Daily Queens Puzzle — February 24, 2026

Tuesday · 8×8 · Easy · Hard · 20 deductions

8 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.

A 8x8 board split into 8 colour regions, needing 8 queens: one per row, one per column, one per region, none touching. Regions run from 2 to 17 cells.

The daily board is the same for everyone and gets harder as the week goes on: Tuesday is set to easy. Every daily puzzle has one solution and needs no guessing.

How this board is solved

Solving this 8x8 board takes 20 deductions and needs expert techniques, including testing a queen, drawing on 8 distinct techniques. It opens on column 1, ruling cells out before any queen goes down. The queens resolve in the order F2 → G8 → A4 → H6 → E7 → D5 → C3 → B1. Every step follows by logic, so you never have to guess.

Techniques this board needs

Full solution, step by step (20 deductions)

Region line lock essential
Region line lock. This colour must use column 1, so nothing else can. This reasons over column 1. Rules out A1, A2, A3, A6, A7, A8.
Shared diagonal neighbour intermediate
Shared diagonal neighbour. Every remaining option for this colour touches these cells, so they are out. Rules out D4.
Shared diagonal neighbour intermediate
Shared diagonal neighbour. Every remaining option for this colour touches these cells, so they are out. Rules out B4, B5.
Shared diagonal neighbour intermediate
Shared diagonal neighbour. Every remaining option for this colour touches these cells, so they are out. Rules out G7.
Two-region group lock intermediate
Two-region group lock. 2 colours fit in only 2 columns, reserving them. This reasons over column 8 and column 7. Rules out H1, G1, G2, G4, G5, G6.
Forced queen essential
Forced queen. This colour has one legal cell left, so its queen goes there. Place a queen at F2.
Last cell in a line essential
Last cell in a line. Column 7 has one legal cell left, so its queen goes there. Place a queen at G8. This reasons over column 7.
Line uses one region intermediate
Line uses one region. 1 rows can only be filled by 1 colours, using them up. This reasons over row 1. Rules out B3.
Ruled out either way expert
Ruled out either way. These cells are ruled out no matter where this colour's queen goes. Rules out C4.
Ruled out either way expert
Ruled out either way. These cells are ruled out no matter where this colour's queen goes. Rules out D6, C7.
Test a queen expert
Test a queen. Following the consequences of a queen here reaches a dead end, so it is out. Rules out A5.
Forced queen essential
Forced queen. This colour has one legal cell left, so its queen goes there. Place a queen at A4.
Region line lock essential
Region line lock. This colour must use row 3, so nothing else can. This reasons over row 3. Rules out H3.
Test a queen expert
Test a queen. Following the consequences of a queen here reaches a dead end, so it is out. Rules out H5.
Forced queen essential
Forced queen. This colour has one legal cell left, so its queen goes there. Place a queen at H6.
Ruled out either way expert
Ruled out either way. These cells are ruled out no matter where this colour's queen goes. Rules out E5.
Last cell in a line essential
Last cell in a line. Column 5 has one legal cell left, so its queen goes there. Place a queen at E7. This reasons over column 5.
Forced queen essential
Forced queen. This colour has one legal cell left, so its queen goes there. Place a queen at D5.
Forced queen essential
Forced queen. This colour has one legal cell left, so its queen goes there. Place a queen at C3.
Forced queen essential
Forced queen. This colour has one legal cell left, so its queen goes there. Place a queen at B1.

Answer: queens at F2, G8, A4, H6, E7, D5, C3, B1.