This sheet prints queens puzzles #40 from the daily archive for Nov 7, 2026 (hard). Today's sheet is a 8 by 8 grid cut into 8 color regions (largest 13 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.
| C | A | A | B | B | B | B | B |
| C | A | E | E | D | B | D | B |
| C | F | E | E | D | D | D | G |
| C | F | F | E | H | D | D | G |
| F | F | E | E | H | D | G | G |
| F | F | E | H | H | G | G | G |
| F | E | E | H | H | H | H | G |
| F | E | E | H | H | H | H | H |
Mark queens with a filled circle and cross out eliminated cells; no two queens may touch, not even diagonally.
| C | A | A | B | B | B | B | B |
| C | A | E | E | D | B | D | B |
| C | F | E | E | D | D | D | G |
| C | F | F | E | H | D | D | G |
| F | F | E | E | H | D | G | G |
| F | F | E | H | H | G | G | G |
| F | E | E | H | H | H | H | G |
| F | E | E | H | H | H | H | H |