Tiles #32 (October 28, 2026): Lantern Board, Layer Mix and a Perfect 45-Combo Route

Tiles #32 was the Lantern board at hard difficulty on Wednesday, October 28, 2026: 30 tiles in 5 columns and 6 rows, each tile a stack of 3 layers (shape, ring and glyph), with 8 different shapes, 8 rings and 8 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 61 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 #32 in numbers

Set and difficulty	Lantern, Hard
Tiles	30 (5×6)
Layers per tile	3: shape, ring and glyph
Different shapes per layer	8 · 8 · 8
Perfect combo (par)	45 matches
Perfect chain found	yes, 61 search nodes
Free picks along the perfect route	16

What's on the board

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

A perfect route for Tiles #32: 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 5: they share the glyph (dot).
row 1, column 5 → row 2, column 3: they share the ring (solid ring).
row 2, column 3 → row 3, column 2: they share the glyph (small diamond).
row 3, column 2 → row 1, column 3: they share the ring (broken ring).
row 1, column 3 → row 2, column 2: they share the glyph (leaf).
row 2, column 2 → row 1, column 4: they share the shape (square).
row 1, column 4 → row 1, column 2: they share the ring (hexagon frame).
row 1, column 2 → row 2, column 1: they share the shape (four-point star).
row 2, column 1 → row 3, column 1: they share the glyph (dot).
row 3, column 1 → row 2, column 4: they share the ring (beaded ring).
row 2, column 4 → row 4, column 2: they share the shape (hexagon).

49 more taps complete the chain without a single miss.

Tiles #32 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	octagon dashed ring dot	four-point star hexagon frame bolt	shield broken ring leaf	square hexagon frame star	hexagon solid ring dot
Row 2	four-point star dashed ring dot	square triangle frame leaf	octagon solid ring small diamond	hexagon beaded ring star	circle beaded ring hollow dot
Row 3	pentagon beaded ring dot	circle broken ring small diamond	triangle diamond frame drop	circle dotted ring hollow dot	circle solid ring bolt
Row 4	triangle dashed ring heart	hexagon dashed ring drop	four-point star diamond frame star	octagon triangle frame star	pentagon beaded ring leaf
Row 5	square diamond frame small diamond	pentagon hexagon frame hollow dot	four-point star triangle frame drop	pentagon broken ring heart	square triangle frame drop
Row 6	octagon hexagon frame small diamond	hexagon diamond frame heart	triangle dotted ring leaf	shield solid ring hollow dot	triangle broken ring heart

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Tiles #32 (October 28, 2026): the board and a perfect route

Tiles #32 in numbers

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