Daily Queens puzzle hints

Catnap hints for October 31, 2026

Catnap daily hints and answers for October 31, 2026. Shared daily puzzle archive from outwit.

Today's board
8×8 grid8 color regions1 free opening12 deduction stepstechniques: confinement, attack-all

2 ranked finishes sampled. Best 80.4s, top-list average 94.3s.

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

Solved board

c c c c c c @ a
c @ c c c c c c
c c c @ c c e e
@ c c c c c e e
d c c c g @ e f
c c g c g f f @
h h g g @ g f f
h h @ g g g g f

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.