What is LinkedIn Patches?
Patches is one of LinkedIn's daily logic games — a spatial puzzle where you divide a grid into rectangular “patches.” A handful of cells carry clues, and your job is to partition the whole grid so that every patch contains exactly one clue and matches whatever that clue specifies. It's a modern take on Shikaku, the Japanese divide-the-grid classic, with extra shape constraints layered on top. LinkedIn publishes a new Patches board daily on its games hub; this site is an independent, free place to learn the rules and practice without a daily cap.
How the rules work
Drag across the grid to draw a rectangle. Each rectangle must contain exactly one clue cell, and every cell on the board has to end up inside exactly one patch. A clue can tell you up to two things: a shape and a size.
- A Square clue means the rectangle must be square.
- A Wide clue means it must be wider than it is tall.
- A Tall clue means it must be taller than it is wide.
- A number sets the exact cell count; a Freeform clue accepts any rectangle.
For a full walkthrough with examples, read how to play Patches Game.
Can you play Patches online for free?
Yes. This is a free, LinkedIn-style Patches puzzle that runs entirely in your browser — no LinkedIn account, no sign-up, nothing to install. Start with today's Patches Game, or jump into Patches Game Unlimited for endless practice boards.
Is there an unlimited mode?
There is. Where the official LinkedIn puzzle is one board per day, Patches Game Unlimited lets you pick a grid size and difficulty and solve as many boards as you want. You can lock in Easy, Medium, or Hard Patches Game Unlimited, and every board is verified to have a single, guess-free solution.
Official LinkedIn Patches vs. this practice site
This site is an independent, free practice version inspired by the Patches game on LinkedIn. The two differ in a few practical ways:
- Boards per day — LinkedIn gives you one daily Patches puzzle; here you can play unlimited boards.
- Account — the official puzzle is tied to LinkedIn; this site needs no account, email, or download.
- Archive & sizes — replay past boards, switch between 6 × 6 and 10 × 10, and dial Easy to Hard any time.
Patches Game is not affiliated with, authorized by, sponsored by, or endorsed by LinkedIn Corporation. “LinkedIn” is a trademark of LinkedIn Corporation. The official daily Patches puzzle lives on LinkedIn; this site exists to teach the rules and let you practice the same kind of spatial logic puzzle without a daily limit.