Original mode
How Circuit Mode works
You still need exactly one queen in each row, column, and colored region, and queens still cannot touch. Each region now also contains a diamond-shaped relay with a number. Count orthogonal steps—up, down, left, or right—from the relay. The queen belonging to that region must be exactly that distance away.
The extra clue does not reveal the answer. It narrows the possible cells and creates deductions that do not exist in a standard Queens puzzle.
Read the relay
A relay marked 2 means its region’s queen is two orthogonal steps away.
Combine constraints
Cross out cells that fail either the relay distance or the classic Queens rules.
Complete the circuit
Every correctly placed region lights the path to a single verified solution.
New to Queens Game?
Learn the four standard rules in our Queens Game guide, or warm up with a few classic unlimited puzzles before returning to the circuit.