Lantern Links
Lantern Links is a tile connect puzzle that plays in the browser on phones, tablets and computers, for one player. It has a daily challenge, the same for everyone that day.
Join two matching picture tiles with a line that bends no more than twice, through empty cells or round the outside. Empty a whole row and the board tilts: every row slides its tiles towards the arrow at its end. Each board is checked by a solver before you see it, so every board can be cleared.
How to play
- Tap two matching tiles that a line can join
- The line may bend twice and run round the outside
- Empty a whole row and every row slides the way its arrow points
- Stuck? Hint, Shuffle and Undo are free. Calm mode has no clock
The game shows these steps as you play, the first time.
Controls
- Tap two matching tiles
- Arrows and Space pick with keys
- H hint, S shuffle, U undo
Tips
- Look at the row arrows before you start: a row that empties early slides every other row, so empty the row whose tilt opens the most lines.
- Lines may run round the open ring outside the board, so two matching tiles on the same edge can usually be joined with two bends.
- Hint plays the board out from where you are and shows a pair that keeps it clearable; Undo and Shuffle are free and only counted.
What happens when a whole row is emptied?
The board tilts once. Every row that still has tiles slides them together towards its own arrow, closing the gaps, so tiles move sideways and new lines open. Arrows stay the same for the whole board, and on a tall screen the board is turned so rows run down the screen.
Can a board become impossible?
Every deal is played out by a solver before you see it, so it can always be cleared. Your own choices can still leave no joinable pair; then the game reshuffles the remaining pictures by itself, keeping their places, and only accepts a shuffle the solver can clear.
About this game
Made by Sucia in Houston, Texas. Built with AI assistance, designed and tested by Sucia. Last updated October 9, 2026. It plays in the browser on phones, tablets and computers, with no download and no sign-in; your best scores and progress stay in this browser on this device. Without a pass, every game is free for 5 minutes a game and 30 minutes a day; an Arcade pass removes the limit. How Sucia makes and tests its games.
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