Queens · No. 815 · Friday edition
LinkedIn Queens #815 Answer (Jul 24, 2026)
Hint: Start with the smallest colored region — its queen has the fewest possible squares.
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R1C6, R2C1, R3C8, R4C3, R5C5, R6C7, R7C2, R8C9, R9C4
About Queens #815
- Queens #815 is played on a 9×9 grid with 9 colored regions.
- The smallest region covers 3 squares and the largest covers 14.
- 1 region lies entirely inside a single row or column, which reserves that line for it.
- It has 9 regions, more than the average of 8.0 across the previous 5 puzzles.
- The only 3-square region lies entirely in row 5, so row 5's queen belongs to that region and the rest of row 5 is ruled out, including R5C1.
- Every open square in column 1 belongs to the 13-square region containing R5C1, so that region's queen sits in column 1 and its squares outside column 1 are ruled out, such as R1C2.
- Every open square in column 2 belongs to the 14-square region containing R5C2, so that region's queen sits in column 2 and its squares outside column 2 are ruled out, such as R1C3.