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Ball sort puzzle online

Sort patterned beads into matching vessels. Select a source and a destination, plan around the empty spaces, and undo a move when you need to.

Ball Sort

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Move patterned beads between vessels until each full vessel holds one type.

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Move patterned beads between vessels until each full vessel holds one type.

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Each move takes one bead from the top of a vessel. Its destination must be empty or have the same type on top, with room left inside. The bead patterns help you tell types apart as well as their colours.

Leave room for the next move

An empty vessel gives you space to uncover a buried type. Filling a vessel too early can block the beads beneath another stack. Select the source, then the destination. Undo returns the last move, so you can revise a plan that closes off your options.

One type in every full vessel

A completed vessel holds one type and has no empty space. Finish when all beads are sorted. These boards have checked solutions, although the path you find may differ. If no legal move or undo remains, the round ends.

Continue the same board

You can play this ball sort puzzle free online without creating an account. Keep the same browser and return while the saved session remains available. The board needs a server connection; expand it for more room and use the information button for its controls.

Beads and objects use different rules

Ball Sort moves only the top bead. Organizing moves whole objects into spaces, groups or height order. Compare the two on the Sorting Games page. Practice progress here stays separate from the island and does not award Edgekin resources.