Queens · No. 870 · Thursday edition
LinkedIn Queens #870 Answer (Sep 17, 2026)
Hint: Start with the smallest colored region — its queen has the fewest possible squares.
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R1C1, R2C4, R3C6, R4C2, R5C7, R6C5, R7C3, R8C8
About Queens #870
- Queens #870 is played on an 8×8 grid with 8 colored regions.
- The smallest region covers 2 squares and the largest covers 37.
- 6 regions lie entirely inside a single row or column, which reserves that line for it.
- It has 8 regions, the same as the average of 8.0 across the previous 7 puzzles.
- The 2-square region in row 1 lies entirely in that row, so row 1's queen belongs to that region and the rest of row 1 is ruled out, including R1C3.
- The 2-square region in row 2 lies entirely in that row, so row 2's queen belongs to that region and the rest of row 2 is ruled out, including R2C1.
- The 2-square region in row 3 lies entirely in that row, so row 3's queen belongs to that region and the rest of row 3 is ruled out, including R3C1.