Patches answer. #238

Solved patches board for puzzle 238. The complete text solution follows below.

Shape positions

Rows and columns below start at 1, from the top left.

  1. Shape A: top-left row 1, column 1; 3 rows × 2 columns (6 cells).
  2. Shape B: top-left row 1, column 3; 2 rows × 1 columns (2 cells).
  3. Shape C: top-left row 1, column 4; 2 rows × 3 columns (6 cells).
  4. Shape D: top-left row 3, column 3; 1 rows × 4 columns (4 cells).
  5. Shape E: top-left row 4, column 1; 3 rows × 1 columns (3 cells).
  6. Shape F: top-left row 4, column 2; 2 rows × 2 columns (4 cells).
  7. Shape G: top-left row 4, column 4; 2 rows × 3 columns (6 cells).
  8. Shape H: top-left row 6, column 2; 1 rows × 5 columns (5 cells).

Why it works

The official regions cover every cell once and satisfy each clue’s size or shape constraint.

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