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What is Hopstone?

Hopstone is a free, colorful chain-jumping puzzle for your browser and phone. It takes the classic board-game jump – hop one stone over another into an empty space – and turns it into a fast arcade game. Plan a route, chain as many hops as you can in one go and watch the points cascade.

No download, no sign-up. Hopstone runs directly in your browser on phones, tablets and computers.

The basics

• Jump: Tap a stone, then tap an empty landing spot directly behind a neighboring stone. Or simply swipe. You can jump in all 8 directions – straight and diagonal.
• Remove: The stone you jump over disappears.
• Chain: After a jump your stone stays selected. If another jump is possible, keep hopping – every extra hop in the same chain is worth more.
• New stones: The Next stone bar fills up over time. When it is full, new stones arrive on the board.
• Game over: When the board is full, the run ends. Keep space free!

New here? Start the Tutorial from the main menu – it walks you through every rule step by step.

Scoring

Points grow with every hop in a chain. The first hop is worth 10 points, the second 30, the third 60 – so long chains pay off far more than many short ones.

Same color = more points. Jumping over a stone of the same color counts like one extra hop in the chain. A red stone over a red stone on the first hop earns 30 instead of 10.

Long chains are celebrated: Combo x2, Combo x3, CASCADE!, MEGA CASCADE!!, WILD CASCADE!!! and beyond.

Mega Clear

Leave only one stone on the board and you get a +750 point bonus and a fresh start.

Don't break the chain

If you switch to a different stone while your current stone could still jump, the chain breaks: that turn earns 0 points and no bonuses, and the Fails bar goes up.

When the Fails bar is full, you get a penalty: the next 5 arrivals each bring one extra stone. Finish your chains and the pressure stays low.

Special stones

Special stones stay where they are – you can't move them, but you can jump over them to trigger their effect. They unlock as you reach new stages.

• ⭐ Star (from stage 2): +40 extra points.
• Gray blockers (from stage 2): can't be jumped over. Clear them with a bomb.
• 💣 Bomb (from stage 3): removes a nearby stone or blocker.
• 🧱 Builder (from stage 3): adds a new stone next to you – often exactly the one you need to extend your chain.
• ⏳ Hourglass (from stage 4): stops new stones for 10 seconds, including extra-stone penalties.
• 🌈 Rainbow (from stage 4): for 10 seconds all new stones share one color – perfect for same-color bonus points.
• ☀ Golden stone (at high scores): jump over it to clear the board and take a breather.

Stages, goals & Bonus Rush

Stages

Your score moves you through stages. New stages bring new special stones and a new board color.

🎯 Goals

The goal bar above the board shows your next milestone, like reaching 1,000 points or finishing a 4-hop chain. Complete it and the next one appears.

⚡ Bonus Rush

Finish a long chain of 7 or more hops and a Bonus Rush can unlock: a hand-made puzzle board with exactly one route of 12 hops. You have 10 seconds to start, then 5 seconds per hop – and every hop scores double points. Find the perfect route!

🧩 Adventure mode

No timer, no new stones – just a puzzle. 50 levels in 10 chapters; every chapter adds a new idea. Every level is guaranteed solvable and the same for every player, so you can compare how far you got.

• Goal: leave only one stone. On some levels it has to end on the ✦ field.
• Moves: one move is one chain – any number of hops with the same stone in a row. Switching to another stone starts a new move.
• Medals: 🥇 Gold for the fewest possible moves, 🥈 Silver for one move more, 🥉 Bronze for two more. The level shows how many moves each medal needs.
• 🧱 Builder: jump over it and a new stone appears right ahead of your landing spot – keep going straight.
• 💣 Bomb: jump over it and every blocker touching it is destroyed.
• ❄ Ice: must be jumped twice – the first jump cracks it, the second breaks it.
• ↑ Arrow stones: can only be jumped over in the direction they point.
• 🔒 Color locks: can only be jumped by a stone of the same color.
• No hints, no undo: if you get stuck, press ⟲ Restart and think again.

Tips for high scores

• Look before you tap. The best move is the one that leaves you the longest chain.
• Watch the corners: a stone in a corner can never be jumped over. Move it out early by hopping with it.
• Save special stones for the middle of a chain – their effect can open up extra hops.
• Chase same-color hops. They boost every hop that follows in the chain.
• Sometimes it pays to wait a moment for a better combo – as long as the board isn't getting full.

FAQ

Is Hopstone free?

Yes. Hopstone is free to play and financed by advertising.

Does it work on my phone?

Yes. Hopstone is built for touch screens and works in any modern mobile browser. You can also play with a mouse on your computer.

Is my progress saved?

Your personal best, achievements and settings are saved locally in your browser on this device. If you clear your browser data or switch devices, they start fresh.

Can I turn off sound or effects?

Yes. Use the 🔊 button to mute and the Effects button to reduce animations.