The Patches Game puzzle for October 31, 2026 is a 7 × 7 hard board split into 13 patches, from 2 to 6 cells; the largest is 3 × 2.
Its clues: 1 Square, 1 Wide, 3 Tall and 8 Freeform. 10 show a number (Freeform 3, Wide 4, Freeform 3, Freeform 4, Tall 5, Freeform 5, Tall 3, Tall 4, Freeform 6 and Freeform 2); the other 3 show only a shape (1 Square and 2 Freeform), so you work out those sizes from the grid.
Area budget: the numbered patches cover 39 of the 49 cells, which leaves 10 for the 3 shape-only clues.
Starting hint: the numbered Tall clue toward the left edge has only one possible rectangle, a 1 × 3 patch, so place it first.
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Puzzle details
- Grid: 7 × 7
- Difficulty: Hard
- Patches: 13 (1 square, 1 wide, 3 tall, 8 freeform)
- Numbered clues: 10 of 13
- Patch sizes: 2, 2, 3, 3, 3, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 5, 5, 6 cells
- Board ID:
7H-d2-0047(this site's own daily, the same for everyone who opens this date)