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Lanterns & Shadows

Light the town. Pure logic.

A calm logic puzzle for iPhone and iPad. Place lanterns: each one lights its row and column until a wall stops it. Light every street, never let two lanterns see each other, and match the numbers on the walls. Every puzzle has exactly one solution, and you can always reach it by logic alone.

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// features

/// One answer, no guessing

Every puzzle has exactly one solution, and you can always reach it by reasoning alone. Mistakes show up the moment you make them: two lanterns that see each other turn red.

/// 200 puzzles, 10 districts

Play straight through from the Harbour to the Grand Plaza. Boards grow from 5×5 to 12×12, and each district adds one new idea: canals, mirrors, short lamps and shadows.

/// Hints that explain

Stuck? A hint highlights the next logical step and tells you why it's true. Tap Show me to apply it, or work it out yourself. Earn up to 3 stars per level.

/// A new puzzle every day

The Daily Lantern gives everyone the same fresh puzzle each day. Keep your streak alive and compare times on Game Center.

/// Made to relax

No time limits, no lives, no energy. Undo as much as you like, and your progress is saved on every move. Plays offline, with no account needed.

/// Free and private

No ads, no in-app purchases, and no data collected. Designed for iPhone and iPad, with VoiceOver support on the board.

// screenshots

The Lanterns & Shadows home screen with the Daily Lantern streak and a Continue button.A Clocktower Hill puzzle with lanterns lighting every street of the grid.Two lanterns that see each other turn red, showing a mistake the moment it happens.A hint highlighting the next logical step and explaining why it's true.A Festival Night puzzle with canals, mirrors and shadow squares.The Daily Lantern puzzle that everyone plays on the same day.

/// Good to know

Progress is saved on your device only and isn't synced between devices yet, so deleting the app deletes it. Leaderboards and achievements need a Game Center sign-in; everything else works without one.