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Skipping Stones · 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 tall vertical current separates green islands. A single pad sits inside a hook-shaped island on the right, with a narrow ruin above.
A tall vertical current separates green islands. A single pad sits inside a hook-shaped island on the right, with a narrow ruin above. Enlarge image

Is this your board?

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

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

This board is visited twice. On the first visit you are not expected to complete the return-to-boat route.

Hint 2What to set up

First go right to board 11. Finish the lower circuit through boards 12 and 13 before returning here.

Hint 3The decisive move

On the return visit, position a stone beside the pad, launch it left, and quickly board it to reach the upper ruin and current.

Open the full routeSolution spoilers and the target state

  1. First visit: continue outward

    Push the stone down to send the lily pad right. Ride across to board 11. Continue through boards 12 and 13; do not try to force the final boat return from the first-arrival state.

  2. Return visit: prepare the launch

    Back on board 10 after board 13, move the stone up, right, down, then left three tiles so it sits to the right of the pad. Walk around to get below it.

  3. Ride home

    Push up to send the pad left. Quickly move left and up to board it and reach the ruin above. Board again as it joins the current; the flow carries you around to the original boat-side board.

The return ride passes the upper ruin before the current leads back towards the boat.
The return ride passes the upper ruin before the current leads back towards the boat. Enlarge image

Check your result

For the completion route, your starting state must be the return from board 13, not the first arrival from board 9.

If your attempt went wrong

If the pad or access path does not match, check whether you are on the first or second visit. Use boards 11–13 for the outward loop, then come back.

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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.