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Queens and Patches get a makeover

At a glance

  • New:

    Drag to erase in Queens: Start a drag on a × to wipe every mark you sweep over.

  • Improved:

    Patches previews: While you draw, a size label appears and the outline turns green when the patch fits its clue.

New features

Drag to erase marks in Queens

Dragging from an empty cell still marks × across the board. Dragging from a × now clears every × it passes over instead.

Where: Arcade → QueensPlay Queens

Improvements

Queens looks and feels better

Crowns are gold and drop into place with a rising chime as you place more of them. A row of crowns under the board counts your progress. Clashing crowns turn red after a short pause instead of right away. Solving sends a shimmer across the board while the crowns bounce.

Where: Arcade → QueensPlay Queens

Patches looks and feels better

Patches look like stitched fabric and pop into place, while wrong patches shake. Shape icons on clues are larger and easier to read. While you draw, a size label shows the patch's dimensions, and the outline turns green with a soft tick when the patch fits a clue. A bar under the board fills as you cover the grid, and solving makes every patch bounce in turn.

Where: Arcade → PatchesPlay Patches