2026-01-05
Puzzle guide
Full breakdown using the Analytical breakdown format — row-by-row placements, region scans, and strategy notes.
Overview
Queens Level 5 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 7×7 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:
R1C4, R2C7, R3C1, R4C6, R5C2, R6C5, R7C3
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
Queens Level 5 is a 7×7 Queens board with 7 color regions (cells per region: 1–12). Solution placements: R1C4, R2C7, R3C1, R4C6, R5C2, R6C5, R7C3. Each queen owns one row, one column, one region, and cannot touch another queen even diagonally.
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 12 cells — smaller regions often pin a queen to a single row intersection.
Row 1 → column 4 (region 2). Row 1, column 4 is the forced queen once region 2, row, column, and touch rules are applied together. Elimination: Placing here claims row 1, column 4, and region 2. Auto X marks will block 48 other cells from holding another queen in those units.
Row 2 → column 7 (region 3). Row 2, column 7 is the forced queen once region 3, row, column, and touch rules are applied together. Elimination: Placing here claims row 2, column 7, and region 3. Auto X marks will block 48 other cells from holding another queen in those units.
Row 3 → column 1 (region 1). Region 1 only touches row 3 once on this board, so its queen must land at column 1. Elimination: Placing here claims row 3, column 1, and region 1. Auto X marks will block 48 other cells from holding another queen in those units.
Row 4 → column 6 (region 6). Region 6 only touches row 4 once on this board, so its queen must land at column 6. Elimination: Placing here claims row 4, column 6, and region 6. Auto X marks will block 48 other cells from holding another queen in those units.
Row 5 → column 2 (region 4). Row 5, column 2 is the forced queen once region 4, row, column, and touch rules are applied together. Elimination: Placing here claims row 5, column 2, and region 4. Auto X marks will block 48 other cells from holding another queen in those units.
Row 6 → column 5 (region 5). After eliminations, row 6 has one legal square left — column 5. Elimination: Placing here claims row 6, column 5, and region 5. Auto X marks will block 48 other cells from holding another queen in those units.
Row 7 → column 3 (region 7). After eliminations, row 7 has one legal square left — column 3. Elimination: Placing here claims row 7, column 3, and region 7. Auto X marks will block 48 other cells from holding another queen in those units.
Final verification: R1C4, R2C7, R3C1, R4C6, R5C2, R6C5, R7C3 satisfies all 7 rows, columns, and regions with zero adjacency conflicts. Pattern tag: tight-region board.
Rows
Placement insight
Row 1, column 4 is the forced queen once region 2, row, column, and touch rules are applied together.
Solving note
Placing here claims row 1, column 4, and region 2. Auto X marks will block 48 other cells from holding another queen in those units. Watch for elimination patterns on similar boards.
Placement insight
Row 2, column 7 is the forced queen once region 3, row, column, and touch rules are applied together.
Solving note
Placing here claims row 2, column 7, and region 3. Auto X marks will block 48 other cells from holding another queen in those units. Watch for elimination patterns on similar boards.
Placement insight
Region 1 only touches row 3 once on this board, so its queen must land at column 1.
Solving note
Placing here claims row 3, column 1, and region 1. Auto X marks will block 48 other cells from holding another queen in those units. Watch for region Pin patterns on similar boards.
Placement insight
Region 6 only touches row 4 once on this board, so its queen must land at column 6.
Solving note
Placing here claims row 4, column 6, and region 6. Auto X marks will block 48 other cells from holding another queen in those units. Watch for region Pin patterns on similar boards.
Placement insight
Row 5, column 2 is the forced queen once region 4, row, column, and touch rules are applied together.
Solving note
Placing here claims row 5, column 2, and region 4. Auto X marks will block 48 other cells from holding another queen in those units. Watch for elimination patterns on similar boards.
Placement insight
After eliminations, row 6 has one legal square left — column 5.
Solving note
Placing here claims row 6, column 5, and region 5. Auto X marks will block 48 other cells from holding another queen in those units. Watch for row Scan patterns on similar boards.
Placement insight
After eliminations, row 7 has one legal square left — column 3.
Solving note
Placing here claims row 7, column 3, and region 7. Auto X marks will block 48 other cells from holding another queen in those units. Watch for row Scan patterns on similar boards.
Verification
The placement R1C4, R2C7, R3C1, R4C6, R5C2, R6C5, R7C3 is unique on this archive board. Each step respects row, column, region, and non-touching constraints. Reveal order follows 1 → 2 → 3 → 4 → 5 → 6 → 7 — equivalent to solving top-to-bottom with eliminations updating after every crown.
Takeaways
On Queens Level 5, regions sized 1–12 cells reward early attention. Pin a region to a row before guessing.
Every queen placement should trigger eliminations — if you are placing blind, back up and mark blocked cells.
Several color regions span only a few cells — scan those regions first because they often force a queen into a single row or column.