Lanternspire - How to Play

What you are doing

You are stacking festival lanterns on a wooden stand. The lantern in the air swings left and right. Drop it onto the lantern below. The shared overlap becomes the width of the next piece.

A drop

Wait until the swinging lantern lines up with the top of the spire, then drop. A wide overlap keeps the tower easy to hit. A thin overlap cuts the lantern down. If the overlap is smaller than a sliver, the lantern misses and the night ends.

Sparks

A drop that lands almost on the center is a spark. Sparks do not trim the lantern, and they start a combo. The combo bonus grows until you miss the center. The swing also speeds up as the spire gets taller and as you land more sparks.

Score

Every landed lantern scores. Sparks score more, and a running combo adds extra. Your best score stays in this browser. Press R, or tap the end screen, to start a new spire.