Bonus: Star Battle (also known as Queens) by Thomas Snyder
Earlier this year, Thomas helped provide puzzles for the launch of the LinkedIn game Queens, a very accessible, one-star version of Star Battle puzzles. We will be posting some weekly Queens bonuses here through this season, including this medium-level puzzle with ABC-formed regions.
or solve online (using our beta test of Penpa-Edit tools; in composite Star Battle mode a left click places a star, right click in a cell marks off the cell, and a right click on an edge or corner marks in a dot as a placement note.)
Theme: ABC
Author/Opus: This is the 523rd puzzle from Thomas Snyder, aka Dr. Sudoku.
Rules: Standard Star Battle rules. One star per row, column, and region.
Difficulty: 2 stars
Time Standards (highlight to view): Grandmaster = 1:15, Master = 2:30, Expert = 5:00
Solution: PDF and solving animation.
Note: Follow this link for other one-star Star Battle puzzles exactly like Queens, and this link for our easiest Star Battles, including many with two stars per region, which are a great way to get started on this version of the puzzle. More Star Battle puzzles can be found in these books in our e-store including our Starter Pack 5: Star Battle book.
Note 2: Comments on the blog are great! For a more interactive discussion, please also consider using our Week 9 Discussion post on the GMPuzzles Discord.