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Skipping Stones · 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 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.
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. Enlarge image

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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.

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

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Stop after any hint. The complete route and later-state picture remain hidden below.

Hint 1What to notice

The two stones at the entrance do different jobs: one creates the stop, the other completes access to the hooked island.

Hint 2What to set up

Reach the orange island before trying to use its pad. The pad needs to move towards the pale checkpoint bank.

Hint 3The decisive move

When the crossing is ready, the remaining movable stone still has to be placed so you can reach its useful pushing side.

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  1. Leave the entrance platform

    Push the right-hand stone right, then down across the water. Put the imported stone in the same column and throw it down into the first to make a bridge.

  2. Move the lily pad

    Use the first stone: down twice, left four, up, then left. This shifts the pad towards the pale island.

  3. Cross and take the stone onward

    Move the other stone right three, down, then left across the water. Push it down to finish the crossing to the checkpoint. Reposition it one row below the lily pad, then push left four tiles into board 6.

The pale checkpoint bank is reached after the lily pad moves left.
The pale checkpoint bank is reached after the lily pad moves left. Enlarge image

Check your result

You have the left checkpoint and a stone positioned for the westward transfer.

If your attempt went wrong

If the west side is reachable but board 6 lacks its extra stone, the transfer is still unfinished. Preserve the movable stone instead of sending it into unrelated water.

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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.