Daily Queens Puzzle — March 30, 2026
7 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 7x7 board split into 7 colour regions, needing 7 queens: one per row, one per column, one per region, none touching. Regions run from 3 to 13 cells.
The daily board is the same for everyone and gets harder as the week goes on: Monday is set to gentle. Every daily puzzle has one solution and needs no guessing.
How this board is solved
Solving this 7x7 board takes 21 deductions and needs the intermediate group-lock techniques, drawing on 4 distinct techniques. It opens on row 7, ruling cells out before any queen goes down. The queens resolve in the order E5 → D2 → B1 → G6 → F3 → A4 → C7. Every step follows by logic, so you never have to guess.
Techniques this board needs
Full solution, step by step (21 deductions)
- Region line lock essential
Region line lock. This colour must use row 7, so nothing else can. This reasons over row 7. Rules out D7, E7, F7, G7.
- Shared diagonal neighbour intermediate
Shared diagonal neighbour. Every remaining option for this colour touches these cells, so they are out. Rules out B2.
- Shared diagonal neighbour intermediate
Shared diagonal neighbour. Every remaining option for this colour touches these cells, so they are out. Rules out F5.
- Shared diagonal neighbour intermediate
Shared diagonal neighbour. Every remaining option for this colour touches these cells, so they are out. Rules out B6.
- Two-region group lock intermediate
Two-region group lock. 2 colours fit in only 2 rows, reserving them. This reasons over row 5 and row 6. Rules out A5, B5, C5, A6.
- 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, A7.
- Region line lock essential
Region line lock. This colour must use row 1, so nothing else can. This reasons over row 1. Rules out D1, E1, F1, G1.
- Shared diagonal neighbour intermediate
Shared diagonal neighbour. Every remaining option for this colour touches these cells, so they are out. Rules out C2.
- Shared diagonal neighbour intermediate
Shared diagonal neighbour. Every remaining option for this colour touches these cells, so they are out. Rules out B3, B4.
- Shared diagonal neighbour intermediate
Shared diagonal neighbour. Every remaining option for this colour touches these cells, so they are out. Rules out D3.
- Shared diagonal neighbour intermediate
Shared diagonal neighbour. Every remaining option for this colour touches these cells, so they are out. Rules out C6.
- Shared diagonal neighbour intermediate
Shared diagonal neighbour. Every remaining option for this colour touches these cells, so they are out. Rules out E6.
- Two-region group lock intermediate
Two-region group lock. 2 colours fit in only 2 columns, reserving them. This reasons over column 2 and column 3. Rules out C3, C4.
- Region line lock essential
Region line lock. This colour must use column 4, so nothing else can. This reasons over column 4. Rules out D5, D6.
- Forced queen essential
Forced queen. This colour has one legal cell left, so its queen goes there. Place a queen at E5.
- Forced queen essential
Forced queen. This colour has one legal cell left, so its queen goes there. Place a queen at D2.
- Forced queen essential
Forced queen. This colour has one legal cell left, so its queen goes there. Place a queen at B1.
- Forced queen essential
Forced queen. This colour has one legal cell left, so its queen goes there. Place a queen at G6.
- Forced queen essential
Forced queen. This colour has one legal cell left, so its queen goes there. Place a queen at F3.
- Forced queen essential
Forced queen. This colour has one legal cell left, so its queen goes there. Place a queen at A4.
- Forced queen essential
Forced queen. This colour has one legal cell left, so its queen goes there. Place a queen at C7.
Answer: queens at E5, D2, B1, G6, F3, A4, C7.