Daily Queens puzzle hints

Catnap hints for June 30, 2026

Catnap daily hints and answers for June 30, 2026. Shared daily puzzle archive from outwit.

Today's board
8×8 grid8 color regions2 free openings12 deduction stepstechniques: confinement, attack-all

6 ranked finishes sampled. Best 41.6s, top-list average 86.3s.

Hints
  1. the E color region has only one open cell left — that's a forced cat.
  2. the H color region has only one open cell left — that's a forced cat.
  3. the G color region has only one open cell left — that's a forced cat.
Show the answer
  1. Row 1: column 3 (A region)
  2. Row 2: column 6 (B region)
  3. Row 3: column 2 (C region)
  4. Row 4: column 7 (D region)
  5. Row 5: column 4 (E region)
  6. Row 6: column 1 (F region)
  7. Row 7: column 8 (G region)
  8. Row 8: column 5 (H region)

Solved board

b a @ b b b d d
b b b b b @ d d
b @ b b b b d d
c c b d d d @ d
b b b @ d d d d
@ f f d d d d d
f f d d d d d @
f d d d @ g g g

Lowercase letters mark the color regions; @ marks each sleeping cat.

Catnap is a Queens / Star Battle logic puzzle: one cat per row, column, and color region, none touching. Every daily board has a single solution reachable by pure deduction.