How to play

Goal: place exactly 1 ♛ in each row, column, and color region.

Placing: tap once for an ✕, tap again for a ♛. Drag to mark several ✕ at once.

Rule: ♛ can never touch each other — not even diagonally.

Full rules & solving strategies

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What is the Queens puzzle?

Queens — also known as Star Battle or Two Not Touch — is a logic puzzle played on a square grid divided into colored regions. Your goal: place one crown in every row, every column, and every color region, with one hard restriction — no two crowns may ever touch, not even diagonally. Every puzzle here has exactly one solution and can be finished with pure deduction. No guessing, ever.

How is Pixel Queens different?

Play a fresh daily puzzle or unlimited games in five board sizes from 7×7 to 11×11. Smart hints teach you real solving techniques instead of just revealing squares. Auto-X marking, undo, dark mode, a colorblind-friendly letter mode, and streak tracking — free, no account, works on your phone.

Prefer pencil and paper?

Pixel Wizard Press publishes Star Battle puzzle books with the same computer-verified, single-solution guarantee. Browse the books.