Skiptide

How to play

Skip a stone as far as you can across the lake. Hold to charge the power bar and let go in the green for a strong throw. Each time the stone touches the water, tap right on the splash for a Perfect skip. Steer left and right to reach lily pads and gold rings and to miss the rocks. The throw ends when the stone slows down and sinks, or when it hits a rock.

On a computer, hold the mouse button or Space to charge, then click or press Space on each splash. Steer with the arrow keys or A and D. On a phone, hold the screen, tap on each splash, and hold the arrow buttons to steer. Every throw adds to your strength, so you go farther over time.

Tips and tricks

• Perfect skips keep more of the stone's speed, and a chain of them is what makes a long throw. Tapping too soon or too late breaks the chain.
• Lily pads give a big, fast bounce, so steer toward them whenever you can.
• Hitting a rock ends the throw right away. Watch ahead and steer around rocks, even if it means missing a ring.
• Spend coins in the Shop. Strong Arm adds strength every throw, Spin keeps speed on each skip, and Sharp Eye makes Perfect skips easier. Better stones throw farther too.
• New lakes open when your best throw reaches 150 m, 600 m and 2 km. Each one gives more coins.
• Rebirth sets strength, upgrades and coins back to 0 but makes your strength grow faster forever. You keep stones, pets and lakes.

What makes it fun

Skiptide mixes a simple rhythm game with slow, steady progress. You hold, let go, then tap in time with the splashes, and each throw makes you a little stronger. Rival flags along the lake, like Pip, Captain Wren and Queen Skye, give you the next distance to beat, and pet buddies such as the Duckling or Golden Koi add bonuses to coins or strength.