The Patches Game puzzle for October 23, 2026 is a 8 × 8 medium board split into 12 patches, from 3 to 12 cells; the largest is 2 × 6.
Its clues: 1 Square and 11 Freeform. 11 show a number (Freeform 12, Freeform 4, Freeform 9, Freeform 4, Freeform 5, Square 4, Freeform 6, Freeform 4, Freeform 4, Freeform 4 and Freeform 3); the other 1 show only a shape (1 Freeform), so you work out that size from the grid.
Area budget: the numbered patches cover 59 of the 64 cells, which leaves 5 for the 1 shape-only clue.
Starting hint: the numbered Freeform clue toward the top-left corner has only one possible rectangle, a 2 × 6 patch, so place it first.
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Puzzle details
- Grid: 8 × 8
- Difficulty: Medium
- Patches: 12 (1 square, 11 freeform)
- Numbered clues: 11 of 12
- Patch sizes: 3, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 5, 5, 6, 9, 12 cells
- Board ID:
8M-d2-0081(this site's own daily, the same for everyone who opens this date)