Region queens

Place one queen in each row, column and region. Queens must not touch, even at a corner.

Example

Example

The letters identify the regions. Select the queen to see which squares it rules out.

Each row, column and lettered region needs exactly one queen.

Queens cannot touch along an edge or at a corner. A longer diagonal is allowed. This differs from Eight queens.

5 × 5 · Find the only available square.

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Place one queen in each row, column and region. Queens must not touch, even at a corner.

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