Daily Queens puzzle hints

Catnap hints for August 30, 2026

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

Today's board
8×8 grid8 color regions3 free openings13 deduction stepstechniques: confinement, attack-all

4 ranked finishes sampled. Best 90.3s, top-list average 151.9s.

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

Solved board

b b b b a a @ a
b b b b @ b a a
f b b b b b a @
f @ f b b b b b
f f f f f @ b b
f g g @ f b b b
@ g f f f f b b
g g @ h f f b b

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.