Two in every line
01Each row and each column holds exactly two stars.
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Free Star Battle puzzles, new every day Every puzzle ends
in a night sky.
Place two stars in every row, column and region. They can never touch. Finish a region and it goes dark, until the whole board is sky.
Three rules. Nothing else.
You can learn Star Battle in a minute. Every puzzle has one solution, and logic alone will get you there.
Two in every region
02Each outlined shape holds exactly two stars as well.
Never touching
03Stars can't sit next to each other, not even corner to corner.
228free puzzles to play
4grid levels, 5×5 to 14×14
1solution in every puzzle
0guessing required
A board you can read at a glance.
Regions are shapes, not coloured squares. Your eye finds the next move before your finger does.
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Marks itself
Dots appear around every star, so you only think about the next move.
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Hints that teach
A hint shows the reason as well as the answer.
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Easy on the eyes
Full dark mode, on every screen you play on.
Keep the sky
you earned.
Your stars connect into a constellation, different for every puzzle. Solve a month and you hold a month of sky in your Atlas.
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SINCE 2003
Hans Eendebak created Star Battle for the 2003 World Puzzle Championship in the Netherlands.
You may know it as Two Not Touch or Queens.
A great puzzle deserves a board this good.
Questions
What is Star Battle?
A logic puzzle on a square grid split into regions. You place stars so every row, column and region holds the same number, and no two stars touch.
Is it the same as Two Not Touch or Queens?
Yes, the rules are the same family. Two Not Touch is the name The New York Times uses for the two-star 10×10 version. Queens on LinkedIn is the one-star version. We are not affiliated with either. Read about Two Not Touch or compare Queens and Star Battle.
Is it really free?
Yes. Every puzzle on this site is free to play in your browser, with no account and no download. Your progress stays in your browser.
Will I ever have to guess?
Never. Every puzzle here has exactly one solution, and our solver has confirmed that it can be finished by logic alone. If you are stuck, the Hint button shows the next logical move and explains why it works.
What grid sizes can I play?
Four levels: Beginner 5×5 with one star per line, Intermediate 8×8 with one star, Advanced 10×10 with two stars, and Expert 14×14 with three stars. Each level comes in Easy, Medium and Hard. See all puzzles.
Is there an app?
An iPhone and iPad app is in the works, with offline play and every constellation kept in your Atlas. Until then, the site works well on a phone. More about the app.