Tiles #28 (October 24, 2026): Lantern Board, Layer Mix and a Perfect 45-Combo Route

Tiles #28 was the Lantern board at expert difficulty on Saturday, October 24, 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 63 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 #28 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, 63 search nodes
Free picks along the perfect route	18

What's on the board

Layer	Shapes and how often each appears
Shape	circle ×4, square ×4, triangle ×4, shield ×4, clover ×4, diamond ×2, hexagon ×2, pentagon ×2, octagon ×2, four-point star ×2
Ring	double ring ×4, dotted ring ×4, hexagon frame ×4, broken ring ×4, beaded ring ×4, solid ring ×2, dashed ring ×2, square frame ×2, diamond frame ×2, triangle frame ×2
Glyph	crescent ×4, dot ×4, leaf ×4, small diamond ×4, bolt ×4, star ×2, plus ×2, drop ×2, heart ×2, hollow dot ×2

A perfect route for Tiles #28: 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 glyph (leaf).
row 1, column 2 → row 1, column 4: they share the ring (double ring).
row 1, column 4 → row 5, column 3: they share the glyph (hollow dot).
row 5, column 3 → row 2, column 1: they share the shape (circle).
row 2, column 1 → row 1, column 3: they share the glyph (crescent).
row 1, column 3 → row 1, column 5: they share the shape (shield).
row 1, column 5 → row 5, column 2: they share the glyph (small diamond).
row 5, column 2 → row 2, column 3: they share the shape (hexagon).
row 2, column 3 → row 3, column 5: they share the ring (triangle frame).
row 3, column 5 → row 3, column 4: they share the shape (clover).
row 3, column 4 → row 2, column 5: they share the ring (broken ring).

51 more taps complete the chain without a single miss.

Tiles #28 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	shield dotted ring leaf	triangle double ring leaf	shield hexagon frame crescent	pentagon double ring hollow dot	shield dashed ring small diamond
Row 2	circle double ring crescent	four-point star beaded ring bolt	hexagon triangle frame crescent	circle solid ring bolt	four-point star broken ring dot
Row 3	octagon square frame dot	diamond beaded ring heart	triangle double ring heart	clover broken ring drop	clover triangle frame leaf
Row 4	square diamond frame bolt	circle beaded ring leaf	square dotted ring plus	diamond beaded ring star	clover diamond frame drop
Row 5	triangle hexagon frame plus	hexagon dotted ring small diamond	circle broken ring hollow dot	octagon broken ring dot	shield square frame star
Row 6	pentagon solid ring small diamond	triangle dotted ring dot	square hexagon frame crescent	clover dashed ring bolt	square hexagon frame small diamond

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Tiles #28 (October 24, 2026): the board and a perfect route

Tiles #28 in numbers

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