 2 is also a planning game, but it is about placing towers and managing a budget. If you want to move fast again, Helix Jump and Bird Jumper bring the reflex side back.

Water Color Sort fits short sessions on a phone or laptop, and it is easy to pick up for anyone who finds a plain jumper too frantic.

Questions about Water Color Sort

How do I play Water Color Sort?

Select a tube, then select another tube to pour into. On a phone, tap. The goal is a single colour in each filled tube.

Is there a timer?

The page describes no timer. It is a puzzle you can take at your own pace.

Does Water Color Sort work on a phone or Chromebook?

Yes. It is an HTML5 game that runs in a modern browser, and touch or mouse input is all you need.

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