Tiles #30 (October 26, 2026): Lantern Board, Layer Mix and a Perfect 45-Combo Route

Tiles #30 was the Lantern board at medium difficulty on Monday, October 26, 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 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 #30 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, 63 search nodes
Free picks along the perfect route	18

What's on the board

Layer	Shapes and how often each appears
Shape	square ×6, octagon ×6, four-point star ×6, diamond ×4, hexagon ×4, clover ×4
Ring	dashed ring ×6, double ring ×6, broken ring ×6, solid ring ×4, hexagon frame ×4, beaded ring ×4
Glyph	crescent ×6, plus ×6, drop ×6, leaf ×4, small diamond ×4, bolt ×4

A perfect route for Tiles #30: 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 4: they share the glyph (plus).
row 1, column 4 → row 1, column 5: they share the shape (square).
row 1, column 5 → row 2, column 3: they share the ring (double ring).
row 2, column 3 → row 1, column 2: they share the glyph (leaf).
row 1, column 2 → row 1, column 3: they share the shape (four-point star).
row 1, column 3 → row 2, column 4: they share the glyph (bolt).
row 2, column 4 → row 3, column 1: they share the shape (diamond).
row 3, column 1 → row 3, column 2: they share the glyph (crescent).
row 3, column 2 → row 2, column 5: they share the ring (hexagon frame).
row 2, column 5 → row 2, column 1: they share the glyph (small diamond).
row 2, column 1 → row 4, column 4: they share the shape (clover).

51 more taps complete the chain without a single miss.

Tiles #30 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 dashed ring plus	four-point star solid ring leaf	four-point star double ring bolt	square broken ring plus	square double ring bolt
Row 2	clover beaded ring small diamond	square dashed ring crescent	clover double ring leaf	diamond solid ring bolt	four-point star hexagon frame small diamond
Row 3	diamond dashed ring crescent	octagon hexagon frame crescent	diamond broken ring leaf	octagon double ring plus	octagon double ring leaf
Row 4	octagon dashed ring plus	four-point star dashed ring small diamond	four-point star solid ring plus	clover broken ring crescent	clover broken ring drop
Row 5	hexagon hexagon frame drop	octagon solid ring bolt	diamond beaded ring crescent	octagon double ring crescent	hexagon broken ring small diamond
Row 6	hexagon dashed ring drop	square beaded ring drop	four-point star hexagon frame drop	square broken ring drop	square beaded ring plus

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Tiles #30 in numbers

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