Competition puzzle

Emerald Steps

Emerald Steps is a 3 × 3 Wang tile Competition puzzle featuring Edge Matching, Fill Whole Board. Created by Wang World and added to Competition on 2026-08-21. Match every touching colored edge and compete for the fastest validated solution.

A preview of the Emerald Steps protoset
Board
3 × 3
Prototypes
6
Complexity
12.5
Record
00:56 by Bazooka
OpenEdge MatchingFill Whole Board
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How to play

Place tiles on the board so the colors on every shared edge agree. This official Competition puzzle starts a protected, server-timed attempt when you press Play.

Read the complete puzzle rules or learn how Competition timing and leaderboards work in the Competition guide.