Expose before you consolidate
Start by reading the top color in every tube. If the color you want is buried, identify the layer that blocks it and where that layer can move. Moving it into a tube with compatible top space can reveal the target while preserving a future home for the blocker. Avoid making a tube uniform too early if it becomes a full container that prevents useful transfers.
Treat empty capacity as a tool
An open tube can act as temporary staging space. Before using it, consider whether the move will expose or consolidate something important and whether you still have room to separate another color later. The move budget makes an apparently harmless shuffle expensive. A practical sequence is expose, gather compatible top layers, then complete a color when it no longer traps another needed layer.
Use feedback to revise
If the game rejects a pour, follow its legal move rules rather than repeating the same action. If several moves are possible, choose the one that opens the most useful layer or completes a group without closing off space. Exact solutions depend on the starting layout, so this guide gives a planning method, not a fixed answer for every level.
Questions about Pour strategy
Does Pour have a limited number of moves?
Yes, each level has a move budget. A planned transfer that reveals a buried color is more valuable than a shuffle with no follow-up.
Can a tube hold mixed colors?
The puzzle starts with layers in tubes and asks you to sort them. Use the game’s legal-pour feedback to understand which top layer can transfer to which destination.