The Patches Game puzzle for October 19, 2026 is a 6 × 6 medium board split into 8 patches, from 2 to 9 cells; the largest is 3 × 3.
Its clues: 1 Wide, 1 Tall and 6 Freeform. 7 show a number (Freeform 3, Freeform 3, Freeform 9, Freeform 3, Freeform 6, Freeform 4 and Wide 2); the other 1 show only a shape (1 Tall), so you work out that size from the grid.
Area budget: the numbered patches cover 30 of the 36 cells, which leaves 6 for the 1 shape-only clue.
Starting hint: the numbered Freeform clue toward the top-right corner has only one possible rectangle, a 3 × 3 patch, so place it first.
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Puzzle details
- Grid: 6 × 6
- Difficulty: Medium
- Patches: 8 (1 wide, 1 tall, 6 freeform)
- Numbered clues: 7 of 8
- Patch sizes: 2, 3, 3, 3, 4, 6, 6, 9 cells
- Board ID:
6M-d2-0156(this site's own daily, the same for everyone who opens this date)