Meowdoku Level 185 Step-by-Step Logic Walkthrough & Explained
Follow the replay below. Each board shows the result after applying that step.
Meowdoku Level 185 Step 1: Mark X at R2 C2 and R3 C4: 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 185 Step 2: Mark X at R3 C3, R4 C5, and R4 C6: 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 185 Step 3: Mark X at R2 C1, R2 C6, and R2 C7 + 3 more: a region is locked to this row
The magenta region must use row 2. No other region can use that row. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 185 Step 4: Mark X at R5 C1, R5 C2, and R5 C3 + 9 more: rows or columns are reserved
The light blue and green regions must use rows 5 and 6. No other region can use those rows. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 185 Step 5: Mark X at R7 C1, R7 C2, and R7 C3 + 5 more: rows or columns are reserved
The orange and brown regions must use rows 7 and 8. No other region can use those rows. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 185 Step 6: Mark X at R1 C4: 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 185 Step 7: Mark X at R3 C7: cats cannot touch
Every possible cat for the pink region conflicts with these cells. Cats cannot share a row, column, region, or diagonal touch. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 185 Step 8: Mark X at R5 C7: cats cannot touch
Every possible cat for the light blue region conflicts with these cells. Cats cannot share a row, column, region, or diagonal touch. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 185 Step 9: Mark X at R7 C8: 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 185 Step 10: Mark X at R9 C1: 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 185 Step 11: Mark X at R10 C4, R10 C5, and R10 C6 + 4 more: a region is locked to this row
The purple region must use row 10. No other region can use that row. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 185 Step 12: Mark X at R9 C2: cats cannot touch
Every possible cat for the purple region conflicts with these cells. Cats cannot share a row, column, region, or diagonal touch. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 185 Step 13: Mark X at R4 C3: 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 185 Step 14: Mark X at R2 C4 and R5 C5: 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 185 Step 15: Mark X at R1 C6, R3 C6, and R7 C6 + 2 more: a region is locked to this column
The light blue region must use column 6. No other region can use that column. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 185 Step 16: Mark X at R6 C7: cats cannot touch
Every possible cat for the light blue region conflicts with these cells. Cats cannot share a row, column, region, or diagonal touch. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 185 Step 17: Mark X at R4 C7 and R9 C7: cats cannot touch
Every possible cat for row 1 conflicts with these cells. Cats cannot share a row, column, region, or diagonal touch. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 185 Step 18: Mark X at R1 C3: cats cannot touch
Every possible cat for row 9 conflicts with these cells. Cats cannot share a row, column, region, or diagonal touch. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 185 Step 19: Mark X at R4 C2, R4 C8, and R4 C9 + 1 more: cats cannot touch
Every possible cat for column 4 conflicts with these cells. Cats cannot share a row, column, region, or diagonal touch. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 185 Step 20: Mark X at R1 C1: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty
Suppose held a cat in the teal region. That assumption would leave the purple 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 185 Step 21: Mark X at R1 C5: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty
Suppose held a cat in the teal region. That assumption would leave Row 9 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 185 Step 22: Mark X at R1 C8: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty
Suppose held a cat in the teal region. That assumption would leave the green 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 185 Step 23: Mark X at R1 C9: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty
Suppose held a cat in the teal region. That assumption would leave the green 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 185 Step 24: Mark X at R1 C10: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty
Suppose held a cat in the teal region. That assumption would leave the brown 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 185 Step 25: Mark X at R3 C1: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty
Suppose held a cat in the teal 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 185 Step 26: Mark X at R3 C2: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty
Suppose held a cat in the teal 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 185 Step 27: Mark X at R3 C10: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty
Suppose held a cat in the teal 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 185 Step 28: Mark X at R8 C9: cats cannot touch
Every possible cat for column 10 conflicts with these cells. Cats cannot share a row, column, region, or diagonal touch. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 185 Step 29: Mark X at R9 C4: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty
Suppose held a cat in the teal 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 185 Step 30: Place cat at R4 C4: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . Column 4 has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 185 Step 31: Place cat at R9 C3: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The yellow region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 185 Step 32: Place cat at R1 C2: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The teal region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 185 Step 33: Place cat at R2 C5: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The magenta region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 185 Step 34: Place cat at R7 C7: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The orange region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 185 Step 35: Place cat at R5 C6: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The light blue region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 185 Step 36: Place cat at R6 C9: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The green region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 185 Step 37: Place cat at R3 C8: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The pink region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 185 Step 38: Place cat at R8 C10: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The brown region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 185 Step 39: Place cat at R10 C1: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The purple region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 185 Result
All 10 cats are placed correctly:
- R1 C2
- R2 C5
- R3 C8
- R4 C4
- R5 C6
- R6 C9
- R7 C7
- R8 C10
- R9 C3
- R10 C1


