The Patches Game puzzle for October 25, 2026 is a 8 × 8 hard board split into 8 patches, from 2 to 16 cells; the largest is 4 × 4.
Its clues: 2 Square, 2 Wide, 2 Tall and 2 Freeform. 4 show a number (Freeform 6, Tall 8, Tall 8 and Freeform 12); the other 4 show only a shape (2 Square and 2 Wide), so you work out those sizes from the grid.
Area budget: the numbered patches cover 34 of the 64 cells, which leaves 30 for the 4 shape-only clues.
Starting hint: no clue is forced at the start, so first look for cells only one clue can reach; after that, the Square clue toward the bottom-left corner is the first forced placement, a 4 × 4 patch.
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Puzzle details
- Grid: 8 × 8
- Difficulty: Hard
- Patches: 8 (2 square, 2 wide, 2 tall, 2 freeform)
- Numbered clues: 4 of 8
- Patch sizes: 2, 4, 6, 8, 8, 8, 12, 16 cells
- Board ID:
8H-d2-0027(this site's own daily, the same for everyone who opens this date)