Skipping Stones · 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.
Is this your board?
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.
If your layout differs, compare the other boards before following this route.
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Hint 1What to notice
Watch what a stone does to a lily pad beside its path. You are arranging transport, not trying to fill the entire stretch of water.
Hint 2What to set up
The two stones on the connected central islands are enough for this crossing. Move the pads from the top of the board into the same vertical current.
Hint 3The decisive move
Work from the left central stone first. Its upward throw shifts one pad towards the other; the second stone then puts the pair into the current. Cross when the two pads line up with the island edge.
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Launch the first pad
Use the stone just right of the boat-side island: move it one tile left, then push it up three times. Watch the upper pads come together.
Send the pair into the current
Move the right central stone up, left three tiles, right once, then up twice. This throw nudges the pads into the bright current on the right.
Make the crossing
Step across the aligned lily pads to the right bank. The purple checkpoint and map are your destination; the isolated outer stones are not needed for this crossing.
Check your result
Both pads should be side by side across the gap when you cross. A single pad travelling alone is not the finished crossing.
If your attempt went wrong
If the pair is not aligned, undo to before the second throw and compare the stone position. Do not keep pushing unrelated outer stones to repair this route.
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Use directions relative to the board image. Where timing matters, use your game's current slow-time binding. Launch-layout route; the October 9 update changes some South-world checkpoints.
Further reading: Game Rant's Level 1 walkthrough. Hint wording and route explanations by Sinking Star Hub. See how to report a mismatch.