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Tiles #22 (October 18, 2026): the board and a perfect route
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 difficulty | Compass, Hard |
| Tiles | 30 (5×6) |
| Layers per tile | 3: arrow, pin and tick |
| Different shapes per layer | 8 · 8 · 8 |
| Perfect combo (par) | 45 matches |
| Perfect chain found | yes, 64 search nodes |
| Free picks along the perfect route | 19 |
What's on the board
| Layer | Shapes and how often each appears |
|---|---|
| Arrow | arrow 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 |
| Pin | pin 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 |
| Tick | tick 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.
Start on row 1, column 1 (free pick).
row 1, column 1 → row 1, column 3: they share the pin (pin pointing west).
row 1, column 3 → row 3, column 5: they share the tick (tick pointing north).
row 3, column 5 → row 2, column 3: they share the pin (pin pointing south-east).
row 2, column 3 → row 1, column 4: they share the arrow (arrow pointing east).
row 1, column 4 → row 1, column 5: they share the pin (pin pointing south).
row 1, column 5 → row 1, column 2: they share the arrow (arrow pointing north).
row 1, column 2 → row 2, column 2: they share the pin (pin pointing east).
row 2, column 2 → row 3, column 3: they share the tick (tick pointing south).
row 3, column 3 → row 2, column 5: they share the arrow (arrow pointing north-west).
row 2, column 5 → row 2, column 1: they share the pin (pin pointing west).
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 1 | Col 2 | Col 3 | Col 4 | Col 5 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Row 1 | arrow 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 2 | arrow 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 3 | arrow 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 4 | arrow 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 5 | arrow 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 6 | arrow 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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