Queens Puzzle Game is a free, no-login take on the queens puzzle — a crown-placement logic game in the classic Star Battle family: one crown per row, column and color region, no two crowns touching. It exists because one puzzle a day is never enough — alongside the shared daily challenge you get unlimited boards in four sizes and a full replayable archive.
How the puzzles are made
What makes Queens Puzzle Game different is how the puzzles are made. Every board is generated by an algorithm and then checked by a solver before you ever see it, with a hard guarantee: exactly one solution, always reachable by logic. Boards that admit two answers, or that can only be finished by trial and error, are thrown away during generation — you never see them. That guarantee changes how the game feels: a contradiction on the board is always information about your own marks, never a defect in the puzzle, so you can commit to deductions with full confidence.
The daily board is derived deterministically from the calendar date itself, so everyone on Earth plays the same puzzle each day — no manual puzzle-setting and no server deciding what you get. Difficulty follows a fixed weekly rhythm, from a gentle 7×7 on Mondays up to the 10×10 expert board on Saturdays, and every past daily stays replayable in the archive forever.
Under the hood
For the curious, the pipeline works like this. A seeded random generator — for dailies, seeded by the calendar date — grows the colored regions across the grid, one region per row. A backtracking solver then attacks the candidate board and counts every valid arrangement of crowns. Exactly one? The board ships. Zero, or more than one? It is discarded and the generator tries again. Because the whole pipeline is deterministic, the same date always reproduces the same daily board, which is how everyone in the world can play an identical puzzle without a server handing it out. The uniqueness check is also what guarantees the no-guessing promise: a solver that found exactly one solution has, by construction, proven that a chain of logical deductions leads there.
Where the genre comes from
The rule set is much older than any app. It comes from Star Battle, a pencil-puzzle format long featured in international puzzle championships; the one-star variant is what most people now know as the "queens puzzle" after LinkedIn's daily Queens game introduced it to millions of players in 2024. Queens Puzzle Game's contribution is simple: take that beautifully compact rule set and remove the limits — a daily plus unlimited boards, four sizes, full archive, no login. If you want to learn the genre properly, the how-to-play guide covers the rules and the strategy guide covers the techniques.
Principles
A few deliberate choices shape everything here. Free means free — no paywall, no lives system, no puzzle held back for a subscription. No account, ever — your streak, stats, best times and settings live in your own browser and never leave your device (the privacy policy is short because there is genuinely little to say). Logic over luck — the unique-solution guarantee is non-negotiable, because guessing is the death of a good puzzle. And fast everywhere — Queens Puzzle Game is built mobile-first, works offline once loaded, and can be added to your home screen like an app.
Independence
Queens Puzzle Game is an independent project. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or connected to LinkedIn; "Queens" is referenced only to describe the puzzle genre, whose mechanics long predate any single product. All puzzles here are original, generated by Queens Puzzle Game's own engine.
Platforms and accessibility
Queens Puzzle Game runs in any modern browser on phone, tablet or desktop — there is nothing to install, and the same URL works everywhere. On mobile it is built for thumbs: tap to cycle a cell, with generous touch targets and a board that scales to your screen. On desktop you get power-user extras — drag to paint ✕ marks, right-click to place a crown, and full keyboard control with the arrow keys. Add the site to your home screen and it behaves like a native app, icon and all. Color regions are chosen for contrast, and the optional error highlighting can be switched off for a purist experience.
Common questions
Is Queens Puzzle Game really free? What's the catch?
Really free — every mode, every size, every archived daily. There is no premium tier holding puzzles hostage, and because boards are generated by an engine rather than hand-set, more puzzles cost nothing to provide.
Will my progress survive if I close the browser?
Yes. Your streak, stats and settings persist in your browser's local storage on the same device. Clearing site data will erase them, though — there is no account to restore from, by design.
Where should I start?
New players: skim the rules, warm up on a 6×6 in unlimited mode, then take on today's daily. Puzzle veterans can jump straight into the daily — and the past Saturdays in the archive are where the real fights live.
How is Queens Puzzle Game different from LinkedIn Queens?
LinkedIn Queens is tied to your LinkedIn account, tracks streaks, and limits you to one daily puzzle. Queens Puzzle Game is a free Queens puzzle game — no login required, unlimited practice on four board sizes (6×6 to 10×10), and a daily puzzle you can play without streaks or pressure. Same core rules, more freedom.
Is Queens Puzzle Game similar to Queens Ultimate?
Yes — both Queens Puzzle Game and Queens Ultimate are free alternatives to LinkedIn Queens. Queens Puzzle Game focuses on clean design, fast performance, and unlimited grids across four board sizes. Try both and see which one fits your style.
Why did you build Queens Puzzle Game?
We loved LinkedIn Queens but wanted a faster, free, no-login version with more board sizes and unlimited practice. So we built it. Queens Puzzle Game is an independent project and is not affiliated with LinkedIn.
Get in touch
Feedback, bug reports and ideas are welcome at hello@example.com. If Queens Puzzle Game has become part of your morning routine, the best way to support it is simply to share today's puzzle with someone who'd enjoy the fight.