Baba Is You - Tips for the First Board

Baba Is You on Pixelsprout is a fan-made remake of the rule-changing puzzle idea, played one square at a time. These tips come from my time on the first board, where I pushed rocks toward the flag, and they focus on slow, careful moves.

Read the word blocks before you move. On the first board I saw BABA IS YOU, FLAG IS WIN, WALL IS STOP and ROCK IS PUSH, and together they tell you what you control, what wins and what blocks you.
Click the game once so the keyboard works. Arrow keys did nothing for me until I focused the game area, and then the character moved right away.
Look at where the rocks sit before you push anything. A line of rocks in the middle of a corridor can block your path, but pushing the central one sideways opened a way through for me.
Move one square, then look again. The game is turn-based with no timer that I could see, so there is no reason to rush a push.
Remember that walls stop you. If the board has a wall you cannot pass, look for a rock or a word block you can move instead of trying to walk through it.
Know where RESTART and UNDO are on the screen before you get stuck. I did not need them on my short run, but both buttons were visible and a bad push is easier to fix with a plan.
Keep the flag in mind while you work. Once the flag is the win target, every push should either clear a path to it or keep a path open.

Treat each board like a small riddle. Study the words, make one push at a time, and think about what each push changes before you make it.

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