Panda Patch
A challenging logic puzzle for puzzle fans
- 1 One panda per color
- 2 One panda per row & column
- 3 No two pandas touching
Version · © Trent Troyer
www.trenttroyer.com
🐼 Panda Patch
Level 1
How to Play
Give every panda its own patch of bamboo. Fill the board so that:
- 1 panda per color — every colored patch gets exactly one panda.
- 1 panda per row & column — every row and every column gets exactly one panda.
- Pandas can't touch — not even corner to corner. Every panda needs its own space.
Enjoying Panda Patch?
Version · © Trent Troyer
www.trenttroyer.com
Tapping & Clicking
How to mark an X and place a panda, on any device.
Tapping or clicking a square that already has a panda on it removes the panda. Marks (X) never cost you anything — use as many as you like while you think it through.
Settings
Level Complete!
Your Journey
Everything you've done in Panda Patch so far.
Erase everything?
This cannot be undone. You will lose:
- Every level you've completed — all 20 patches reset to locked except Tender Rhizome, level 1
- Your best times and moves on every level
- All lifetime stats — pandas placed, time played, taps & clicks, all of it back to zero
- Any level you have in progress right now
- All your settings — sound, black & white mode, easy mode, everything back to default
There is no way to get this back once it's gone.
Clear the board?
This starts the level over — time and moves will reset to zero.
Use a hint?
This places one correct panda on the board for you. You get 1 hint per level, and using it doesn't cost you anything else — no penalty, no lost progress.
A panda's confession
You've made it through Tender Rhizome — 20 patches down, 380 to go. Truth is, this panda has never once had coffee. Bamboo, sure, all day long. But apparently the person who built this game runs on the stuff, and 400 patches of puzzles took a lot of it. If you're enjoying the game, a small tip helps keep the coffee (and the patches) coming.
The Grove
Every patch in Panda Patch started as a seed. These are the people who've helped it grow.
Joining The Grove
The easy way is to buy me a coffee — just include the name you'd like listed with your Ko-fi donation. There are other ways too, so if that's not your thing, send a quick message and we'll figure it out. Either way, it's added by hand, so it may take a little while to show up.
Install Panda Patch
Add Panda Patch to your home screen or desktop for quick access — it opens like its own app, no browser bar.
📱 iPhone & iPad (Safari)
- Tap the Share icon (the square with an arrow pointing up)
- Scroll down and tap Add to Home Screen
- Tap Add in the top corner
📱 Android (Chrome)
- If the Install Now button above didn't work, tap the ⋮ menu in the top corner
- Tap Install app or Add to Home screen
- Confirm by tapping Install
💻 Desktop (Chrome, Edge)
- Click the Install Now button above, or
- Look for an install icon in the address bar (usually a small monitor with a down arrow)
- Click it, then confirm Install
1 Panda Per Color
Every colored patch must have exactly one panda — no more, no less.
The orange patch has its one panda, so every other orange square is crossed out. The blue patch has its own panda, so the rest of blue is crossed out too. Every color gets exactly one panda — no matter how big or oddly shaped the patch is.
1 Panda Per Row & Column
Every row (across) and every column (up and down) must have exactly one panda.
Each panda crosses out the rest of its row (across) and the rest of its column (up and down). Every row gets exactly one panda, and every column gets exactly one panda — here, all four rows and all four columns are filled. A square with an X can still be part of another panda's patch — it just can't hold a panda itself.
Pandas Can't Touch
Pandas need their own space — no two pandas can be right next to each other, even diagonally at the corners.
A panda crosses out all eight squares around it — above, below, either side, and all four corners. Diagonal corners count as touching, which is the part that catches most people out.