Question 1

How do I play Portal Hop?

Accepted Answer

Tap a wall to place portal A, tap another for portal B, then press Launch. The ball flies in a straight line; when it enters one portal it exits from the other, out of the wall the portal sits on. Cross the target cell to win.

Question 2

Which way does the ball exit a portal?

Accepted Answer

Always straight out of the wall the exit portal is placed on, into that portal’s cell. The exit direction never depends on how the ball entered, which keeps the flight easy to predict in your head.

Question 3

Is every puzzle actually solvable?

Accepted Answer

Yes, provably. At generation time the game simulates every legal portal-pair placement on the board and only ships puzzles where at least one placement reaches the target · the exact number of winning placements is what sets the difficulty.

Question 4

What are the pads and the two-launch puzzles?

Accepted Answer

At the hardest tier a puzzle needs two launches: the first flight must come to rest on a pad cell, then you re-place both portals and launch again. Finishing within par is the win.

Question 5

What does Portal Hop train?

Accepted Answer

Mental simulation and spatial planning · you predict a full trajectory, including a teleport, before committing. It is the classic “think ahead” planning skill, one small board at a time.