Find gentle hints first, then reveal the eight queen coordinates and their solved positions.
This is an earlier Queens puzzle. Latest Queens Answer: #926 (Nov 12)
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Reveal Hint #1Hint #1
Start by checking the small colored regions, then eliminate columns already occupied by a queen.
Reveal Hint #2Hint #2
The upper four queens use columns 1, 3, 5 and 2 in that order.
Reveal Hint #3Hint #3
The bottom four queens are in columns 6, 8, 4 and 7.
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Queens #913 Solution
Queen positions (row, column): R1C1, R2C3, R3C5, R4C2, R5C6, R6C8, R7C4, R8C7.
How to Solve Queens #913
Queens #913 uses an 8×8 grid. Place one queen in each row, column and colored region, and keep queens from touching diagonally.
- Row 1: column 1 (R1C1).
- Row 2: column 3 (R2C3).
- Row 3: column 5 (R3C5).
- Row 4: column 2 (R4C2).
- Row 5: column 6 (R5C6).
- Row 6: column 8 (R6C8).
- Row 7: column 4 (R7C4).
- Row 8: column 7 (R8C7).
Check the finished board: all eight columns are different, every region has one queen, and queens in consecutive rows are separated by at least two columns.
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