The Patches Game puzzle for October 29, 2026 is a 7 × 7 medium board split into 12 patches, from 2 to 7 cells; the largest is 1 × 7.
Its clues: 1 Square, 1 Wide, 5 Tall and 5 Freeform. 7 show a number (Freeform 4, Freeform 3, Square 4, Tall 5, Freeform 3, Freeform 5 and Freeform 6); the other 5 show only a shape (1 Wide and 4 Tall), so you work out those sizes from the grid.
Area budget: the numbered patches cover 30 of the 49 cells, which leaves 19 for the 5 shape-only clues.
Starting hint: the numbered Freeform clue toward the center has only one possible rectangle, a 1 × 5 patch, so place it first.
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Puzzle details
- Grid: 7 × 7
- Difficulty: Medium
- Patches: 12 (1 square, 1 wide, 5 tall, 5 freeform)
- Numbered clues: 7 of 12
- Patch sizes: 2, 2, 2, 3, 3, 4, 4, 5, 5, 6, 6, 7 cells
- Board ID:
7M-d2-0029(this site's own daily, the same for everyone who opens this date)