Tiles #23 (October 19, 2026): Lantern Board, Layer Mix and a Perfect 45-Combo Route

Tiles #23 was the Lantern board at medium difficulty on Monday, October 19, 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 60 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 #23 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, 60 search nodes
Free picks along the perfect route	15

What's on the board

Layer	Shapes and how often each appears
Shape	square ×6, octagon ×6, shield ×6, diamond ×4, hexagon ×4, clover ×4
Ring	square frame ×6, broken ring ×6, triangle frame ×6, dashed ring ×4, double ring ×4, diamond frame ×4
Glyph	crescent ×6, leaf ×6, drop ×6, star ×4, plus ×4, hollow dot ×4

A perfect route for Tiles #23: 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 2, column 1: they share the ring (square frame).
row 2, column 1 → row 1, column 3: they share the glyph (drop).
row 1, column 3 → row 1, column 5: they share the ring (double ring).
row 1, column 5 → row 2, column 3: they share the shape (diamond).
row 2, column 3 → row 3, column 4: they share the glyph (drop).
row 3, column 4 → row 3, column 5: they share the shape (shield).
row 3, column 5 → row 1, column 4: they share the ring (broken ring).
row 1, column 4 → row 1, column 2: they share the glyph (leaf).
row 1, column 2 → row 2, column 2: they share the shape (clover).
row 2, column 2 → row 2, column 4: they share the glyph (crescent).
row 2, column 4 → row 3, column 2: they share the shape (octagon).

48 more taps complete the chain without a single miss.

Tiles #23 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	hexagon square frame star	clover triangle frame leaf	shield double ring drop	octagon broken ring leaf	diamond double ring plus
Row 2	square square frame drop	clover dashed ring crescent	diamond double ring drop	octagon triangle frame crescent	octagon triangle frame hollow dot
Row 3	square dashed ring crescent	octagon dashed ring crescent	square square frame leaf	shield diamond frame drop	shield broken ring drop
Row 4	shield diamond frame plus	shield broken ring plus	hexagon triangle frame plus	octagon dashed ring leaf	clover square frame crescent
Row 5	hexagon broken ring star	diamond triangle frame star	square triangle frame hollow dot	octagon diamond frame hollow dot	diamond square frame star
Row 6	square diamond frame crescent	shield broken ring hollow dot	clover square frame leaf	square broken ring leaf	hexagon double ring drop

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Tiles #23 (October 19, 2026): the board and a perfect route

Tiles #23 in numbers

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