Daily Queens puzzle hints

Catnap hints for October 28, 2026

Catnap daily hints and answers for October 28, 2026. Shared daily puzzle archive from outwit.

Today's board
8×8 grid8 color regions1 free opening13 deduction stepstechniques: confinement, attack-all

3 ranked finishes sampled. Best 36.9s, top-list average 99.9s.

Hints
  1. the C color region has only one open cell left — that's a forced cat.
  2. the A color region has only one open cell left — that's a forced cat.
  3. One color region only fits along Column 3; every other open cell on that line can be pawed out (✕).
Show the answer
  1. Row 1: column 7 (A region)
  2. Row 2: column 4 (B region)
  3. Row 3: column 6 (C region)
  4. Row 4: column 1 (D region)
  5. Row 5: column 5 (E region)
  6. Row 6: column 3 (F region)
  7. Row 7: column 8 (G region)
  8. Row 8: column 2 (H region)

Solved board

d b b b b a @ e
d d b @ b a a e
d d b b b @ e e
@ d b b e e e e
d d d e @ e e e
d d @ e e e e g
d h f e e e e @
d @ e e e e e 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.