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Skipping Stones · Level 1 · Treasure 2

The second treasure and the return pad

Ride one pad to the treasure and use the second to return, then restore the main route.

From board 11’s eastern checkpoint, a side route leads to a pale island with two stones, facing a red island across a vertical current.
From board 11’s eastern checkpoint, a side route leads to a pale island with two stones, facing a red island across a vertical current. Enlarge image

Is this your board?

From board 11’s eastern checkpoint, a side route leads to a pale island with two stones, facing a red island across a vertical current.

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

Choose how much help you want

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

Hint 1What to notice

This detour needs a return ride as well as an outward ride. Launching two pads gives you both.

Hint 2What to set up

First use the stones at board 11’s eastern checkpoint to open the side approach. The treasure board has its own pair of launch stones.

Hint 3The decisive move

Send both pads right into the current. Board the first for the treasure, then use the second to come back.

Open the full routeSolution spoilers and the target state

  1. Reach the side board

    After reaching board 11’s eastern checkpoint, push the left stone right three onto the brown rock. Send the other stone into it to open the side route.

  2. Launch two rides

    On the side board, move the left stone left and down twice; move the right stone right and down. Push the right stone down, then the left stone down, sending both pads right into the current.

  3. Collect, return and reconnect

    Ride the first pad to the treasure spot and the second back. Return to board 11. Move the upper stone left, the lower one up, then use a stone left across the rocks and down to bridge the lower-right checkpoint. Send the spare south to board 12.

The treasure-side island is reached while another lily pad remains available for the return journey.
The treasure-side island is reached while another lily pad remains available for the return journey. Enlarge image

Check your result

Do not count the detour finished until the return pad has brought you back to the board-11 route.

If your attempt went wrong

If the treasure was reached but the return ride was missed, undo to before the pad launches and preserve the order of the two rides. Do not sacrifice the main-route stones to improvise a new return.

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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.