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Lighthouse with a keeper's cottage

MediumAges 5+24 tiles

Step 1 of 3 · add 16 tiles

Build the lighthouse

Stack three closed boxes into a tall tower and cap the top with a flat lid.

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The trick

Turn the cottage roof so its ridge runs along the tower wall. The low edge rests on the tower and both gable triangles face out the front and back, so the roof never clashes with the tower beside it.

What you will need

  • 22 square tiles
  • 2 triangle tiles

Step by step

  1. 1. Build the lighthouse

    Stack three closed boxes into a tall tower and cap the top with a flat lid.

  2. 2. Add the keeper's cottage

    Against one side of the tower, lay a floor and three walls; the tower's own wall makes the fourth.

  3. 3. Roof the cottage

    Lean two squares into a ridge that runs along the tower, then close each end with a triangle.

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