How to build a magnetic tile yacht

A long hull with portholes along its side, a deck, a tall mast, two green sails that slope up like stairs and a yellow flag on top. It is the biggest build on this site, and it looks best on a big table.

Tiles
108
Level
Hard
Ages
6+
Time
60–80 minutes

Last updated

A yacht built from 108 magnet tiles

Drag to turn it

Every tile in place 108 of 108

Step by step

  1. Tiles 1–22

    Stand the first row of the hull

    Along each side stand a row of seven squares, with two squares across the stern. At the bow, finish each side with blue squares and a right triangle to steady them.

  2. Tiles 23–44

    Build the second row

    Stack the same again on top, mixing in a few orange and purple squares as portholes, and finish the bow with blue squares.

  3. Tiles 45–62

    Lay the deck

    Lay squares across the whole hull to make the deck. Four triangles lie flat at the bow and close it into a point.

  4. Tiles 63–76

    Add the rails and the step

    Stand two green squares across the stern and curve four more around the bow as rails. Then ring six yellow squares in a hexagon on the middle of the deck: this is the step for the mast.

  5. Tiles 77–84

    Raise the mast

    Stand eight blue squares on top of the step as a wall two squares wide and four tall.

  6. Tiles 85–104

    Hoist the sails

    On each side of the mast, build the sail in green squares in rows of three, two and one from the bottom, like stairs. Put a right triangle at the end of each row so the edge slopes up in a straight line.

  7. Tiles 105–108

    Fly the flag

    Stack two yellow squares on top of the mast’s right column, with a triangle sticking out as a pennant and another on the very top.

The 3D guide above places every one of the 108 tiles in this order. In the app it also counts your tiles, swaps in the colours you own and shows the yacht on your table in AR.

Tips

Make your yacht even better

Count the hull

The hull is nine squares long. Check the count before you stack the second row, so both rows line up.

Build on the floor

It is long and has a lot of tiles. A big table or a clear stretch of floor gives it room.

Make a sea

Lay flat blue squares on the table and sail your yacht across them.

Fewer tiles?

Stop after the step and you have a motor yacht with no sail: 76 tiles.

Questions

About the magnetic tile yacht

How many magnetic tiles do you need to build a yacht?

This yacht takes 108 tiles: 92 squares, 10 right triangles and 6 triangles. Without the mast, the sails and the flag it takes 76.

What age is this yacht for?

It is one of the harder builds, best from about six, or younger with a grown-up. Each step places a single tile, so it is easy to stop and carry on later, and the hull is a good one to build together.

Will it work with my magnetic tiles?

It needs 92 squares, more than most single boxes hold, so it is a build for a big collection or two boxes put together. Magitile checks your tiles before you start.

Do the colours have to match?

No. Any colours work; the ones shown are only a suggestion. Magitile can also repaint a build in the colours you own.

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