This sheet prints queens puzzles #6 from the daily archive for Oct 4, 2026 (hard). Today's sheet is a 8 by 8 grid cut into 8 color regions (largest 18 cells, smallest 3); exactly 8 queens must be placed, one per row, column and region. Print it with your browser's print dialog (Ctrl/Cmd + P) and check yourself against the solution on the last page. Prefer to solve on screen instead? Play this puzzle online, or browse more printable queens puzzles from past days.
Method: on the 8×8 board the regions wander. Track each letter’s possible lines in the margin; whenever k letters can only live in k lines, those lines are spoken for and every other letter there can be crossed out. The full step-by-step method is in the how to play queens puzzles guide.
| A | A | A | A | B | B | C | C |
| A | A | D | D | B | H | F | C |
| E | D | D | D | D | H | F | C |
| E | E | D | D | D | H | F | F |
| E | G | G | G | H | H | H | F |
| E | G | G | G | H | H | F | F |
| G | G | H | H | H | H | H | F |
| G | G | H | H | H | H | H | F |
Mark queens with a filled circle and cross out eliminated cells; no two queens may touch, not even diagonally.
| A | A | A | A | B | B | C | C |
| A | A | D | D | B | H | F | C |
| E | D | D | D | D | H | F | C |
| E | E | D | D | D | H | F | F |
| E | G | G | G | H | H | H | F |
| E | G | G | G | H | H | F | F |
| G | G | H | H | H | H | H | F |
| G | G | H | H | H | H | H | F |