6×6 Queens Puzzles
60 boards at this size, each needing 6 queens: one per row, one per column, one per colour region, none touching. They run from 8 to 20 deductions.
6 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 6x6 board split into 6 colour regions, needing 6 queens: one per row, one per column, one per region, none touching. Regions run from 2 to 14 cells.
By difficulty
How this board is solved
Solving this 6x6 board takes 8 deductions and needs only the basic deductions, drawing on 3 distinct techniques. It opens on column 1, ruling cells out before any queen goes down. The queens resolve in the order C6 → F5 → D4 → B3 → A1 → E2. Every step follows by logic, so you never have to guess.
Techniques this board needs
Full solution, step by step (8 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 A3, A4, A5, A6.
- Region line lock essential
Region line lock. This colour must use column 2, so nothing else can. This reasons over column 2. Rules out B1, B4, B5, B6.
- Forced queen essential
Forced queen. This colour has one legal cell left, so its queen goes there. Place a queen at C6.
- Forced queen essential
Forced queen. This colour has one legal cell left, so its queen goes there. Place a queen at F5.
- Last cell in a line essential
Last cell in a line. Row 4 has one legal cell left, so its queen goes there. Place a queen at D4. This reasons over row 4.
- Last cell in a line essential
Last cell in a line. Row 3 has one legal cell left, so its queen goes there. Place a queen at B3. This reasons over row 3.
- Forced queen essential
Forced queen. This colour has one legal cell left, so its queen goes there. Place a queen at A1.
- Forced queen essential
Forced queen. This colour has one legal cell left, so its queen goes there. Place a queen at E2.
Answer: queens at C6, F5, D4, B3, A1, E2.