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Colored queens logic puzzle Queens Puzzle.

One queen in every row, column and colored region. No two queens touch, not even diagonally.

Setting out the crystal queens…

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How to play the Queens puzzle

Place one queen in every row, every column and every colored region. A board of N rows has N regions and needs N queens.

Two queens can never touch, not even corner to corner. Queens that break a rule turn red.

Tap once to mark ✕ where a queen cannot go, twice for a queen, three times to clear. With Auto ✕ on, the cells a queen rules out show a faint ✕ for you.

Start with the smallest region or a region that sits in one row or column: its queen must be there, so the rest of that line is out.

How to play the Queens puzzle online

The Queens puzzle is a logic game on a square grid split into colored regions, as many regions as rows. Place exactly one queen in every row, every column and every region, and never let two queens touch, not even diagonally. It is the one-star version of Star Battle with a crown on top.

How do I solve a Queens puzzle?

Look for regions with few cells. A region that lies inside a single row or column claims that line, so every other cell of the line gets a ✕. A queen also rules out the eight cells around it. When a row, column or region has only one open cell left, the queen goes there.

Is there a daily Queens puzzle?

Yes. A new 8×8 board arrives every day, the same for everyone. Practice mode has numbered puzzles from 6×6 to 10×10. Every board has exactly one solution that logic alone can reach.

For the full set of techniques, read the Queens puzzle guide. Stuck? Open your board in the Queens Puzzle Solver for a step-by-step hint.

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