Shade Sort
Pour the stacks until every tube holds a single shade.
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How to play Shade Sort
Click a tube to lift the top run of matching pieces, then click another tube to pour them. You can only pour onto an empty tube or onto a matching shade, and tubes have a fixed capacity. Sort every tube so it holds a single shade to win — in as few pours as possible.
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Shade Sort — frequently asked questions
Is every shuffle solvable?
Yes — boards are created by scrambling a solved arrangement, so a solution always exists.
Why shades instead of colors?
Inkplay is entirely black and white, so the “colors” are distinct tones of gray — sorted exactly the same way.
More black & white games
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