Meowdoku Level 128 Step-by-Step Logic Walkthrough & Explained
Follow the replay below. Each board shows the result after applying that step.
Meowdoku Level 128 Step 1: Mark X at R9 C5, R9 C6, and R9 C7 + 2 more: a region is locked to this row
The magenta region must use row 9. No other region can use that row. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 128 Step 2: Mark X at R1 C7, R2 C7, and R3 C7 + 3 more: a region is locked to this column
The yellow region must use column 7. No other region can use that column. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 128 Step 3: Mark X at R1 C1, R1 C2, and R1 C3 + 9 more: rows or columns are reserved
The rose, green, teal, orange, and magenta regions must use columns 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5. No other region can use those columns. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 128 Step 4: Mark X at R1 C6, R6 C6, and R7 C6 + 1 more: a region is locked to this column
The blue region must use column 6. No other region can use that column. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 128 Step 5: Mark X at R7 C5: rows or columns are reserved
The rose, green, teal, orange, and magenta regions must use columns 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5. No other region can use those columns. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 128 Step 6: Mark X at R2 C9, R3 C9, and R4 C9 + 4 more: regions are trapped in those lines
Row 1 can only be filled by the brown region. Those region must stay in that row. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 128 Step 7: Mark X at R2 C8: cats cannot touch
Every possible cat for the brown region conflicts with these cells. Cats cannot share a row, column, region, or diagonal touch. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 128 Step 8: Mark X at R9 C4: cats cannot touch
Every possible cat for the teal region conflicts with these cells. Cats cannot share a row, column, region, or diagonal touch. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 128 Step 9: Mark X at R2 C3, R3 C3, and R8 C3: rows or columns are reserved
The green, orange, and magenta regions must use columns 1, 2, and 3. No other region can use those columns. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 128 Step 10: Mark X at R3 C6 and R4 C4: cats cannot touch
Every possible cat for the rose region conflicts with these cells. Cats cannot share a row, column, region, or diagonal touch. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 128 Step 11: Mark X at R6 C3, R7 C1, and R8 C2: cats cannot touch
Every possible cat for the orange region conflicts with these cells. Cats cannot share a row, column, region, or diagonal touch. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 128 Step 12: Mark X at R7 C8 and R8 C8: cats cannot touch
Every possible cat for the yellow region conflicts with these cells. Cats cannot share a row, column, region, or diagonal touch. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 128 Step 13: Mark X at R1 C8: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty
Suppose held a cat in the brown region. That assumption would leave the rose region with no legal cell left. So cannot contain a cat. Mark it with X.
Try a temporary cat at , then follow what the puzzle rules force. If it leads to a contradiction, the must be X in the real puzzle.
Meowdoku Level 128 Step 14: Place cat at R1 C9: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The brown region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 128 Step 15: Mark X at R4 C6: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty
Suppose held a cat in the blue region. That assumption would leave the yellow region with no legal cell left. So cannot contain a cat. Mark it with X.
Try a temporary cat at , then follow what the puzzle rules force. If it leads to a contradiction, the must be X in the real puzzle.
Meowdoku Level 128 Step 16: Mark X at R5 C6: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty
Suppose held a cat in the blue region. That assumption would leave the orange region with no legal cell left. So cannot contain a cat. Mark it with X.
Try a temporary cat at , then follow what the puzzle rules force. If it leads to a contradiction, the must be X in the real puzzle.
Meowdoku Level 128 Step 17: Place cat at R2 C6: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The blue region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 128 Step 18: Mark X at R4 C3 and R5 C4: cats cannot touch
Every possible cat for the rose region conflicts with these cells. Cats cannot share a row, column, region, or diagonal touch. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 128 Step 19: Mark X at R6 C1, R6 C8, and R8 C1: rows or columns are reserved
The teal, orange, and yellow regions must use rows 6, 7, and 8. No other region can use those rows. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 128 Step 20: Mark X at R3 C2 and R4 C2: rows or columns are reserved
The pink and rose regions must use rows 3 and 4. No other region can use those rows. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 128 Step 21: Mark X at R6 C2: cats cannot touch
Every possible cat for the green region conflicts with these cells. Cats cannot share a row, column, region, or diagonal touch. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 128 Step 22: Place cat at R6 C4: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . Row 6 has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 128 Step 23: Place cat at R4 C5: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The rose region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 128 Step 24: Place cat at R3 C8: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The pink region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 128 Step 25: Place cat at R7 C2: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The orange region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 128 Step 26: Place cat at R5 C1: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The green region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 128 Step 27: Place cat at R8 C7: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The yellow region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 128 Step 28: Place cat at R9 C3: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The magenta region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 128 Result
All 9 cats are placed correctly:
- R1 C9
- R2 C6
- R3 C8
- R4 C5
- R5 C1
- R6 C4
- R7 C2
- R8 C7
- R9 C3