Queens · No. 863 · Thursday edition
LinkedIn Queens #863 Answer (Sep 10, 2026)
Hint: Start with the smallest colored region — its queen has the fewest possible squares.
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R1C2, R2C6, R3C1, R4C3, R5C7, R6C4, R7C8, R8C5
About Queens #863
- Queens #863 is played on an 8×8 grid with 8 colored regions.
- The smallest region covers 2 squares and the largest covers 40.
- 4 regions lie entirely inside a single row or column, which reserves that line for it.
- It has 8 regions, fewer than the average of 8.3 across the previous 7 puzzles.
- The 3-square region in rows 1–3, column 1 lies entirely in column 1, so column 1's queen belongs to that region and the rest of column 1 is ruled out, including R4C1.
- The 3-square region in rows 1–3, column 2 lies entirely in column 2, so column 2's queen belongs to that region and the rest of column 2 is ruled out, including R4C2.
- The only 2-square region lies entirely in column 7, so column 7's queen belongs to that region and the rest of column 7 is ruled out, including R1C7.