Queens · No. 818 · Monday edition
LinkedIn Queens #818 Answer (Jul 27, 2026)
Hint: Start with the smallest colored region — its queen has the fewest possible squares.
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R1C4, R2C2, R3C5, R4C7, R5C3, R6C6, R7C1
About Queens #818
- Queens #818 is played on a 7×7 grid with 7 colored regions.
- The smallest region covers 1 square and the largest covers 19.
- 2 regions lie entirely inside a single row or column, which reserves that line for it.
- It has 7 regions, fewer than the average of 8.3 across the previous 7 puzzles.
- The single-square region in row 2 is just R2C2, so its queen has no choice and goes there; that placement clears the rest of row 2, column 2 and every square touching R2C2.
- The single-square region in row 6 is just R6C6, so its queen has no choice and goes there; that placement clears the rest of row 6, column 6 and every square touching R6C6.
- Every open square left in the 6-square region containing R1C1 sits in row 1, so row 1's queen belongs to that region and the rest of row 1 is ruled out, including R1C5.