About this picture
Golden morning light slants across the weathered oak deck of the Pont des Arts footbridge in Paris. Thick timber planks show deep grain, knots, and heavy iron rivets securing the walkway. An ornate cast-iron railing runs along the upper edge, casting long diagonal shadows over the wood. A patch of river water glimmers in the corner, while scattered dried plane tree leaves lie caught along the grooves and seams of the boards.
The story so far
This photo is part of The Mender of Lantern Street, a story told one torn photograph at a time. A warm Sunday in the Luxembourg Gardens led Ada past toy sailboats and shaded chestnut paths. When Mira restored the final photograph, she discovered a sketchbook filled with hand-drawn maps of Portugal.
How to play
Drag a piece onto another square to swap them, or tap a piece and then tap where it should go. Hold Preview for a faded glimpse of the photo: enough to see where the sky and the street go, not the details. Pieces that belong together join up and move as one, and turn green once they are in the right place. You have 1:30 for these 9 pieces, and the clock keeps running if you leave the page. Each photo has three stars: one for restoring it, one for finishing with0:36 still on the clock without taking extra time, and one for doing it in 11 moves or fewer. Each episode starts with 2 hints and earns more along the way; unused hints carry over to later photos. Playing needs a free account, which keeps your stars and stamps on every device. Restoring photos earns stamps (more for more stars, and extra for whole episodes), which buy more time or more hints. Once the photo is restored, turn it over and look for the clue hidden in it. Photos open one after another and episodes in order; each new chapter opens once you have enough stars from the chapters before it.