Skim Gordon is a short but easy-to-overlook Mixtape achievement from Chapter 12: Skipping Stones. During the stone-throwing minigame, you need to aim at the tyre swing hanging on the right side of the lake and throw a stone cleanly through the opening. This guide explains the exact target, the safest aim point, why you should not leave the minigame too early, and how to clean it up later with Chapter Select.
To unlock Skim Gordon in Mixtape, play Chapter 12: Skipping Stones and throw a stone through the tyre swing on the right side of the lake. Aim the small dot at the top-middle or upper center of the tyre hole, charge the throw, and release. You can keep trying during the minigame, so do not leave the scene until the achievement or trophy unlocks.
Use this table if you are already standing at the lake and just need the execution details.
| Part | What to use | Why it matters | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Target | Tyre swing on the right side of the lake | Do not aim at the open water if you are trying for the achievement. | Required target |
| Aim point | Top-middle / upper center of the tyre hole | The stone travels toward the small aim dot, so line that dot up inside the tyre opening. | Best aim |
| Throw power | Hold to charge before releasing | A fully or strongly charged throw helps the stone reach the tyre cleanly. | Charge it |
| Attempts | Unlimited during the minigame | You can keep trying before leaving the scene, so do not exit too early. | Retry-friendly |
The achievement is simple once you stop aiming at the water and focus on the tyre opening.
Play normally until Chapter 12 begins, or load it directly from Chapter Select if you are cleaning up after missing the achievement. The objective happens during the skipping stones minigame, not during a later chapter.
Continue until the game lets you aim and throw stones across the lake. You can still enjoy the scene naturally, but if you want the achievement, shift your attention to the right side of the water instead of only skipping across the open lake.
The target is the tyre swing hanging on the right side of the lake. Players often miss the achievement because the minigame feels like it is about skipping stones for distance or style, but the hidden target is the tyre.
The stone goes where the small aim dot is placed, so line the dot up with the top-middle or upper center of the tyre opening. Aiming too low can clip the lower edge or fall short, while aiming too far to the side can miss the opening entirely.
Hold the throw input to build enough power, then release. If the stone misses, adjust slightly and try again. You can keep attempting the throw during this minigame, which makes Skim Gordon more forgiving than achievements with one-shot routes.
After the characters finish talking, the game may let you leave the minigame. Do not use the leave prompt until you have successfully thrown through the tyre and seen the unlock. Leaving early is the easiest way to turn a quick achievement into a Chapter Select replay.
This achievement is not hard, but the minigame does not force your attention toward the tyre.
The chapter is called Skipping Stones, so most players naturally aim across the water and focus on the feel of throwing. The tyre swing is off to the right, which makes it feel like scenery unless you are watching for the achievement.
Skipping a stone across open water gives you a lot of room. Throwing through a tyre requires a much tighter aim point. The best target is not the bottom of the tyre or the side wall; it is the upper center of the hole.
After the conversation finishes, players may leave the minigame before trying the tyre shot. Since you can keep attempting the throw, it is better to stay until the achievement unlocks.
The important detail is that the throw follows the small aim dot in the center of the screen. Line that dot up with the top-middle of the tyre hole, then charge and release. Do not try to judge only by the character’s hand or by where the previous stone splashed. If the throw clips the tyre, move the dot slightly inward and a little higher. If the throw falls short, hold the charge longer before releasing.
Yes, and this is what makes the achievement friendly despite the small target.
You can keep trying during the skipping stones minigame. That means a missed throw is not a failed run. Adjust the aim dot, charge the throw again, and repeat until the stone passes through the tyre opening. This is much more forgiving than Chapter 11’s cone route, where a missed target can require a restart.
If you already left Chapter 12 without unlocking Skim Gordon, use Chapter Select and replay Skipping Stones. The chapter is short, and the achievement objective is contained inside the minigame, so you do not need to replay the entire game or redo unrelated achievements.
Use this route if you missed the tyre swing during your first playthrough.
Choose Chapter 12: Skipping Stones. You do not need to replay Chapter 11’s cone route unless you are also missing Cone Island, Baby.
Continue until you can aim and throw stones. Keep the target in mind before the minigame begins so you do not instinctively leave after a few normal throws.
Before experimenting with the lake, aim at the tyre swing on the right. Put the aim dot in the upper center of the hole, charge the throw and release.
If the first throw misses, keep trying. Once the achievement unlocks, you can leave the minigame or continue enjoying the scene.
These are the most common reasons players miss a simple achievement.
The achievement is not for a long skip across the water. It specifically requires the tyre swing on the right side of the lake.
Aim at the upper center of the tyre opening rather than the bottom edge. A low throw can clip the tyre or fall short.
Hold the throw input to build enough power. A weak throw may not reach the target cleanly.
Do not exit the minigame after the conversation finishes until the achievement has unlocked.
Skipping Stones is a good chapter for both styles because the achievement is easy to retry.
If you are playing blind, you can enjoy the lake scene normally and then take a few attempts at the tyre before leaving. The achievement does not require you to interrupt the chapter’s mood with a long route checklist, so it is less disruptive than some other completion tasks.
If you want 100% efficiently, aim at the tyre swing as soon as the minigame lets you throw. Get the achievement out of the way, then continue skipping stones or leave once the chapter allows you to move on.
To make this page more useful than a basic achievement table, add original images after you test the scene. The most helpful screenshots show the tyre swing’s position, the aim dot placement and the moment the stone passes through the opening.
Short answers for players standing at the lake or replaying Chapter 12.
Throw a stone through the tyre swing during Chapter 12: Skipping Stones. Aim at the tyre swing on the right side of the lake and get the stone through the opening.
Skim Gordon is unlocked in Chapter 12: Skipping Stones, during the stone-throwing minigame by the lake.
Aim the small dot at the top-middle or upper center of the tyre hole. This gives the stone a clean path through the opening and avoids clipping the lower edge.
A strong or fully charged throw is recommended. If the stone falls short, hold the throw input longer before releasing.
Yes. You can keep trying during the minigame. If you already left the chapter, replay Chapter 12 through Chapter Select.
It can be missed during the first pass if you leave without throwing through the tyre, but it is not permanently missable because Chapter Select lets you replay the scene.
The achievement text uses “tyre,” but many guides and players also write “tire.” Both refer to the same hanging ring on the right side of the lake.
Continue the story or move to the next achievement cleanup. The next common timing-based page is Instructions Not Required, which focuses on assembling the Minimaster quickly.