Play the Queens Game Free Online
Place one queen in every row, every column and every colour region, with no two queens touching. 15,333 puzzles, 6x6 up to 15x15, and a hint that explains the next deduction instead of just giving you the answer.
11 queens left to place.
Tap once to rule a cell out, twice to place a queen. Right-click marks an exclusion directly. Arrow keys move between cells.
The rules, in four lines
- One queen in every row.
- One queen in every column.
- One queen in every colour region.
- No two queens may touch, not even diagonally.
An N×N board takes N queens. Full rules and a beginner routine, or the solving techniques the hint button uses.
Play as many as you like
There is no daily limit here. Queens Unlimited hands out a fresh board at any size for as long as you want one, drawn from the same 15,333 verified puzzles — or take the daily board, the same one everyone else gets today.
Came from the puzzle on LinkedIn? It is the same game and the same four rules — how this compares to the LinkedIn version.
Choose a size
- 6×660 puzzles
- 7×7785 puzzles
- 8×81,616 puzzles
- 9×92,045 puzzles
- 10×103,034 puzzles
- 11×111,989 puzzles
- 12×121,872 puzzles
- 13×131,762 puzzles
- 14×141,181 puzzles
- 15×15989 puzzles
Why these puzzles
Every board here has been checked by an exhaustive solver: all 15,333 have exactly one solution, and all 15,333 can be finished by deduction alone. If you are stuck, there is a deduction you have not spotted — not a coin to flip. The hint button names which technique applies and why.
Boards run from 6x6 for learning up to 15x15, which is larger than most Queens sites offer and needs techniques the smaller boards never ask for.