Queens Game

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A daily logic puzzle in three sizes, unlimited boards from 5×5 to 12×12, a 1,800-puzzle library, and a technique-based hint system. No login, no app — just play.

Today's Queens puzzle

Daily 8×8 for 2026-07-29 (UTC). Place one queen in every row, column, and colored region — no two touching.

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The daily challenge

Three fresh boards go live every day. Solve all three to complete the day and build your streak:

8 × 8 8 regions · 8 queens Eight regions, eight queens — the daily warm-up and the classic Queens size. 9 × 9 9 regions · 9 queens Nine regions and longer deduction chains; a proper daily challenge. 10 × 10 10 regions · 10 queens The biggest daily board: ten regions and maximum deduction.

Play the full puzzle library

Beyond the daily boards, there are 1,800 numbered puzzles to play on demand — 300 on each grid size from 7×7 Beginner to 12×12 Master. Pick a size, pick a number, and start solving.

Browse the puzzle library Start with 7×7 #1

What is the Queens game?

Queens is a logic puzzle played on a square grid divided into colored regions. Your job is to place exactly one queen in every row, one in every column, and one in every colored region — and no two queens may touch, not even diagonally. There are no numbers and no words, just pure deduction from those simple rules. If you enjoy Sudoku, LinkedIn Queens, or Star Battle, you already have the instincts for it.

Queens Game is an independent, free edition built for players who want more than one puzzle a day: three daily sizes, an unlimited generator, a full numbered library, and an open archive you can replay any time.

How to play in six steps

  1. Rule out cells. Tap a cell to mark it with an X wherever a queen cannot go. Elimination is the heart of the game.
  2. Place a queen. Tap an X'd cell again to drop a queen. Its row, column, region, and four diagonal neighbors are X'd off for you automatically.
  3. Use every line. Each row, column, and colored region needs exactly one queen, and no two queens may touch — not even diagonally.
  4. Read the conflicts. If two queens clash, both turn red immediately. Moves are never blocked, so you stay in control.
  5. Take a hint if stuck. A hint names the next deduction and highlights the cells to eliminate — it teaches the technique instead of revealing a queen.
  6. Finish the grid. Place every queen legally to solve the board. Your time, streak, and best scores are saved in your browser.

That's the whole game: simple to learn, deeply satisfying to finish. For strategy, read the how to play guide and the solving techniques.

Frequently asked questions

What is the Queens game?

Queens is a logic puzzle played on a square grid divided into colored regions. Your goal is to place exactly one queen in every row, every column, and every colored region, with no two queens touching — not even diagonally. There are no numbers and no words; it is pure deduction, like Sudoku for people who prefer logic to arithmetic.

How do you play the Queens game?

Tap a cell once to mark it with an X (a spot where a queen cannot go), tap again to place a queen, and tap a third time to clear it. You can also swipe across the grid to quickly mark or clear several cells at once. When you place a queen, Xs are added automatically around it — along its row, its column, its region, and its four diagonal neighbors. Place every queen legally and the board is solved.

Is the Queens game free to play?

Yes. Every puzzle here is completely free, with no app to install and no account required. Play as many puzzles as you like in your browser on phone, tablet, or desktop — and if you want to appear on the daily leaderboard, you can optionally sign in.

How is this different from LinkedIn Queens?

LinkedIn publishes one Queens puzzle per day and locks past puzzles after 24 hours. This is an independent site that offers a daily challenge in three grid sizes, an unlimited mode with a fresh board on demand, a full library of numbered puzzles, and an open archive you can replay any time. We are not affiliated with LinkedIn or Microsoft.

How is Queens different from Sudoku?

Both are pure logic puzzles solved by deduction, but Sudoku fills a grid with the digits 1–9 while Queens asks you to place queens. In Queens every row, column, and colored region needs exactly one queen, and the extra twist is that queens can never be adjacent, even diagonally. That single adjacency rule is what makes the deductions feel different from Sudoku.

Does my progress save?

Yes. Your progress for each daily puzzle, your solving streak, and your best times are saved locally in your browser, so clearing your browser data will reset them. If you sign in, your streak and stats also sync to your account so they follow you across devices.

What grid sizes can I play?

The daily challenge offers three sizes: 8×8, 9×9, and 10×10. Unlimited mode spans 5×5 all the way to 12×12, and the puzzle library has numbered boards from 7×7 up to 12×12. Each N×N board is split into N regions and takes N queens.