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Tiles #22 (October 18, 2026): the board and a perfect route

The Compass hard board from Sunday, October 18, 2026. Play it first; the perfect route is folded below. Replays don't affect your streak.

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Building the board…

Tiles #22 was the Compass board at hard difficulty on Sunday, October 18, 2026: 30 tiles in 5 columns and 6 rows, each tile a stack of 3 layers (arrow, pin and tick), with 8 different arrows, 8 pins and 8 ticks 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 64 search nodes, which is what the hint button follows when it marks a tile. Same shapes everywhere; only the direction differs.

Tiles #22 in numbers

Set and difficultyCompass, Hard
Tiles30 (5×6)
Layers per tile3: arrow, pin and tick
Different shapes per layer8 · 8 · 8
Perfect combo (par)45 matches
Perfect chain foundyes, 64 search nodes
Free picks along the perfect route19

What's on the board

LayerShapes and how often each appears
Arrowarrow pointing north ×4, arrow pointing north-east ×4, arrow pointing east ×4, arrow pointing south-east ×4, arrow pointing south ×4, arrow pointing west ×4, arrow pointing north-west ×4, arrow pointing south-west ×2
Pinpin pointing north ×4, pin pointing east ×4, pin pointing south-east ×4, pin pointing south ×4, pin pointing south-west ×4, pin pointing west ×4, pin pointing north-west ×4, pin pointing north-east ×2
Ticktick pointing north ×4, tick pointing north-east ×4, tick pointing east ×4, tick pointing south-east ×4, tick pointing south ×4, tick pointing west ×4, tick pointing north-west ×4, tick pointing south-west ×2
A perfect route for Tiles #22: 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.

  1. Start on row 1, column 1 (free pick).

  2. row 1, column 1 → row 1, column 3: they share the pin (pin pointing west).

  3. row 1, column 3 → row 3, column 5: they share the tick (tick pointing north).

  4. row 3, column 5 → row 2, column 3: they share the pin (pin pointing south-east).

  5. row 2, column 3 → row 1, column 4: they share the arrow (arrow pointing east).

  6. row 1, column 4 → row 1, column 5: they share the pin (pin pointing south).

  7. row 1, column 5 → row 1, column 2: they share the arrow (arrow pointing north).

  8. row 1, column 2 → row 2, column 2: they share the pin (pin pointing east).

  9. row 2, column 2 → row 3, column 3: they share the tick (tick pointing south).

  10. row 3, column 3 → row 2, column 5: they share the arrow (arrow pointing north-west).

  11. row 2, column 5 → row 2, column 1: they share the pin (pin pointing west).

  12. row 2, column 1 → row 4, column 1: they share the tick (tick pointing north-east).

52 more taps complete the chain without a single miss.

Tiles #22 board, tile by tile

Each cell lists the tile's arrow, pin and tick, top to bottom.

Col 1Col 2Col 3Col 4Col 5
Row 1arrow pointing south
pin pointing west
tick pointing north-east
arrow pointing north
pin pointing east
tick pointing east
arrow pointing north-east
pin pointing west
tick pointing north
arrow pointing east
pin pointing south
tick pointing west
arrow pointing north
pin pointing south
tick pointing south-east
Row 2arrow pointing north
pin pointing west
tick pointing north-east
arrow pointing south-east
pin pointing east
tick pointing south
arrow pointing east
pin pointing south-east
tick pointing north-east
arrow pointing south
pin pointing north-west
tick pointing west
arrow pointing north-west
pin pointing west
tick pointing south-east
Row 3arrow pointing west
pin pointing south-east
tick pointing east
arrow pointing east
pin pointing north-west
tick pointing east
arrow pointing north-west
pin pointing north
tick pointing south
arrow pointing south-east
pin pointing north-west
tick pointing north-west
arrow pointing west
pin pointing south-east
tick pointing north
Row 4arrow pointing north-west
pin pointing south-west
tick pointing north-east
arrow pointing north-east
pin pointing east
tick pointing west
arrow pointing south-east
pin pointing south-west
tick pointing south
arrow pointing south
pin pointing north-west
tick pointing north-west
arrow pointing north-east
pin pointing east
tick pointing south-east
Row 5arrow pointing north-east
pin pointing north-east
tick pointing south-west
arrow pointing east
pin pointing north-east
tick pointing north
arrow pointing west
pin pointing north
tick pointing south-west
arrow pointing north-west
pin pointing south-west
tick pointing north-west
arrow pointing south-east
pin pointing south-east
tick pointing north-west
Row 6arrow pointing south-west
pin pointing south
tick pointing west
arrow pointing south
pin pointing north
tick pointing east
arrow pointing north
pin pointing south
tick pointing south
arrow pointing west
pin pointing north
tick pointing north
arrow pointing south-west
pin pointing south-west
tick pointing south-east

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