The Patches Game puzzle for October 24, 2026 is a 7 × 7 hard board split into 8 patches, from 2 to 16 cells; the largest is 4 × 4.
Its clues: 1 Square, 2 Wide, 1 Tall and 4 Freeform. 4 show a number (Wide 2, Freeform 10, Freeform 3 and Freeform 6); the other 4 show only a shape (1 Square, 1 Wide, 1 Tall and 1 Freeform), so you work out those sizes from the grid.
Area budget: the numbered patches cover 21 of the 49 cells, which leaves 28 for the 4 shape-only clues.
Starting hint: the numbered Wide clue toward the top-left corner has only one possible rectangle, a 2 × 1 patch, so place it first.
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Puzzle details
- Grid: 7 × 7
- Difficulty: Hard
- Patches: 8 (1 square, 2 wide, 1 tall, 4 freeform)
- Numbered clues: 4 of 8
- Patch sizes: 2, 2, 3, 5, 5, 6, 10, 16 cells
- Board ID:
7H-d2-0137(this site's own daily, the same for everyone who opens this date)