Daily Queens puzzle hints

Catnap hints for September 2, 2026

Catnap daily hints and answers for September 2, 2026. Shared daily puzzle archive from outwit.

Today's board
8×8 grid8 color regions1 free opening15 deduction stepstechniques: confinement, attack-all

2 ranked finishes sampled. Best 78.6s, top-list average 110.4s.

Hints
  1. the A color region has only one open cell left — that's a forced cat.
  2. One color region only fits along Column 5; every other open cell on that line can be pawed out (✕).
  3. Every open cell in Column 5 attacks the same square, so no cat can sleep there — paw it out (✕).
Show the answer
  1. Row 1: column 8 (A region)
  2. Row 2: column 5 (B region)
  3. Row 3: column 7 (C region)
  4. Row 4: column 4 (D region)
  5. Row 5: column 2 (E region)
  6. Row 6: column 6 (F region)
  7. Row 7: column 1 (G region)
  8. Row 8: column 3 (H region)

Solved board

e e e b b c c @
e e e d @ c c c
e e e d b c @ c
e e e @ d d c c
e @ e e d f f c
g e e e f @ f c
@ g e h f f f c
g g @ h f f c c

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.