Daily Queens Puzzle — March 15, 2026

Sunday · 14×14 · Toughest · Hard · 20 deductions

14 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 14x14 board split into 14 colour regions, needing 14 queens: one per row, one per column, one per region, none touching. Regions run from 1 to 35 cells.

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

How this board is solved

Solving this 14x14 board takes 20 deductions and needs expert techniques, including testing a queen, drawing on 8 distinct techniques. The first queen you can place for certain is K5. The queens resolve in the order K5 → D7 → N12 → C1 → E4 → J2 → G3 → H13 → I6 → L8 → M14 → B11 → A9 → F10. Every step follows by logic, so you never have to guess.

Techniques this board needs

Full solution, step by step (20 deductions)

Single-cell region essential
Single-cell region. This colour covers only one cell, so its queen goes there. Place a queen at K5.
Single-cell region essential
Single-cell region. This colour covers only one cell, so its queen goes there. Place a queen at D7.
Single-cell region essential
Single-cell region. This colour covers only one cell, so its queen goes there. Place a queen at N12.
Forced queen essential
Forced queen. This colour has one legal cell left, so its queen goes there. Place a queen at C1.
Region line lock essential
Region line lock. This colour must use column 6, so nothing else can. This reasons over column 6. Rules out F2, F3, F4, F6, F8, F9, F13, F14.
Shared diagonal neighbour intermediate
Shared diagonal neighbour. Every remaining option for this colour touches these cells, so they are out. Rules out E10, G10, E11, G11.
Two-region group lock intermediate
Two-region group lock. 2 colours fit in only 2 columns, reserving them. This reasons over column 1 and column 2. Rules out A2, A3, B3, B4.
Forced queen essential
Forced queen. This colour has one legal cell left, so its queen goes there. Place a queen at E4.
Forced queen essential
Forced queen. This colour has one legal cell left, so its queen goes there. Place a queen at J2.
Forced queen essential
Forced queen. This colour has one legal cell left, so its queen goes there. Place a queen at G3.
Forced queen essential
Forced queen. This colour has one legal cell left, so its queen goes there. Place a queen at H13.
Forced queen essential
Forced queen. This colour has one legal cell left, so its queen goes there. Place a queen at I6.
Shared diagonal neighbour intermediate
Shared diagonal neighbour. Every remaining option for this colour touches these cells, so they are out. Rules out L9, M9.
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 9. Rules out A8, B8, A10, B10, A11.
Ruled out either way expert
Ruled out either way. These cells are ruled out no matter where this colour's queen goes. Rules out M8, L10, L11.
Last cell in a line essential
Last cell in a line. Row 8 has one legal cell left, so its queen goes there. Place a queen at L8. This reasons over row 8.
Forced queen essential
Forced queen. This colour has one legal cell left, so its queen goes there. Place a queen at M14.
Forced queen essential
Forced queen. This colour has one legal cell left, so its queen goes there. Place a queen at B11.
Forced queen essential
Forced queen. This colour has one legal cell left, so its queen goes there. Place a queen at A9.
Forced queen essential
Forced queen. This colour has one legal cell left, so its queen goes there. Place a queen at F10.

Answer: queens at K5, D7, N12, C1, E4, J2, G3, H13, I6, L8, M14, B11, A9, F10.