The 10 Queens Challenge

Place 10 queens on the board so that none of them can attack another.

How it works

  • A queen attacks along its row, its column, and both diagonals.
  • Place all 10 so no two queens attack each other.
  • Every square your queens attack is shaded and locked — tap one and it flashes red rather than letting you play it. Tap your own queen to pick it back up.
  • So you can't place a queen wrongly — but you can paint yourself into a corner and run out of safe squares. If that happens, move a queen and try a different arrangement.