+1 Skipping Stone Throw

Mission briefing

Train on the pads, build up your skill and skip a stone down the river: the more skill you have, the more bounces it makes and the further it flies. Every coloured zone of the river gives you Wins — spend them on new stones, pet eggs, trails and skins. Sometimes a miracle happens! The Secret Throw (1/100), the Colossus Throw (1/1000) and the Void Throw (1/10000) start a spectacular scene and give you many times more Wins.

Field manual

PC: WASD or arrow keys — walk, Space — jump, E — action and throw, drag with the mouse — turn the camera, mouse wheel — zoom. At an egg: E — hatch one, T — auto hatch. Phone and tablet: joystick — walk, swipe the screen — turn the camera, on-screen buttons — throw and actions.

Launch orders: press Launch mission above and the game loads on this page itself — nothing downloads and no form stands between you and the first move. It is designed for a flexible screen and takes its orders from mouse, keyboard or touch, depending on the mission. It adapts to both upright and wide screens, so phones, tablets and desktops all frame it sensibly. If it offers a fullscreen control, use it — a fight this size deserves the whole screen.

Field notes for multiplayer operations

• The first match against strangers is tuition. You are not there to win it; you are there to learn the map, the pacing and what the regulars do that the tutorial never mentioned.
• Ping and position beat raw aim. A stable connection and a sensible place to stand will win you more rounds than any sensitivity setting ever published.
• Rematch the player who beat you cleanly. Queues are random, but lessons are not — the opponent who outplayed you is a free coach for exactly the skill you are missing.

+1 Skipping Stone Throw — questions from the ranks

What does it cost to play +1 Skipping Stone Throw?

Nothing at all. The mission is free from the first order to the last — no sign-up, no download, no paid tier guarding the good levels. The advertising around this page is what keeps the board free.

What sort of mission is +1 Skipping Stone Throw?

+1 Skipping Stone Throw is filed in our Multiplayer theatre. Like every operation on this board, it is a browser game — read the briefing above for the publisher's own account of what you are deploying into.

Can I run +1 Skipping Stone Throw on a phone or tablet?

Yes. It plays in the browser on phones and tablets exactly as it does on a computer. It adapts to both upright and wide screens, so phones, tablets and desktops all frame it sensibly.

Do I have to install anything before playing?

No installation of any kind. +1 Skipping Stone Throw is an HTML5 game: press the launch button and it loads on this page, and closing the tab leaves nothing behind.

After-action

Mission complete, or still pinned down? The full Multiplayer theatre is one click away — Other people are the content. One hundred and thirty-six operations where the opposition has a pulse, a username and no intention of letting you win politely.