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Compare the starting islands and objects, then open only as much help as you need.

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A red-sailed boat on the left, two green lily pads above the islands, and a bright vertical current separating you from the purple checkpoint on the right.Level 1 · Board 1

The boat and the first crossing

Bring the two lily pads together in the right-hand current so they form your crossing.

A pale island on the left faces an orange island across a vertical current. Two lily pads sit below the left island; two more sit beside the right island.Level 1 · Board 2

Across the current loop

Make the first crossing, then arrange a second pair of pads to reach the lower-right checkpoint.

An orange horseshoe surrounds two diagonally offset lily pads. Two stones start on the upper-left approach, and the checkpoint is at the lower-left bend.Level 1 · Board 3

Two pads and a stone to take along

Align the pads for the crossing, then carry a stone into the next board.

Orange islands surround a central bay. Two pads stand at different heights near the right bank, with another checkpoint on a detached island below.Level 1 · Board 4

Three stones, two checkpoints

Use the imported stone to complete the pad crossing, then bridge to the lower checkpoint.

A red-orange hooked island wraps around one lily pad. You enter from a small platform above it; a pale island and checkpoint lie to the left.Level 1 · Board 5

Around the hooked island

Bridge off the entrance, move the single lily pad left, and take a stone west into board 6.

A long pale upper bank curves around a bay. One lily pad sits near the middle; the route continues along a lower bank towards the left.Level 1 · Board 6

The long bay and the third stone

Use a stone from board 5 to complete the central crossing, then open the route west.

A gold square and checkpoint stand on the left, opposite a long pale L-shaped island. The upper lily pad must cross the open water between them.Level 1 · Board 7

The orb and the moving lily pad

Redirect a pad while it is moving, reach the orb-side checkpoint, and then join the western current.

Grey islands sit inside a rectangular current circuit. Three pads are scattered around it, and a gold square is visible at the far right.Level 1 · Board 8

Three pads around the current circuit

Load three pads into the circuit, ride back to the central island, and open the lower-right exit.

Two upper banks flank a small square current loop. A narrow strip of land and the next checkpoint sit at the lower right.Level 1 · Board 9

A stone on the front pad

Ride the rear pad and push from it to redirect the front pad towards the exit.

A tall vertical current separates green islands. A single pad sits inside a hook-shaped island on the right, with a narrow ruin above.Level 1 · Board 10

The return route to the boat

Use this board as an outward junction first, then return after board 13 to ride back to the boat.

A horizontal current runs above a central pale island. Two stones wait near a checkpoint on the small island to the right.Level 1 · Board 11

Redirect the horizontal current

Divert the current so a lily pad carries you to the eastern checkpoint, then bridge south.

A green central island sits below a long horizontal current. An L-shaped pale bank runs along the top and right; the next checkpoint is on the left.Level 1 · Board 12

The central island and the exit bridge

Reach the central island on paired pads, then create the western stone bridge.

Several stones line a long green island on the right. A small island sits above it, and a tall current runs beside a narrow western bank.Level 1 · Board 13

Into the west current

Use the upper island to reposition a stone, divert the western flow, and ride the lower pad back north.

Start on board 7 beside the gold square, with the stone brought from board 6 available on the right-hand approach.Level 1 · Treasure 1

The treasure beyond board 7

Open the short southern treasure detour without losing the stone needed for board 7.

From board 11’s eastern checkpoint, a side route leads to a pale island with two stones, facing a red island across a vertical current.Level 1 · Treasure 2

The second treasure and the return pad

Ride one pad to the treasure and use the second to return, then restore the main route.

Two long horizontal banks, a red-sailed boat below the left edge and a pink stone on the lower bank. Two lily pads wait at the banks’ left ends.Level 2 · Board 1

The first two-sailor exchange

Trade one stone between the two banks, then send each sailor away on a different pad.

A long upper bank faces a small square island below-left and a larger island below-right. A tall golden-star pillar stands at the far right.Level 2 · Board 2

Catch it, then step aside

Use the same stone to carry one sailor across and then send the other onward.

Two horizontal wooden bridges cross a wide pool; the upper bridge has a gap, and a lily pad moves through the water beside it.Level 2 · Board 3

A moving pad in the bridge gap

Stop the pad at the upper bridge gap, then use a second stone to arrange the exit.

A green island on the right, a winding pool on the left and two short wooden jetties at the lower-left corner. Pink and blue stones mark the route.Level 2 · Board 4

Catches become stepping stones

Use controlled catches to create access to the lower dock and the checkpoint beyond the left pool.

A square pool enclosed by stone-edged land, with pink and blue stones along its upper side, one pad inside and a pair of pads outside the left edge.Level 2 · Board 5

The square pool and its return lane

Make a foothold inside the pool, then use it to line up the two-pad departure.

Two islands face one another across open water. A pink stone waits on each side, with narrow docks and a checkpoint above the crossing.Level 2 · Board 6

Reverse the pad at the right moment

Reverse a travelling pad twice: first to reach the checkpoint, then to transport a stone.

A long, narrow island on the left faces a dock and red bench on the right. A foliage-covered stone sits in the central water; a purple checkpoint is above the right bank.Level 2 · Board 7

Use the foliage stone as your timing cue

Time a second throw against a visible landmark, then send the lower pad back towards its passenger.

A square current circles open water on the left. Two small banks and a separate pair of lily pads sit farther to the right.Level 2 · Board 8

Share the square current, then split up

Use one circling pad to reunite the sailors before arranging the right-hand crossing.

Two compact islands sit above a wide wooden dock. Two lily pads separate the islands from the lower docking area.Level 2 · Board 9

Deliver a stone to the lower dock

Carry a stone to the lower dock so the sailors can leave on the two pads.

Three bright horizontal current lanes run between long vertical wooden docks on the left and right.Level 2 · Board 10

Climb the three horizontal currents

Use exchanges across the water to lift the passenger into the upper current.

A U-shaped bay with a checkpoint near its upper centre and a pink stone on each side of the water.Level 2 · Board 11

Two stones meet beneath the checkpoint

Collide the stones in the checkpoint column to create the missing crossing.

A red-sailed boat below a stone-paved landing, two stones near the lower-left corner and a lily pad inside the long current along the top.Level 2 · Board 12

Send the original sailor back to the boat

Return the sailor who entered Level 1 to the boat; the passenger’s identity matters here.

Two long horizontal strips of land with a wooden jetty at the upper right, two lily pads at its tip and one round stone on the lower bank.Left branch · Board 1

Two banks, two departure currents

Pass the stone to the upper bank and use a single throw to release both pads.

Two small diagonal islands, each with two red rocks. A wooden jetty and a round stone sit to the upper left; the lower island has a short downward jetty.Left branch · Board 2

Rock footholds on opposite islands

Sink the red rocks into useful adjacent footholds before moving the round stones.

Five red rocks occupy the central island. A tall golden-star pillar stands on its right, with long wooden docks on both outer sides.Left branch · Board 3

Five rocks beside the star pillar

Build separate left and right footholds so B can move the received stone around the island.

Three round stones form a vertical line on a small left island. The right island has a long downward dock and a pair of pads beside it.Left branch · Board 4

Three stones, two catches, one launch

Turn the first two throws into footholds and keep the third stone available for the launch.

Six red rocks stand in two columns on the right island, next to crates and a turning current. A long wooden dock runs down the left side.Left branch · Board 5

Six red rocks in two rows

Create a two-row platform in the water so B can redirect A’s stone downward.

A long dock on the left faces an island of round stones and a crate-side current on the right. Two glowing blue teleporters wait on a tiny platform below.Left branch · Board 6

The collision that opens both teleporters

Build receiving positions, then create the last turning stone with a timed collision.

The words “Skipping Stones to Lonely Homes” are written across the ground. Two large stones sit on opposite ends of a narrow water gap.Outdoor routes · Entrance

Enter Skipping Stones Level 1

Open the first outdoor crossing and enter the first puzzle sequence.

The Level 1 entrance is behind you on the named island. A large stone is now accessible just below its lower-left side.Outdoor routes · After Level 1

Carry the stone out of the Level 1 entrance

Use the stone unlocked by Level 1 to reach the next outdoor island.

Three small islands sit inside nested square currents. The middle island holds two round stones; a yellow teleporter is on the island to the right.Outdoor routes · Side teleporter

Reach the side teleporter across three pads

Move the right-hand pads into a crossable arrangement without losing the outer bridge pad.

Below the Level 2 entrance, two large stones flank a straight wooden walkway. The path below has a gap on either side.Outdoor routes · After Level 2

Open the lower dock and find the left branch

Bridge both gaps and follow the lower route to the left-hand puzzle branch.