How to play Stars

One of each

Place one star in every row, column, and colored region.

Give them space

Stars cannot touch, even at a corner.

Make your mark

Tap to cycle star, cross, and empty. Right-click to mark an empty cell.

Three ways to find your next move

1. Start with the smallest regions. A region with one square gives you a star immediately.
2. After a star, mark its row, column, and eight neighbors as empty. Those spaces cannot contain another star.
3. Look for a region that fits into one row or column. Its star must go there, so the rest of that line is empty.

The daily puzzle changes at midnight UTC. Everyone gets the same board. Your timer starts with your first move and pauses when you leave the tab.

Each puzzle has exactly one solution. Play a fresh daily board, explore the archive, or try another puzzle in unlimited mode.