The answer is 23 hearts. Count them row by row, top to bottom: 7 in the first row, 5 in the second, 7 in the third, and 4 in the bottom row. 7 + 5 + 7 + 4 = 23. Running total check: 7 after the first row, 12 after the second, 19 after the third, 23 after the fourth. No hearts are hidden, overlapped, or tucked into the corners — every single one is out in the open, which is exactly why this puzzle gets people. The two rows of 7 make your brain want to pattern-match the whole grid (“must be 7 × something”), and the short bottom row of 4 is the one eyes slide right past. Did you get 23, or did the last row get away from you? Be honest in the comments — and watch our page for tomorrow’s counting game.
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