What Is the Queens Game? Rules, Tips & Where to Play
The Queens game is a daily logic puzzle popularized by LinkedIn. It's a visual, chess-flavored take on classic placement puzzles — quick to learn, satisfying to solve, and a little addictive. Here's what it is, how it works, and where to play it free and unlimited.
The rules
The board is divided into colored regions. You place crowns so that:
- there is exactly one crown in each row,
- exactly one crown in each column,
- exactly one crown in each colored region, and
- no two crowns touch — not horizontally, vertically or diagonally.
Every board has a single solution reachable by pure logic — no guessing required.
Why it's so popular
Like Wordle and Connections, Queens nails the daily-puzzle formula: it takes a couple of minutes, it's the same board for everyone (so you can compare times), and the win feels earned. The colored regions make it feel fresh versus a plain grid, and the "no touching" rule creates satisfying chain reactions.
Quick tips
- Start with the smallest regions — they have the fewest options.
- Mark dead cells. When you place a crown, cross off its row, column, region and all neighbors.
- Hunt the last open cell in any row, column or region — it must be a crown.
Want more? See our full 7 techniques for solving Queens-style puzzles.
Where to play a free, unlimited Queens-style game
LinkedIn's Queens gives you one puzzle per day and asks you to sign in. If you'd rather play as much as you like, CrownGrid is a free, unlimited Queens-style puzzle — no login, difficulty from 6×6 to 8×8, plus a daily challenge with streaks. It's an independent game that uses the same well-known logic mechanic.