Skipping Stones · 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.
Is this your board?
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.
If your layout differs, compare the other boards before following this route.
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Hint 1What to notice
The useful pad does not have to keep travelling in the direction of its first push. Think about a second impact during the journey.
Hint 2What to set up
Prepare two stone throws before starting the timing attempt. The second one changes the moving pad from a horizontal path to a downward path.
Hint 3The decisive move
After launching the pad left, wait until it has travelled three grid spaces. Then send the other stone left to turn it down beside the pad near the checkpoint.
Open the full routeSolution spoilers and the target state
Arrange the two launch stones
Use the stone from the treasure-side route: right, left four, right into the column of the northern land spur, then up. Move the other stone up four, left four, up six and left, placing it below the first.
Time the redirection
Send the first stone left to launch the upper pad left. After the pad travels three squares, throw the second stone left. The pad turns down to form the crossing beside the checkpoint. Use your current slow-time binding for the cue.
Reach the orb, then leave
Cross to the checkpoint by the gold square. Move the stone to its left rightward, then throw it down to put the lower pad into the current. Board as it passes on the left to continue to board 8.
Check your result
The two pads meet across the gap beside the checkpoint; the upper pad has not simply continued west.
If your attempt went wrong
If the pad passed the turning point, undo only to before the timed throw and try the three-square cue again. If the staging stones differ, finish or restore the treasure-side stone setup first.
Watch the original move-by-move demonstration ↗
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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.