Game Controls
A complete reference for how to interact with Star Queen Battle; from placing queens to choosing your board size.
Interactive Interface Guide
Explore every part of the game interface with interactive buttons, and settings. Tap each element to see what it does.
Board Size
Choose from five different grid sizes. Larger boards have more regions and are
generally harder, but difficulty also depends on how many logical
steps the solver needs to reach a solution.
5×5
7×7
8×8
9×9
10×10
5×5 / 7×7 — Easy & Medium · great for beginners.
8×8 / 9×9 — widest range of difficulties, the sweet spot.
10×10 — mostly Hard–Expert · a serious challenge.
The Puzzle Board
The board is a grid of colored regions. Place exactly
one queen per region, per row, and per column — with no
two queens touching each other, even diagonally.
Each color = one region. The number of regions equals the number of queens you must place.
Tapping Cells
Tap or click once on any cell to place an X mark. Drag or slide your finger to draw multiple X marks. Use X marks to eliminate cells you've ruled out. Tap again to place a queen. Once more to clear the cell.
Empty
→
Marked
→
Queen
Tip: place X marks as soon as you eliminate a cell. It makes the remaining options much clearer.
Puzzle Status
The status panel shows the puzzle name, a share option,
how many queens you've placed, a color-coded difficulty badge,
and the elapsed timer at the bottom.
Puzzle Status
Five Ramp
Queens Placed: 0 / 5
EASY
Note: The share option does not work for random puzzles.
Status Messages
The game gives real-time feedback. Red signals a conflict,
blue is a hint or info message, and green means you've solved the puzzle.
At least one mistake exists.
Only one cell in this region can hold a queen.
Everything looks OK so far.
Action Buttons
Tap any button below to see what it does.
Previous Puzzle — goes to the previous puzzle in the currently selected board size.
Settings
Tap any row below to see what each option does.
Settings
Auto-place X'sWhen you place a queen, automatically mark all blocked cells.
Auto-place X's — placing a queen immediately marks every cell it blocks with ✕ (entire row, column, and all 8 surrounding cells). Great for keeping the board tidy without manual effort.
Hide TimerHide the elapsed time display.
Hide Timer — hides the elapsed time counter. Useful if the ticking clock adds unwanted pressure, or you prefer to focus purely on the logic.
Accessibility
Grayscale RegionsReplace region colors with shades of gray.
Grayscale Regions — replaces all region colors with shades of gray. Helps players with color vision differences to distinguish regions without relying on color alone.
Label RegionsShow a letter on each cell to identify its region.
Label Regions — shows a small letter (A, B, C…) on every cell to identify which region it belongs to. Works well when paired with Grayscale Regions.
Puzzle DifficultiesOnly show puzzles matching selected difficulties.
Easy
Medium
Hard
Very Hard
Expert
Puzzle Difficulties — filter which difficulty levels appear when browsing boards.
Ready to play?
Now you know the controls;put them to use.