Tiles #35 (October 31, 2026): Lantern Board, Layer Mix and a Perfect 45-Combo Route

Tiles #35 was the Lantern board at expert difficulty on Saturday, October 31, 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 65 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 #35 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, 65 search nodes
Free picks along the perfect route	20

What's on the board

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

A perfect route for Tiles #35: 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 4, column 2: they share the shape (diamond).
row 4, column 2 → row 1, column 3: they share the glyph (plus).
row 1, column 3 → row 3, column 2: they share the ring (dashed ring).
row 3, column 2 → row 2, column 1: they share the shape (triangle).
row 2, column 1 → row 1, column 2: they share the ring (diamond frame).
row 1, column 2 → row 2, column 2: they share the glyph (dot).
row 2, column 2 → row 1, column 5: they share the shape (shield).
row 1, column 5 → row 4, column 1: they share the ring (hexagon frame).
row 4, column 1 → row 1, column 4: they share the glyph (hollow dot).
row 1, column 4 → row 2, column 5: they share the shape (four-point star).
row 2, column 5 → row 5, column 4: they share the glyph (hollow dot).

53 more taps complete the chain without a single miss.

Tiles #35 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	diamond square frame heart	circle diamond frame dot	square dashed ring plus	four-point star solid ring hollow dot	shield hexagon frame leaf
Row 2	triangle diamond frame small diamond	shield double ring dot	clover diamond frame star	circle triangle frame drop	four-point star double ring hollow dot
Row 3	four-point star diamond frame bolt	triangle dashed ring drop	shield beaded ring bolt	square broken ring dot	octagon dashed ring dot
Row 4	triangle hexagon frame hollow dot	diamond dotted ring plus	hexagon triangle frame heart	square triangle frame small diamond	octagon broken ring heart
Row 5	pentagon hexagon frame small diamond	pentagon square frame plus	square triangle frame plus	clover beaded ring hollow dot	four-point star dashed ring crescent
Row 6	hexagon hexagon frame leaf	shield beaded ring star	triangle solid ring crescent	clover beaded ring heart	clover dotted ring small diamond

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Tiles #35 (October 31, 2026): the board and a perfect route

Tiles #35 in numbers

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