Patches answer. #239

Solved patches board for puzzle 239. The complete text solution follows below.

Shape positions

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

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

Why it works

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

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