How do you solve the basketball puzzle in Big Walk?
Throw the nearby glowing lantern through the hoop until 8 baskets register on the meter. The reward is released when the last light fills.
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Big Walk Basketball Puzzle Solution
Throw the nearby glowing lantern through the hoop 8 times. Every basket that registers moves the meter, and the reward is released once all 8 scores are in.
📍 Red Area🧩 Progress Puzzle👥 Same 8 scores in every world setting🏆 Gourd
Reaching for the big heavy ball? That one is Cannon Ball. Basketball is the hoop you score the small glowing lantern through.
Quick Solution
- 1Pick up one of the nearby glowing lanterns.
- 2Stand close to the hoop instead of shooting from far away.
- 3Throw the lantern cleanly through the hoop.
- 4Check that the progress meter moved.
- 5Repeat until 8 baskets have registered.
- 6Collect the reward once the meter completes.
Is This Your Puzzle?
You're in the right place if you see:
- • A raised basketball-style hoop you throw towards
- • Small round glowing lanterns you can pick up and throw
- • A panel of progress lights that fills as you score
- • A wooded spot near the Red Tower
Yes — this is Basketball.
Player setting: Same 8 scores in every world settingWhy can other puzzles look different?
How Many Baskets Do You Need?
Basketball asks for a fixed number of scores rather than a pattern, and the in-game meter is what counts them.
- Baskets needed
- 8
- Counted by
- The in-game meter
- World settings
- Same in 2 / 3 / 4+
Step-by-step
- Step 1
Grab the right object
Pick up one of the small glowing lanterns that sit around the hoop. If the thing in your hands is a big heavy ball, put it down — that one belongs to a different challenge.
Tip: Players call this object a lantern or a light bulb. It is the small glowing one, not the heavy ball.
- Step 2
Stand close to the hoop
Walk up to the hoop before you throw. A long shot across the clearing is much harder to land through the middle, and most missed throws come from standing too far back.
Success check: You can see straight through the hoop from where you stand.
- Step 3
Throw through the hoop
Throw the lantern so it passes through the hoop rather than hitting it. A bounce off the rim is not a basket, even when the lantern falls close to the net.
Success check: The lantern drops out of the bottom of the hoop.
- Step 4
Watch the meter
The progress lights are the confirmation that counts. Check them after every throw instead of counting throws in your head.
Success check: The meter moves up by one.
- Step 5
Score 8 baskets
The challenge wants 8 registered baskets. Only throws that move the meter count towards that number, so a near miss does not bring you closer.
Success check: The meter shows a full set of lights.
- Step 6
Collect the reward
When the last light fills, the challenge releases its reward. Pick it up and the challenge registers.
You solved it when
- ✓ 8 baskets register on the meter
- ✓ The progress lights finish
- ✓ The reward is released
Where To Find Basketball
The hoop stands in the wooded part of the Red Area close to the Red Tower. Players report it at roughly 38.30 / 15.60 on the in-game map grid, and the map on this page marks the spot.
- 📍 Red Area
- 🧭 Nearest landmark: Red Tower
- Nearby: Cabin Fever, Cannon Ball, High Button
Basketball Not Working?
The lantern reached the hoop but the meter did not move
Likely cause: That throw did not pass through the part of the hoop that scores.
Check
- Whether the lantern went through the middle or hit the rim
- Whether the progress lights changed at all
Fix: Aim through the centre and check the meter straight after the throw.
My throws keep hitting the rim
Likely cause: A rim hit is not a registered basket.
Check
- How far back you are standing
- How high you are throwing
Fix: Move closer, throw a little higher, and keep using the spot that already worked once.
I counted 8 throws but nothing happened
Likely cause: The challenge counts 8 baskets that registered, not 8 throws.
Check
- How many lights are actually lit
Fix: Keep scoring until the meter is full, and read the meter after every single throw.
The lantern will not go through from where I stand
Likely cause: Standing far from the hoop makes a clean throw much harder than it looks.
Check
- Whether you can see through the hoop
Fix: Walk up close to the hoop and throw from a spot where the middle is open in front of you.
I am carrying the big heavy ball
Likely cause: That object belongs to a different challenge in the same part of the map.
Check
- Whether the object in your hands fits through the hoop
Fix: Put it down and pick up one of the small glowing lanterns instead.
Reward & Progress
🏆 Gourd
The Gourd comes out as soon as the eighth basket registers, and picking it up completes the challenge. Basketball is one of the Red Area challenges that can fill a slot at the Red Tower — the tower counts rewards, not challenge names.
View all Gourd locations →Looking for Cannon Ball?
Basketball and Cannon Ball sit in the same part of the map and both involve a ball, so they get mixed up constantly. Basketball is a hoop: you throw the small glowing lantern through it until the meter fills. Cannon Ball is a heavy ball you take to a different challenge's target. If what you are holding does not fit through the hoop, it is the wrong object.
Open Cannon Ball Guide →Questions about Basketball
How many baskets do you need?
8. The challenge asks for 8 registered baskets, so the meter is the number to watch rather than the number of throws you attempted.
What do you throw through the basketball hoop?
One of the small glowing lanterns from around the hoop. The big heavy ball nearby belongs to the Cannon Ball challenge and will never score.
Why is my basketball shot not counting?
Check the progress lights. A shot that does not move the meter did not register, which usually means it hit the rim instead of passing through the middle of the hoop.
Does Basketball change with player count?
No. Every world setting asks for the same 8 baskets. The host's 2-player, 3-player or 4+ choice does not change the hoop or the number, so extra players only make the throws quicker to repeat.
Where is the Basketball puzzle?
In the wooded part of the Red Area near the Red Tower. The map on this page takes you to the hoop.
Why did my basketball progress reset?
Basketball can reset, but the exact condition that clears the meter is not confirmed yet — feedback welcome. If the lights go back to empty, start scoring again and count only the baskets that visibly move the meter.