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Carve (Mind Loft)

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Cut a grid of digits into blocks that all add up to the same total.

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Carve's Sunday Edition board of 18 October 2026 on desktop: a 7x7 grid of digits with nine ringed coloured anchors and nine block totals out of 27 below it

Carve is a free daily number puzzle from Mind Loft. A grid of digits has a few ringed, coloured anchor squares; grow one connected block from each anchor so the whole board is covered and every block sums to the day's target. Each board has exactly one valid carving.

About Carve (Mind Loft)

Carve mixes sums with territory. The day's grid is full of single digits, and a handful of squares carry a coloured ring: these are the anchors. Your job is to divide the whole board into connected blocks, one grown from each anchor, so that every block adds up to the same target, which changes from board to board (27 on the Sunday board of 18 October 2026).

You pick a colour and tap squares next to its anchor to add them; a running total under the board shows how far each block has to go, and a block locks when it hits the target exactly. Tapping a painted square un-carves it, and there is a hint button. A block that reaches the target in the wrong shape clears back to its anchor and costs a point, so a clean carving with no errors earns a perfect score. A Reveal and end button shows the answer if you give up.

Mind Loft describes it as part arithmetic, part territory: watch the totals, find squares only one block can reach, and let each finished block squeeze the next. There is always exactly one carving the anchors allow. A new grid arrives every day at midnight Eastern, and Sundays use a 7x7 board with nine blocks.

How to play Carve (Mind Loft)

  1. Open Carve and press Start.
  2. Pick an anchor colour from the row of totals below the board.
  3. Tap squares touching that colour's block to add them; watch its total climb toward the target.
  4. A block locks when it hits the target exactly in the right shape; a wrong block clears back to its anchor and costs a point. Carve every square of the board into a block.

Screenshots

Carve on a phone: the 7x7 Sunday board with nine anchors, the target of 27 per block, an error count, block totals and a Hint button
Carve title card from Mind Loft: the game's icon, name and one-line description

Tips

  • Start with squares in corners or between two anchors that only one block can possibly reach.
  • Large digits fill a block quickly, so give them to blocks that are short of the target.
  • When a block is a few points short, look for the one neighbouring digit that finishes it exactly.

Questions

What time does Carve reset?

A new Carve puzzle goes up every day at midnight US Eastern Time, the same for every player. Sundays go bigger with a 7x7 grid cut into nine blocks.

Is Carve free?

Yes. Carve plays in the browser on Mind Loft with no app and no account. Signing up with a display name (no password) puts your result on the daily leaderboard; an email is optional.

Can I play earlier Carve puzzles?

Yes. Mind Loft keeps an archive of past Carve boards together with each day's standings.

Can a Carve board have more than one answer?

No. Each board has exactly one valid carving, pinned down by the anchors.

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