🏮 Lantern Match
Connect matching tiles with a path of at most two turns to clear them.
How to play
- Tap a tile, then tap a matching one to try to connect them.
- They clear if a path of at most two turns links them through empty space.
- Clear the whole board to win. There's no timer and no fail state.
- Stuck with no matches? Tap Shuffle any time, completely free.
- Pick Easy, Medium, or Hard for a smaller or bigger board.
A mahjong-connect tile matching game
Lantern Match is an original take on the classic mahjong-connect genre: instead of removing free-standing tiles from a stacked mahjong solitaire layout, every tile here sits flat on one board, and the challenge is finding a valid path between two matching icons. A connection is only valid if it uses at most two 90-degree turns and never crosses another tile, including paths that loop around the outside edge of the board, exactly the rule used by classic connect-style mahjong games.
Every icon appears in multiple matching tiles rather than just one pair, so there's usually more than one way to clear a given tile, but the paths available shift with every match you make. If the board ever runs out of valid connections, Shuffle rearranges everything that's left into a fresh layout at no cost, so a tricky board is never a dead end.
Three board sizes (Easy, Medium, Hard) change how many tiles and icon types are in play, from a quick small board to a genuinely large one that takes real concentration to clear. Like every game on AnonArcade, it's free with no download and no account, and your fewest-moves best is tracked locally for each size. Browse more logic and brain-teaser games on the Puzzle Games page.
Frequently asked questions
How do I play Lantern Match?
Tap a tile, then tap another matching tile. If a clear path connects them using at most two turns, both tiles clear. Clear every tile on the board to win.
What counts as a valid connecting path?
A straight line, an L-shaped path with one turn, or a path with two turns, as long as every square along the way is empty. Paths can also route around the outside edge of the board.
What if there are no matches left?
Tap Shuffle any time, completely free, to rearrange the remaining tiles into a fresh layout without losing your progress.
What's the difference between the three difficulties?
They change the board size and how many different icons are in play, from a small, simple Easy board to a large Hard board with more icon variety to keep track of.