The Patches Game puzzle for October 28, 2026 is a 7 × 7 medium board split into 14 patches, from 2 to 7 cells; the largest is 1 × 7.
Its clues: 4 Wide, 2 Tall and 8 Freeform. 8 show a number (Wide 6, Freeform 7, Tall 2, Freeform 2, Freeform 4, Freeform 4, Freeform 6 and Wide 2); the other 6 show only a shape (2 Wide, 1 Tall and 3 Freeform), so you work out those sizes from the grid.
Area budget: the numbered patches cover 33 of the 49 cells, which leaves 16 for the 6 shape-only clues.
Starting hint: the numbered Wide clue toward the top edge has only one possible rectangle, a 6 × 1 patch, so place it first.
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Puzzle details
- Grid: 7 × 7
- Difficulty: Medium
- Patches: 14 (4 wide, 2 tall, 8 freeform)
- Numbered clues: 8 of 14
- Patch sizes: 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 4, 4, 4, 4, 6, 6, 7 cells
- Board ID:
7M-d2-0173(this site's own daily, the same for everyone who opens this date)