Meowdoku Level 178 Step-by-Step Logic Walkthrough & Explained
Follow the replay below. Each board shows the result after applying that step.
Meowdoku Level 178 Step 1: Place cat at R8 C3: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The teal region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 178 Step 2: Place cat at R9 C1: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The pink region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 178 Step 3: Place cat at R4 C2: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The brown region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 178 Step 4: Mark X at R3 C5, R5 C4, and R6 C4 + 2 more: rows or columns are reserved
The sky blue and green regions must use columns 4 and 5. No other region can use those columns. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 178 Step 5: Mark X at R1 C6 and R2 C4: cats cannot touch
Every possible cat for the sky blue region conflicts with these cells. Cats cannot share a row, column, region, or diagonal touch. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 178 Step 6: Mark X at R2 C5: 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 178 Step 7: Mark X at R1 C7, R1 C8, and R1 C9: a region is locked to this row
The sky blue region must use row 1. No other region can use that row. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 178 Step 8: Mark X at R6 C8: cats cannot touch
Every possible cat for the magenta region conflicts with these cells. Cats cannot share a row, column, region, or diagonal touch. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 178 Step 9: Mark X at R7 C7 and R7 C9: a region is locked to this row
The purple region must use row 7. No other region can use that row. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 178 Step 10: Mark X at R5 C7 and R7 C6: 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 178 Step 11: Place cat at R7 C8: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The purple region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 178 Step 12: Place cat at R5 C9: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The magenta region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 178 Step 13: Place cat at R3 C4: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The green region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 178 Step 14: Place cat at R1 C5: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The sky blue region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 178 Step 15: Place cat at R2 C7: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The rose region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 178 Step 16: Place cat at R6 C6: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The yellow region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 178 Result
All 9 cats are placed correctly:
- R1 C5
- R2 C7
- R3 C4
- R4 C2
- R5 C9
- R6 C6
- R7 C8
- R8 C3
- R9 C1