tessel: Star Battle Puzzle

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About this game

tessel is a daily Star Battle logic puzzle — the same rules as Queens-style games: place exactly one star in every row, every column, and every colored region. If you like sudoku, nonograms, or brain-training logic puzzles, this is your five cozy minutes a day.

A fresh hand-drawn board arrives every morning. No ads, no subscription, no energy meters.

WHAT'S FREE — FOREVER
• Today's daily puzzle, every day, plus the full archive of past boards
• The weekly 8×8 challenge
• Stage mode 1–20 and Hard mode 1–5
• Hints that teach WHY (3 per day)
• Streaks, shields, seal stickers, rankings and challenge links

ONE-TIME UNLOCK (no subscription, ever)
• Stages 21–60 — the whole 60-step difficulty ladder
• Hard mode 6–40 — two stars, no touching: the classic expert rule set

HOW TO PLAY
Tap for an × note, tap again for a star, long-press to place a star directly. One rule, endless variety — and the gentle 4×4 stages teach you everything as you play.

DAILY & WEEKLY
★ Daily puzzle — Cozy 5×5, Chewy 6×6, Spicy 7×7 rotating through the week
★ Weekly challenge — one special 8×8 every week
★ Streaks & shields — complete a week, bank a shield, survive a missed day
★ Seal stickers — finish all seven dailies of a week to earn one

PLAY TOGETHER
★ Challenge links — send your time; friends play the same board in the browser instantly, no install needed
★ Rankings (opt-in) — anonymous daily and weekly leaderboards

MADE WITH CARE
★ Hand-drawn boards, dark mode, colorblind-friendly patterns, hide-timer option
★ English · 한국어 · 日本語 · 中文
★ No account, no data collection. Progress lives on your device; move it with a backup code or a 6-letter sync code.

Star Battle, Queens, sudoku-style logic — one puzzle a day, no noise. ⭐
Daily Star Battle logic puzzle, Queens-style. Hand-drawn, no ads, 5 min a day.
Updated on
Sep 2, 2026

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What’s new

🌟 tessel is here!

A fresh hand-drawn star puzzle lands every morning — come find today's stars.
· Daily boards + a special 8×8 weekly challenge
· A 60-stage ladder from 4×4 up, plus a two-star hard mode
· Hints that teach the WHY, streak shields, seal stickers

No ads, just five cozy minutes a day ☀️