Daily Queens puzzle hints

Catnap hints for October 30, 2026

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

Today's board
8×8 grid8 color regions1 free opening14 deduction stepstechniques: confinement, attack-all

4 ranked finishes sampled. Best 30.8s, top-list average 66.6s.

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

Solved board

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

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.