Tiles #20 (October 16, 2026): Terrazzo Board, Layer Mix and a Perfect 45-Combo Route

Tiles #20 was the Terrazzo board at hard difficulty on Friday, October 16, 2026: 30 tiles in 5 columns and 6 rows, each tile a stack of 3 layers (disc, triangle and square), with 8 different discs, 8 triangles and 8 squares 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 61 search nodes, which is what the hint button follows when it marks a tile. One shape per layer, only the colours change.

Tiles #20 in numbers

Set and difficulty	Terrazzo, Hard
Tiles	30 (5×6)
Layers per tile	3: disc, triangle and square
Different shapes per layer	8 · 8 · 8
Perfect combo (par)	45 matches
Perfect chain found	yes, 61 search nodes
Free picks along the perfect route	16

What's on the board

Layer	Shapes and how often each appears
Disc	gold ×4, lavender ×4, coral ×4, rose ×4, violet ×4, peach ×4, slate ×4, sky ×2
Triangle	gold ×4, lavender ×4, teal ×4, sky ×4, rose ×4, lime ×4, peach ×4, violet ×2
Square	gold ×4, lavender ×4, teal ×4, coral ×4, sky ×4, violet ×4, slate ×4, rose ×2

A perfect route for Tiles #20: 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 2: they share the triangle (gold).
row 1, column 2 → row 2, column 5: they share the square (slate).
row 2, column 5 → row 3, column 2: they share the disc (coral).
row 3, column 2 → row 1, column 3: they share the triangle (peach).
row 1, column 3 → row 4, column 2: they share the disc (rose).
row 4, column 2 → row 2, column 3: they share the triangle (lime).
row 2, column 3 → row 1, column 4: they share the disc (violet).
row 1, column 4 → row 1, column 5: they share the triangle (rose).
row 1, column 5 → row 2, column 2: they share the disc (slate).
row 2, column 2 → row 3, column 4: they share the square (violet).
row 3, column 4 → row 4, column 3: they share the disc (slate).

49 more taps complete the chain without a single miss.

Tiles #20 board, tile by tile

Each cell lists the tile's disc, triangle and square, top to bottom.

	Col 1	Col 2	Col 3	Col 4	Col 5
Row 1	peach gold sky	gold gold slate	rose peach rose	violet rose lavender	slate rose gold
Row 2	sky violet teal	slate teal violet	violet lime gold	peach violet coral	coral lavender slate
Row 3	lavender teal violet	coral peach slate	gold peach slate	slate lavender violet	violet sky teal
Row 4	peach peach gold	rose lime coral	slate gold sky	gold sky gold	coral teal lavender
Row 5	lavender sky lavender	lavender sky rose	gold rose teal	coral lavender sky	rose lavender teal
Row 6	rose lime sky	violet rose coral	peach gold violet	lavender teal coral	sky lime lavender

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Tiles #20 (October 16, 2026): the board and a perfect route

Tiles #20 in numbers

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