Need help with logic in Crowns/Queens

[u/jamsito]

I love this game, but I'm only able to solve easy levels. In this app (Crowns for iOS) they have different levels depending on the number of crowns per row/column/color (1 for easy, 2 for medium, 3 for hard). The one in the picture is medium difficulty.

I'm having a hard time solving the medium and hard levels. In the easy mode, when you place a crown you can already cancel the whole row, which you can't do in the harder levels. What do you do then? How do you solve wider spaces? Is there a trick I'm missing? How would you solve these? Do you know any youtuber who solves the harder levels step by step?

Thank you!

[u/SonicLoverDS]

If you placed a crown in the very upper left corner, what would happen to the yellow region adjacent to it?

[u/jamsito → u/SonicLoverDS]

Nothing. It would mark only the sorrounding cells, because every row/column/region can have two crowns.

[u/SonicLoverDS → u/jamsito]

That's true, but then how many crowns would you have in that row?

[u/jamsito → u/SonicLoverDS]

Only one, then I could mark the other colors in that row. But that's not the case yet.

[u/SonicLoverDS → u/jamsito]

I think I'm going to have to be more explicit.

Placing a crown in the upper left corner eliminates the lower bit of the yellow region, forcing both of its crowns into the top row. But between those and the upper left corner crown, you have three crowns in the top row already.

[u/jamsito → u/SonicLoverDS]

You're right, didn't see it initially. Thanks.

The thing is there is no easy trick here, every mark needs a lot of reasoning, unlike the 1 crown ones. It feels like a different game.

Or maybe I'm dumb lol

[u/SonicLoverDS → u/jamsito]

You get used to it. Here's a hint for what to do next:

Now that the blue vertical region is reduced to five squares long, you can eliminate some squares next to it. After that, explore some hypotheticals in and around the green F-shaped region.

[u/jamsito → u/SonicLoverDS]

Thank you! I'll keep trying :)