2026-01-02
Puzzle guide
Full breakdown using the Case file format — row-by-row placements, region scans, and strategy notes.
Overview
Queens Level 2 is part of our exclusive Queens level track. Queens is LinkedIn's logic puzzle: place exactly one queen in every row, column, and colored region on a 5×5 board, with no two queens touching—even diagonally. This page includes the live board, a solved-board view, and a step-by-step Solution walkthrough. Difficulty: Easy. Estimated solve time: 3–5 min.
Answer
Final queen coordinates for this board:
R1C2, R2C5, R3C3, R4C1, R5C4
Several color regions span only a few cells — scan those regions first because they often force a queen into a single row or column.
Analysis
Case Queens Level 2: 5×5 grid, 5 colored regions. Nine exhibits — queen coordinates R1C2, R2C5, R3C3, R4C1, R5C4. No two queens may share row, column, region, or adjacency.
Board spotlight: Several color regions span only a few cells — scan those regions first because they often force a queen into a single row or column. Region sizes range from 1 to 10 cells — smaller regions often pin a queen to a single row intersection.
Exhibit 1: queen at R1C2. Region 2 only touches row 1 once on this board, so its queen must land at column 2.
Exhibit 2: queen at R2C5. Row 2, column 5 is the forced queen once region 3, row, column, and touch rules are applied together.
Exhibit 3: queen at R3C3. Region 4 only touches row 3 once on this board, so its queen must land at column 3.
Exhibit 4: queen at R4C1. After eliminations, row 4 has one legal square left — column 1.
Exhibit 5: queen at R5C4. After eliminations, row 5 has one legal square left — column 4.
Verdict: placement set R1C2, R2C5, R3C3, R4C1, R5C4 is consistent with every rule. Case closed.
Rows
Placement insight
Region 2 only touches row 1 once on this board, so its queen must land at column 2.
Solving note
Placing here claims row 1, column 2, and region 2. Auto X marks will block 24 other cells from holding another queen in those units. Watch for region Pin patterns on similar boards.
Placement insight
Row 2, column 5 is the forced queen once region 3, row, column, and touch rules are applied together.
Solving note
Placing here claims row 2, column 5, and region 3. Auto X marks will block 24 other cells from holding another queen in those units. Watch for elimination patterns on similar boards.
Placement insight
Region 4 only touches row 3 once on this board, so its queen must land at column 3.
Solving note
Placing here claims row 3, column 3, and region 4. Auto X marks will block 24 other cells from holding another queen in those units. Watch for region Pin patterns on similar boards.
Placement insight
After eliminations, row 4 has one legal square left — column 1.
Solving note
Placing here claims row 4, column 1, and region 1. Auto X marks will block 24 other cells from holding another queen in those units. Watch for row Scan patterns on similar boards.
Placement insight
After eliminations, row 5 has one legal square left — column 4.
Solving note
Placing here claims row 5, column 4, and region 5. Auto X marks will block 24 other cells from holding another queen in those units. Watch for row Scan patterns on similar boards.
Verification
Evidence chain supports R1C2, R2C5, R3C3, R4C1, R5C4. Alternative columns in any row would violate region coverage or adjacency.
Takeaways
Coordinates R1C2, R2C5, R3C3, R4C1, R5C4 — no row permits an alternate column once prior queens are fixed.
Any cell sharing row, column, region, or diagonal with a placed queen is eliminated — that is most of the grid after step three.
Several color regions span only a few cells — scan those regions first because they often force a queen into a single row or column.