Queens · No. 834 · Wednesday edition
LinkedIn Queens #834 Answer (Aug 12, 2026)
Hint: Start with the smallest colored region — its queen has the fewest possible squares.
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R1C2, R2C5, R3C8, R4C6, R5C3, R6C1, R7C4, R8C7
About Queens #834
- Queens #834 is played on an 8×8 grid with 8 colored regions.
- The smallest region covers 4 squares and the largest covers 36.
- No region fits inside a single row or column, so the first placements come from region shapes.
- It has 8 regions, fewer than the average of 8.1 across the previous 7 puzzles.
- Every open square in column 5 belongs to the only 36-square region, so that region's queen sits in column 5 and its squares outside column 5 are ruled out, such as R1C3.
- Every open square in column 4 belongs to the 4-square region in rows 6–7, so that region's queen sits in column 4 and its squares outside column 4 are ruled out, such as R6C2.
- Every open square in column 3 belongs to the 4-square region in rows 4–5, columns 1–3, so that region's queen sits in column 3 and its squares outside column 3 are ruled out, such as R4C1.