Queens (on LinkedIn): How To Solve It
618** TODAY'S PUZZLE **
Apparently 100,000 people every day are playing the new Queens game on LinkedIn! It's a puzzle created by Cracking The Cryptic's old friend Thomas Snyder (3x World Sudoku Champion, 1x World Puzzle Champion) and very enjoyable it is too!
It's based off the logic puzzle Starbattle but where only one queen (star) needs to be placed into every row, column and region. The puzzles get harder through the week (with Monday being the easiest and Sunday the hardest).... so yesterday Simon thought he'd show you some of the strategies he uses vs the hardest puzzles.
Play the puzzle at the link below:
https://www.linkedin.com/games/queens
The exact puzzle Simon plays in the video is no longer available on LinkedIn but you can play it in our software at the following link:
https://sudokupad.app/tlr3i291g8
(Use 1 for a Queen and 2 for an empty cell to make the solution check function work)
Rules:
Place exactly one queen in every row, column and coloured region. Two queens cannot touch each other. Not even diagonally.
** DECEMBER'S COMPETITION JUST LAUNCHED **
December's monthly reward on Patreon "Swipe Right" launched yesterday!
Simon's solve of James Sinclair's Thank You Very Much has also just been released.
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** THIS WEEK'S STREAM **
We're continued our battle with the Caterdokupillar on Thursday. It's the collection of nearly 200 linked 6x6 puzzles curated by Memeristor!
** NEW FOG APP IS OUT ON APPLE (!), STEAM & ANDROID **
Brand new incredible Fog Sudoku puzzles by the likes of Phistomefel, Marty Sears, James Sinclair, Qodec, Dorlir, ThePedallingPianist, Sandra&Nala, Peter Veenis, Mr Menace, Florian Wortmann, Math Pesto & HalfBakedLunatic.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/3165770/Cracking_the_Cryptic__Fog_of_War_1/
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Our main app (which is itself completely free) contains packs featuring Fog, Domino, Lines, and GAS puzzles, with a few special free sets as well! All the puzzles are hand-crafted by us and some of the best constructors in the world, with hints by Simon and Mark.
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You can input classic sudoku puzzles into our software and help support Sven, the programmer responsible for the wonderful user interface we all use to play these puzzles everyday. The app also comes with 12 handmade puzzles from us:
iOS:https://apps.apple.com/us/app/svens-sudokupad/id1570622073..
Steamhttps://store.steampowered.com/app/1706870/Svens_SudokuPad/..
Android:https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.svencodes.sudokupad..
ALSO on Amazon: Search for “SudokuPad”
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