Tiles #21 (October 17, 2026): Lantern Board, Layer Mix and a Perfect 45-Combo Route

Tiles #21 was the Lantern board at expert difficulty on Saturday, October 17, 2026: 30 tiles in 5 columns and 6 rows, each tile a stack of 3 layers (shape, ring and glyph), with 10 different shapes, 10 rings and 10 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 #21 in numbers

Set and difficulty	Lantern, Expert
Tiles	30 (5×6)
Layers per tile	3: shape, ring and glyph
Different shapes per layer	10 · 10 · 10
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 ×4, square ×4, octagon ×4, shield ×4, clover ×4, diamond ×2, hexagon ×2, triangle ×2, pentagon ×2, four-point star ×2
Ring	solid ring ×4, dashed ring ×4, square frame ×4, triangle frame ×4, beaded ring ×4, double ring ×2, dotted ring ×2, hexagon frame ×2, diamond frame ×2, broken ring ×2
Glyph	dot ×4, plus ×4, leaf ×4, drop ×4, heart ×4, star ×2, crescent ×2, small diamond ×2, hollow dot ×2, bolt ×2

A perfect route for Tiles #21: 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 3, column 1: they share the shape (triangle).
row 3, column 1 → row 1, column 4: they share the ring (dashed ring).
row 1, column 4 → row 1, column 3: they share the shape (octagon).
row 1, column 3 → row 3, column 5: they share the glyph (hollow dot).
row 3, column 5 → row 4, column 2: they share the ring (triangle frame).
row 4, column 2 → row 3, column 4: they share the glyph (bolt).
row 3, column 4 → row 4, column 5: they share the shape (shield).
row 4, column 5 → row 2, column 5: they share the glyph (heart).
row 2, column 5 → row 2, column 1: they share the ring (double ring).
row 2, column 1 → row 2, column 4: they share the glyph (drop).
row 2, column 4 → row 5, column 2: they share the shape (hexagon).

50 more taps complete the chain without a single miss.

Tiles #21 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	triangle square frame star	circle beaded ring dot	octagon diamond frame hollow dot	octagon dashed ring plus	circle dotted ring small diamond
Row 2	clover double ring drop	circle solid ring plus	pentagon broken ring leaf	hexagon hexagon frame drop	pentagon double ring heart
Row 3	triangle dashed ring leaf	clover solid ring plus	clover square frame leaf	shield triangle frame bolt	shield triangle frame hollow dot
Row 4	circle dotted ring leaf	square triangle frame bolt	square solid ring small diamond	square broken ring heart	shield square frame heart
Row 5	octagon dashed ring crescent	hexagon beaded ring drop	octagon square frame drop	diamond solid ring star	diamond triangle frame dot
Row 6	shield beaded ring heart	square dashed ring plus	clover diamond frame dot	four-point star beaded ring crescent	four-point star hexagon frame dot

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Tiles #21 (October 17, 2026): the board and a perfect route

Tiles #21 in numbers

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