Queens · No. 874 · Monday edition
LinkedIn Queens #874 Answer (Sep 21, 2026)
Hint: Start with the smallest colored region — its queen has the fewest possible squares.
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R1C5, R2C2, R3C7, R4C1, R5C8, R6C3, R7C6, R8C4
About Queens #874
- Queens #874 is played on an 8×8 grid with 8 colored regions.
- The smallest region covers 1 square and the largest covers 36.
- 4 regions lie entirely inside a single row or column, which reserves that line for it.
- It has 8 regions, more than the average of 7.9 across the previous 7 puzzles.
- The only single-square region 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.
- Every open square left in the 4-square region containing R5C2 sits in column 3, so column 3's queen belongs to that region and the rest of column 3 is ruled out, including R4C3.
- The only 3-square region lies entirely in row 7, so row 7's queen belongs to that region and the rest of row 7 is ruled out, including R7C1.