If you like LinkedIn Patches, try Parcels
Patches on LinkedIn is built on Shikaku, a Japanese puzzle about cutting a grid into rectangles. Parcels is our daily Shikaku. It keeps the classic rules, so one kind of Patches clue is missing, and the board grows through the week.
What is the same
- Cover the whole grid with rectangles, squares included, with no gaps and no overlaps.
- One number in every rectangle.
- The number is the size. A 6 covers six tiles: 1 by 6, 2 by 3, 3 by 2 or 6 by 1.
- Drag from corner to corner to draw a rectangle, and tap it to take it off.
What is different
- No shape icons. A Patches clue can also say whether its patch is a square, tall or wide. A Parcels number gives only the size, so working out the shape is part of the puzzle.
- Bigger boards through the week. Parcels starts at 5×5 on Monday and grows to a hard 9×9 on Sunday.
- More than one a day. Past days stay in the archive, and 300 practice puzzles from 5×5 to 9×9 don't touch your streak.
- Hints that explain. Hint shows a rectangle you can prove and tells you why.
Tips for Patches players
No icon? List the shapes
For each number, list the rectangles of that size that hold it and no other number. Near an edge or other numbers, the list is often just one long. A 1 is always a single tile.
Ask who can reach a tile
Pick an empty tile and ask which numbers could cover it. If only one can, the tile belongs to that number, and every shape of it that misses the tile is out.
Claim the tiles every shape covers
Even before you know a rectangle's exact shape, some tiles are inside every shape it could still take. Those tiles are settled, and no other rectangle may use them.
The Parcels guide shows each technique on a real board.
Questions
Is Parcels made by LinkedIn?
No. LogicSnack is a small independent studio, and Parcels has no connection to LinkedIn. Our boards come from our own generator, and our own solver checks each one before it goes live.
Is Patches the same as Shikaku?
Patches is built on Shikaku, and the core rule is the same: rectangles that cover the grid, one clue in each, and the number is the size. Patches adds shape icons to its clues. Parcels keeps the classic rules without them.
Can I play more than one Parcels puzzle a day?
Yes. Every past daily Parcels stays in the archive, and the game page has 300 practice puzzles in five sizes. Practice puzzles don't touch your streak.
Is Parcels free?
Yes. You play in the browser on a phone or a computer. There's no app to install and no account to make.
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Playing other LinkedIn games too?
Patches is a game on LinkedIn, and LinkedIn is a trademark of LinkedIn Corporation. We name it only to compare the rules. LogicSnack is an independent studio, not affiliated with, sponsored by or endorsed by LinkedIn.