How do I know when to leave the campfire platform?

Wait until the potato's appearance clearly turns red with visible flames, then jump right.

Should I try to jump over the striped water area directly?

No. First acquire the flame state from the campfire, then jump off the platform into the water and hold right to cross it.

Mr Potato level guide

hard 2 colors

Ignite the potato on the floating campfire platform, then carry the flame state across the striped water to the right.

Layout: The potato starts on the left ground. A small floating platform with a campfire hangs above the left-center area. A long white-striped water surface fills the right side, with an arched door at the far-right end.
Goal: Touch the campfire to turn the potato into a red flaming state, then cross the striped water rightward and enter the far-right arched door.
Opening: Walk beneath the campfire platform and jump up to it. Stay on the platform until the character visibly turns red with flames before leaving.
Danger Zone: Crossing the striped water without the flame state fails. Jumping toward the campfire and missing, or leaving before confirming the red state, skips the required preparation.
Mechanics: The campfire transfers a heat/flame state to the potato. The red flaming appearance is the visible confirmation that the potato can leave the platform and cross the water.

Confirm the potato displays the red flame effect before jumping right from the campfire platform.
Hold right while crossing the water — do not turn back and waste the flame preparation.
Think in chain clears. The best move is the one that sets up the next two moves, not just the quickest current match.

Walk right from the left ground to directly beneath the floating campfire platform.
Jump up onto the campfire platform and let the potato contact the wood pile and flames.
Stay until the potato turns visibly red with a flame effect.
Jump right off the platform and drop into the white-striped water area.
Hold right across the water without turning back or stopping mid-crossing.
Reach the far-right end and enter the arched door. Wait for VICTORY.

Colors in this level:

Red, Yellow

Crossing the striped water directly from the left without igniting the potato first.
Leaving the campfire platform immediately after landing, before the red flame state appears.
Turning left during the water crossing, missing the straight-line route from the campfire to the right door.

How do I know when to leave the campfire platform?
Wait until the potato's appearance clearly turns red with visible flames, then jump right.
Should I try to jump over the striped water area directly?
No. First acquire the flame state from the campfire, then jump off the platform into the water and hold right to cross it.