One per region
Each coloured region holds exactly one star.
Manual
Queens Game handbook.
The complete handbook for Queens Game — rules, controls, how to solve, advanced techniques, every mode, scoring and a glossary. Use the contents to jump to any section.
Contents
Overview
Queens Game is a free daily logic puzzle. The board is an N×N grid split into N coloured regions. You place stars so that every row, every column and every colour region holds exactly one — and no two stars touch, not even diagonally.
It is solved by pure deduction: no luck, no guessing. A 10×10 board has 10 regions, 10 rows and 10 columns, so you place exactly 10 stars.
A solved 4×4: one star per colour, per row and per column — none touching.
The three rules
One per line
Each row and each column holds exactly one star.
Stars can't touch
No two stars sit next to each other — horizontally, vertically, or diagonally.
Controls
Single tap → ✕ — Mark a cell you have ruled out. Most cells get an ✕ — it is your main tool.Double tap → ⭐ — Place a star when you are sure. A wrong star costs one life.Guess mode — Place tentative marks to test an idea, then clear them in one tap.Lives — Three per board. Run out and you simply retry — no penalty.
Why “no touching” matters
The moment you place a star, every one of its up-to-eight neighbours becomes impossible. Marking those with ✕ immediately is the fastest way to make progress.
✕ Invalid — the stars touch diagonally.
✓ Valid — the stars are kept apart.
How to solve, step by step
- Start with the smallest regionA region pinned into a corner or one row often has just one or two candidates. Resolve it first.
- Eliminate, then placeAfter each star, ✕ its whole row, column, region and eight neighbours. New single-candidates appear.
- Find the only cell leftWhen a region, row or column has one un-marked cell, that is its star — guaranteed.
- Work tight regionsA two-cell-wide region often forbids a neighbour’s star on the shared edge.
- Guess only to confirmFollow one idea in guess mode; if it forces a contradiction, the starting cell is an ✕.
Tips & techniques
Clear obvious ✕ marks before hunting stars — the board does most of the work.Two regions confined to the same two rows “use up” those rows for everyone else.A line through only one region must hold that region’s star.Re-scan after every star: candidates change with each placement.
Difficulty levels
Practice has four difficulties. They grow from small, gentle boards to dense, expert-level grids:
Easy — Small boards with roomy regions — perfect for learning the flow.Normal — Mid-size boards that reward steady elimination.Hard — Larger boards with awkward region shapes and longer deduction chains.Expert — Full 10×10 boards that demand every technique. The daily challenge is tuned just above expert.
Game modes
Daily challenge
One handcrafted 10×10 every day, the same board for everyone. Resets 00:00 UTC; your time goes onto the daily board.
Practice (1,000 levels)
Four difficulties, 1,000 hand-checked, always-solvable levels. Progress syncs when you sign in.
Stats challenge
A five-board sprint scored by difficulty, time and mistakes.
Friend match
Create a room, share the link, race friends in real time.
Multiplayer & friend matches
Open the mode panel and create a room — you get a short code and a share link. Anyone who opens it joins your room.
When the host starts, everyone races the same set of five boards in real time. You can see opponents’ progress live, and a results table ranks everyone by maps cleared and total time when the race ends.
No account is needed to play a friend match, though signing in keeps your name and history.
Leaderboards
Every score is a verified solve — no bots, no seeded names. Tap the trophy in-game to open the boards: points, fastest average, solo, today’s 24 hours and most clears. Switch with the tabs; each loads on demand.
How scoring works
Points start at zero and build up from four things: the difficulty of each board you clear, how many maps you clear, your clear speed, and a small penalty for mistakes.
The stats challenge bundles five boards into one scored run, so a clean, fast sprint climbs the global stats board fastest.
Settings
Tap the gear to change the theme (light, dark or follow-system), toggle sound effects and music, and pick your language — the interface is available in 14 languages. Sound and theme stay in sync between the game and the rest of the site.
Frequently asked questions
Is Queens Game free?
Yes — completely free in your browser, no download or sign-up. Signing in only adds cloud-synced scores and a place on the global board.
Do I ever need to guess?
No. Every board is solvable by pure logic. If you are guessing, there is a deduction you have not spotted yet.
What happens if I place a wrong star?
You lose one life. Lose all three and you can retry the same board immediately — no streak to break, no penalty.
Glossary
Region — A connected block of same-coloured cells. Each region holds exactly one star.Mark (✕) — A cell you have ruled out for a star.Star (⭐) — A confirmed placement. One per row, column and region.Candidate — A cell that could still hold a star.No-touch rule — Two stars may never be adjacent, including diagonally.Single candidate — A region, row or column with only one cell left — a guaranteed star.
More guides
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