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Skipping Stones · Level 1 · Board 12

The central island and the exit bridge

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

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.
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. Enlarge image

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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.

If your layout differs, compare the other boards before following this route.

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Hint 1What to notice

Solve access to the central island first. The left checkpoint is a second problem, not the first target of every stone.

Hint 2What to set up

Divert the current with the top-left stones. Launch one pad down and the other up to bring them together.

Hint 3The decisive move

On the central island, save a movable stone to send across to the right bank and back; it is needed to finish the left-hand bridge.

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  1. Divert and align

    Push the far-left stone down into the water. Move the middle stone left twice, then down into it. Above the upper pad, send a stone left to move that pad down, then bring the stone right again. From below the lower pad, throw left to move it up.

  2. Reach the central island

    Cross on the paired pads. Move the left stone down three into the row of the western checkpoint. Move the upper-right stone left twice, down twice, then left into the first stone. Push the first stone left twice to the checkpoint side.

  3. Finish the western bridge

    Send the remaining stone right across the water, then up and left back onto the central island. Move it up, left, down twice and all the way left to finish the bridge. Push left four times into board 13.

A stone is sent to the right bank and recovered to complete the western exit.
A stone is sent to the right bank and recovered to complete the western exit. Enlarge image

Check your result

The route from the central island to the left checkpoint is walkable, with a stone available to continue west.

If your attempt went wrong

If you run out of a movable stone before the western bridge, undo the last collision and recheck which stone is meant to travel via the right bank.

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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.