Tiles #42 (November 7, 2026): Lantern Board, Layer Mix and a Perfect 45-Combo Route

Tiles #42 was the Lantern board at expert difficulty on Saturday, November 7, 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 62 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 #42 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, 62 search nodes
Free picks along the perfect route	17

What's on the board

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

A perfect route for Tiles #42: 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 2, column 3: they share the shape (square).
row 2, column 3 → row 3, column 1: they share the ring (dashed ring).
row 3, column 1 → row 4, column 1: they share the shape (triangle).
row 4, column 1 → row 1, column 4: they share the glyph (bolt).
row 1, column 4 → row 2, column 4: they share the ring (beaded ring).
row 2, column 4 → row 1, column 5: they share the glyph (small diamond).
row 1, column 5 → row 2, column 1: they share the shape (clover).
row 2, column 1 → row 2, column 2: they share the ring (square frame).
row 2, column 2 → row 5, column 5: they share the shape (octagon).
row 5, column 5 → row 3, column 4: they share the ring (diamond frame).
row 3, column 4 → row 3, column 2: they share the shape (diamond).

50 more taps complete the chain without a single miss.

Tiles #42 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	square hexagon frame dot	shield broken ring crescent	circle dashed ring heart	hexagon beaded ring bolt	clover solid ring small diamond
Row 2	clover square frame leaf	octagon square frame plus	square dashed ring heart	pentagon beaded ring small diamond	pentagon dotted ring bolt
Row 3	triangle dashed ring drop	diamond broken ring leaf	circle square frame dot	diamond diamond frame dot	circle double ring bolt
Row 4	triangle diamond frame bolt	hexagon diamond frame drop	four-point star dashed ring crescent	four-point star triangle frame leaf	circle square frame hollow dot
Row 5	shield triangle frame heart	diamond broken ring hollow dot	square beaded ring leaf	square broken ring crescent	octagon diamond frame star
Row 6	clover double ring plus	four-point star beaded ring crescent	diamond dotted ring star	clover solid ring dot	four-point star hexagon frame heart

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Tiles #42 (November 7, 2026): the board and a perfect route

Tiles #42 in numbers

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