Puzzles/6x6/Loom Work

Loom Work, a 6x6 Patches puzzle

Expert6x6·09
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How to play

Fill the grid with rectangles. Each rectangle contains one clue.

Drag to draw a patch. Tap a patch to remove it.

  • Square
  • Wide
  • Tall
  • Any rectangle

A number gives the area. Without a number, work out the size from the surrounding patches.

Keyboard shortcuts

Arrow keys move. Enter starts a rectangle; arrows resize it; Enter places it. Escape cancels. Delete removes a patch. Ctrl/⌘ Z undoes.

Arrow keys move. Enter starts a rectangle; arrows resize it; Enter places it. Escape cancels. Delete removes a patch. Control or Command Z undoes.

About this board

Nothing is fixed at the start. The 9 in the centre has three ways to be a 3x3 block and the tall 8 on the right has two, and the cells all of their options share are what get things moving. Two placements, the wide clue in the top-left corner and the wide 3 on the right, are settled only because the alternatives would strand a neighbour, and the tall clue down the left edge needs a second round to pin down.

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