Sort the Court Guide

Sort the Court Guide

Find the right answer before you choose.

Search every Yes / No decision, follow the main story, unlock endings, and avoid permanent mistakes.

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Guide for the current Poki version 2.5.2. Last reviewed: Aug 2026.

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Where are you in the game?

Pick your Population. The guide jumps to the stage you are actually in.

You're here · 0–500

Build your court

Recruit Miriam, Louis, Mason, Grandma, and Madame Abeille, and set up the Witch shop before one-time intros pass you by.

Early game walkthrough →

Don't make these permanent mistakes

  • Permanent

    Don't jail the Knight

    Choose:NO

    If you choose YES, you can permanently lose:

    • Repeatable Knight quests
    • Knight as Dragonblade champion
    • Louis Knight Cake
    See what happens →
  • Missable

    Don't abandon the Dragonblade

    Choose:NO

    Quitting sets the quest to a terminal state. You can lose:

    • The finished Dragonblade
    • The dragon fight
    • Champion rewards
    Dragonblade steps →
  • Permanent

    Recruit Louis

    Choose:YES

    Refusing Louis can permanently close:

    • Louis cakes
    • His later court requests
    • Knight Cake content
    See what happens →
  • Unique item

    Don't spend the Robot Cog blindly

    Recommended: Save before choosing

    One unique item. Both spends are exclusive:

    • Scientist → Project L.A.P.I.N.
    • Sultan → +1000 Gold
    Compare Robot Cog choices →
  • Route choice

    Pia decides your main route

    Recommended: Save before choosing

    Council and No-Council lead to different post-game content.

    • YES → Council Route
    • NO → No-Council + Royal Advisor later
    See the Pia choice →
See all permanent mistakes →

Best choices depend on your goal

Playing for:

Playing it safe?

These choices avoid irreversible locks without chasing a single stat.

  • Should I recruit Louis?

    YESPermanent

    YES recruits Louis and unlocks passive/cake content; NO permanently misses the route.

    YES

    • +1 Population

    NO

    • -1 Happiness
    Full explanation →

  • Should I hire Boots?

    NORecommended

    Hiring Boots costs 100 Gold; Yarno is found later even if you do not hire him.

    YES

    • -100 Gold

    NO

    No immediate stat change

    Full explanation →

  • Should I jail the Knight?

    NOPermanent

    Do not jail Knight after failure: jailing sets the related route with no verified recovery and blocks multiple later routes.

    YES

    • -1 Population

    NO

    • +1 Happiness
    Full explanation →

  • Should I ban pineapples?

    DependsTradeoff

    Banning pineapples favors Happiness (+3 for 10 Gold) but creates the angry-trader branch. Allowing them costs 2 Happiness but unlocks a 100-Gold gift. Resource-focused runs generally prefer NO.

    YES

    • +3 Happiness
    • -10 Gold

    NO

    • -2 Happiness
    Full explanation →
See best choices by goal →

Popular routes

Sort the Court endings

Two main completion routes. Romance is a later No-Council path, not a third ending.

Main ending

Join the Council of Crowns

Pia’s YES at ~1500 Population. Opens Council meetings and the ceremony.

Council walkthrough →

Main ending

Refuse the Council of Crowns

Pia’s NO. Keeps the court independent and unlocks later Advisor content.

No-Council walkthrough →

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Quick answers

What is Sort the Court?

Sort the Court is a Yes-or-No kingdom management game where every visitor can affect your Gold, Population, Happiness, or future story events. Some choices only change immediate stats, while others unlock quests, permanently close routes, or determine which ending path you enter.

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