Tiles #29 (October 25, 2026): Compass Board, Layer Mix and a Perfect 45-Combo Route

Tiles #29 was the Compass board at hard difficulty on Sunday, October 25, 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 62 search nodes, which is what the hint button follows when it marks a tile. Same shapes everywhere; only the direction differs.

Tiles #29 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, 62 search nodes
Free picks along the perfect route	17

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 north-east ×4, pin pointing east ×4, pin pointing south ×4, pin pointing south-west ×4, pin pointing west ×4, pin pointing north-west ×4, pin pointing south-east ×2
Tick	tick pointing north ×4, tick pointing north-east ×4, tick pointing east ×4, tick pointing south ×4, tick pointing south-west ×4, tick pointing west ×4, tick pointing north-west ×4, tick pointing south-east ×2

A perfect route for Tiles #29: 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 arrow (arrow pointing north-west).
row 1, column 2 → row 4, column 1: they share the tick (tick pointing west).
row 4, column 1 → row 1, column 3: they share the pin (pin pointing north-east).
row 1, column 3 → row 2, column 2: they share the arrow (arrow pointing east).
row 2, column 2 → row 1, column 5: they share the tick (tick pointing north-east).
row 1, column 5 → row 2, column 3: they share the pin (pin pointing south).
row 2, column 3 → row 2, column 1: they share the tick (tick pointing north-west).
row 2, column 1 → row 2, column 5: they share the pin (pin pointing north).
row 2, column 5 → row 3, column 3: they share the arrow (arrow pointing west).
row 3, column 3 → row 4, column 3: they share the pin (pin pointing north).
row 4, column 3 → row 3, column 1: they share the arrow (arrow pointing east).

50 more taps complete the chain without a single miss.

Tiles #29 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 north-west pin pointing south tick pointing south-west	arrow pointing north-west pin pointing north-west tick pointing west	arrow pointing east pin pointing north-east tick pointing south-west	arrow pointing west pin pointing west tick pointing north	arrow pointing north-east pin pointing south tick pointing north-east
Row 2	arrow pointing north-west pin pointing north tick pointing north-west	arrow pointing east pin pointing south-west tick pointing north-east	arrow pointing north pin pointing south tick pointing north-west	arrow pointing north-east pin pointing south-east tick pointing north-east	arrow pointing west pin pointing north tick pointing north
Row 3	arrow pointing east pin pointing south-east tick pointing south-east	arrow pointing south pin pointing east tick pointing south-west	arrow pointing west pin pointing north tick pointing east	arrow pointing north-east pin pointing west tick pointing north-east	arrow pointing south pin pointing south-west tick pointing north
Row 4	arrow pointing south-east pin pointing north-east tick pointing west	arrow pointing north pin pointing west tick pointing north-west	arrow pointing east pin pointing north tick pointing north-west	arrow pointing south-west pin pointing south tick pointing east	arrow pointing north-west pin pointing east tick pointing east
Row 5	arrow pointing south pin pointing north-west tick pointing south	arrow pointing south pin pointing north-east tick pointing west	arrow pointing west pin pointing north-west tick pointing east	arrow pointing north pin pointing south-west tick pointing south-west	arrow pointing south-east pin pointing north-east tick pointing south-east
Row 6	arrow pointing north-east pin pointing east tick pointing south	arrow pointing north pin pointing south-west tick pointing north	arrow pointing south-west pin pointing east tick pointing south	arrow pointing south-east pin pointing west tick pointing west	arrow pointing south-east pin pointing north-west tick pointing south

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Tiles #29 in numbers

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