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Skipping Stones · Level 1 · Board 13

Into the west current

Use the upper island to reposition a stone, divert the western flow, and ride the lower pad back north.

Several stones line a long green island on the right. A small island sits above it, and a tall current runs beside a narrow western bank.
Several stones line a long green island on the right. A small island sits above it, and a tall current runs beside a narrow western bank. Enlarge image

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Several stones line a long green island on the right. A small island sits above it, and a tall current runs beside a narrow western bank.

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

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Hint 1What to notice

The upper island is a working platform. Reaching it gives you a new pushing side for a stone.

Hint 2What to set up

Build that small crossing before spending the lower stones on the final pad.

Hint 3The decisive move

One stone changes the current at the western bank. Another launches the lower pad left into that flow.

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  1. Reach the upper island

    Move the second stone right, then up across the water. Move the third stone left, then up twice into it to build the crossing. From the water stone, push the upper stone up twice, right, left, down five, left, then up twice onto the small island.

  2. Divert the western current

    Push that stone left into the water. Move the native left stone right, up twice, then left into the first stone to change the current.

  3. Launch the exit pad

    Put the remaining stone in the column to the right of the lower pad and push it all the way down. Ride the pad left into the adjusted current to reach the checkpoint above. Return to board 10 for the boat route.

The lower pad carries the sailor towards the diverted western current.
The lower pad carries the sailor towards the diverted western current. Enlarge image

Check your result

The sailor can ride north to the upper checkpoint. Board 10 is the final return leg, not a new unsolved detour.

If your attempt went wrong

If the pad enters the old straight current, the western collision is incomplete. Undo the launch and fix the diversion; do not keep relaunching the pad into unchanged 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.