Meowdoku Level 196 Step-by-Step Logic Walkthrough & Explained
Follow the replay below. Each board shows the result after applying that step.
Meowdoku Level 196 Step 1: Mark X at R2 C2, R2 C4, and R3 C2 + 6 more: rows or columns are reserved
The teal, orange, blue, and brown regions must use columns 1, 2, 3, and 4. No other region can use those columns. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 196 Step 2: Mark X at R4 C7, R5 C6, and R5 C7 + 1 more: rows or columns are reserved
The orange, pink, blue, and brown regions must use rows 4, 5, 6, and 7. No other region can use those rows. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 196 Step 3: Mark X at R2 C6: 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 196 Step 4: Mark X at R1 C4: 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 196 Step 5: Mark X at R7 C1, R7 C2, and R7 C3: rows or columns are reserved
The teal, orange, and blue regions must use columns 1, 2, and 3. No other region can use those columns. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 196 Step 6: Mark X at R5 C2 and R6 C4: cats cannot touch
Every possible cat for the blue region conflicts with these cells. Cats cannot share a row, column, region, or diagonal touch. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 196 Step 7: Place cat at R7 C4: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The brown region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 196 Step 8: Mark X at R1 C1, R2 C1, and R3 C1: a region is locked to this column
The orange region must use column 1. No other region can use that column. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 196 Step 9: Mark X at R1 C7 and R2 C7: rows or columns are reserved
The yellow and teal regions must use rows 1 and 2. No other region can use those rows. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 196 Step 10: Mark X at R4 C6: 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 196 Step 11: Mark X at R5 C1: cats cannot touch
Every possible cat for the blue region conflicts with these cells. Cats cannot share a row, column, region, or diagonal touch. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 196 Step 12: Mark X at R2 C5: cats cannot touch
Every possible cat for column 6 conflicts with these cells. Cats cannot share a row, column, region, or diagonal touch. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 196 Step 13: Place cat at R2 C3: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . Row 2 has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 196 Step 14: Place cat at R6 C2: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The blue region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 196 Step 15: Place cat at R4 C1: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The orange region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 196 Step 16: Place cat at R5 C5: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The pink region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 196 Step 17: Place cat at R1 C6: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The yellow region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 196 Step 18: Place cat at R3 C7: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The sky blue region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 196 Result
All 7 cats are placed correctly:
- R1 C6
- R2 C3
- R3 C7
- R4 C1
- R5 C5
- R6 C2
- R7 C4