The Patches Game puzzle for November 1, 2026 is a 8 × 8 hard board split into 14 patches, from 2 to 9 cells; the largest is 3 × 3.
Its clues: 2 Square, 1 Wide, 3 Tall and 8 Freeform. 10 show a number (Freeform 3, Freeform 3, Freeform 6, Freeform 9, Tall 6, Tall 2, Freeform 6, Freeform 8, Freeform 4 and Freeform 4); the other 4 show only a shape (2 Square, 1 Wide and 1 Tall), so you work out those sizes from the grid.
Area budget: the numbered patches cover 51 of the 64 cells, which leaves 13 for the 4 shape-only clues.
Starting hint: the numbered Freeform clue toward the left edge has only one possible rectangle, a 1 × 8 patch, so place it first.
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Puzzle details
- Grid: 8 × 8
- Difficulty: Hard
- Patches: 14 (2 square, 1 wide, 3 tall, 8 freeform)
- Numbered clues: 10 of 14
- Patch sizes: 2, 2, 3, 3, 3, 4, 4, 4, 4, 6, 6, 6, 8, 9 cells
- Board ID:
8H-d2-0119(this site's own daily, the same for everyone who opens this date)