Clever Beginnings

Clever Beginnings redefines casual puzzle gaming with its innovative "liquid sorting" core mechanics, breaking away from traditional match-3 conventions while embracing strategic depth and relaxing gameplay. Designed for players who savor mental challenges in short bursts, this WeChat mini-game focuses on the satisfying process of organizing mixed liquids into color-pure containers .​

Core Gameplay​

The objective is deceptively simple yet strategically rich: players are presented with 6-8 transparent bottles, some filled with layered mixed liquids (e.g., red+green, yellow+purple+blue) and others empty. Through intuitive two-tap controls—first selecting the "source bottle" and then the "target bottle"—you pour the topmost homogeneous liquid layer into a container that either is empty or holds the same color . For instance, a bottle with 30% red (top) and 70% green (bottom) will first transfer all red liquid to a compatible target. The level is completed only when every bottle contains a single, uniform color.​

Progressive Challenge & Special Mechanics​

Difficulty escalates thoughtfully across stages, advancing from 2 colors and single-layer mixtures to 5 colors with 3-layer combinations, accompanied by fewer empty bottles to test your planning skills . Later levels introduce game-changing elements like color-shifting liquids (which alter the target bottle’s contents to match their hue) and variable-layer liquids (same colors positioned differently across bottles), adding layers of strategy to avoid dead ends . A three-star rating system further incentivizes optimization—finish within or below the recommended pour count to earn top honors.