Hop Across

Hop Across is a square-by-square crossing game starring a little frog. A highway full of cars, trucks and buses stands between you and a river, and the river is only passable on floating logs.

Every press moves you exactly one tile, and a crossing timer keeps you from waiting too long. The game is from Frank Force's LittleJS Arcade, and every sprite is drawn in code.

How to play Hop Across

Start on the bottom bank and get through the traffic lanes without being hit. A grass strip in the middle is safe. From there, jump onto logs. Open water is deadly, and a log that carries you off the edge of the screen also costs a life.

At the top are five lily pads that sway side to side. Landing on an empty one sends that frog home and brings a new one to the start. Fill all five to finish the level. Later levels add lanes, mix their directions and speed everything up, while the timer shrinks from 22 seconds toward 8.

Each new row reached is worth 10 points, each frog home is 50 plus 10 per second left, and a cleared level adds 1,000. You begin with 3 spare lives, and once the reserve hits zero, one more lost frog finishes the game.

Controls

Tips

• The timer does not start until your first hop, so take a breath and study the road before moving.
• Every car in a lane travels at the same speed and spacing. Learn the rhythm of the lane rather than tracking single cars.
• Pause on the middle grass to plan your route over the river. Nothing can hit you there.
• You can hop left and right along a log to stay away from the screen edge.
• Choose an empty pad while still on the last log. A pad that already has a frog counts as a miss.

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