Tiles #16 (October 12, 2026): Lantern Board, Layer Mix and a Perfect 45-Combo Route

Tiles #16 was the Lantern board at medium difficulty on Monday, October 12, 2026: 30 tiles in 5 columns and 6 rows, each tile a stack of 3 layers (shape, ring and glyph), with 6 different shapes, 6 rings and 6 glyphs in play. Every layer value appears an even number of times and no two tiles are identical. The longest possible combo is 45: clear the board in one unbroken chain where every match removes exactly one layer. Our solver confirmed such a chain exists after 62 search nodes, which is what the hint button follows when it marks a tile. Read the three layers apart: a big shape, a ring, a small glyph.

Tiles #16 in numbers

Set and difficulty	Lantern, Medium
Tiles	30 (5×6)
Layers per tile	3: shape, ring and glyph
Different shapes per layer	6 · 6 · 6
Perfect combo (par)	45 matches
Perfect chain found	yes, 62 search nodes
Free picks along the perfect route	17

What's on the board

Layer	Shapes and how often each appears
Shape	circle ×6, four-point star ×6, clover ×6, diamond ×4, triangle ×4, shield ×4
Ring	hexagon frame ×6, diamond frame ×6, beaded ring ×6, solid ring ×4, dotted ring ×4, broken ring ×4
Glyph	crescent ×6, plus ×6, drop ×6, star ×4, leaf ×4, heart ×4

A perfect route for Tiles #16: the first 12 taps

One way to clear the board in a single 45-combo, as our solver plays it. Rows and columns are counted from the top-left corner.

Start on row 1, column 1 (free pick).
row 1, column 1 → row 1, column 4: they share the shape (shield).
row 1, column 4 → row 3, column 4: they share the glyph (star).
row 3, column 4 → row 1, column 2: they share the shape (circle).
row 1, column 2 → row 1, column 3: they share the ring (solid ring).
row 1, column 3 → row 2, column 5: they share the shape (triangle).
row 2, column 5 → row 1, column 5: they share the glyph (heart).
row 1, column 5 → row 3, column 1: they share the ring (hexagon frame).
row 3, column 1 → row 3, column 3: they share the shape (four-point star).
row 3, column 3 → row 2, column 3: they share the ring (diamond frame).
row 2, column 3 → row 2, column 1: they share the shape (clover).
row 2, column 1 → row 2, column 2: they share the ring (solid ring).

50 more taps complete the chain without a single miss.

Tiles #16 board, tile by tile

Each cell lists the tile's shape, ring and glyph, top to bottom.

	Col 1	Col 2	Col 3	Col 4	Col 5
Row 1	shield dotted ring crescent	circle solid ring plus	triangle solid ring drop	shield beaded ring star	diamond hexagon frame heart
Row 2	clover solid ring heart	clover solid ring plus	clover diamond frame plus	circle beaded ring star	triangle dotted ring heart
Row 3	four-point star hexagon frame crescent	circle hexagon frame drop	four-point star diamond frame drop	circle broken ring star	clover broken ring leaf
Row 4	four-point star hexagon frame plus	diamond diamond frame leaf	diamond diamond frame heart	four-point star dotted ring drop	diamond hexagon frame leaf
Row 5	shield beaded ring drop	clover hexagon frame crescent	triangle broken ring crescent	four-point star beaded ring drop	circle beaded ring plus
Row 6	circle beaded ring crescent	shield dotted ring star	clover broken ring plus	four-point star diamond frame crescent	triangle diamond frame leaf

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Tiles #16 (October 12, 2026): the board and a perfect route

Tiles #16 in numbers

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