The Patches Game puzzle for October 18, 2026 is a 8 × 8 hard board split into 12 patches, from 2 to 12 cells; the largest is 3 × 4.
Its clues: 3 Square, 1 Wide and 8 Freeform. 8 show a number (Wide 2, Freeform 4, Freeform 4, Freeform 12, Freeform 5, Freeform 8, Freeform 8 and Square 4); the other 4 show only a shape (2 Square and 2 Freeform), so you work out those sizes from the grid.
Area budget: the numbered patches cover 47 of the 64 cells, which leaves 17 for the 4 shape-only clues.
Starting hint: the numbered Freeform clue toward the left edge has only one possible rectangle, a 1 × 8 patch, so place it first.
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Puzzle details
- Grid: 8 × 8
- Difficulty: Hard
- Patches: 12 (3 square, 1 wide, 8 freeform)
- Numbered clues: 8 of 12
- Patch sizes: 2, 3, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 5, 6, 8, 8, 12 cells
- Board ID:
8H-d2-0095(this site's own daily, the same for everyone who opens this date)