Meowdoku Level 211 Step-by-Step Logic Walkthrough & Explained
Follow the replay below. Each board shows the result after applying that step.
Meowdoku Level 211 Step 1: Place cat at R1 C7: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The brown region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 211 Step 2: Place cat at R6 C3: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The rose region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 211 Step 3: Mark X at R2 C5: rows or columns are reserved
The magenta and yellow regions must use columns 5 and 6. No other region can use those columns. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 211 Step 4: Mark X at R3 C5: 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 211 Step 5: Mark X at R7 C6: a region is locked to this column
The magenta region must use column 6. No other region can use that column. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 211 Step 6: Mark X at R3 C1, R4 C1, and R5 C1: 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 211 Step 7: Mark X at R4 C5: 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 211 Step 8: Mark X at R4 C6: cats cannot touch
Every possible cat for row 5 conflicts with these cells. Cats cannot share a row, column, region, or diagonal touch. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 211 Step 9: Mark X at R2 C2: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty
Suppose held a cat in the pink 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 211 Step 10: Mark X at R3 C2: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty
Suppose held a cat in the pink 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 211 Step 11: Place cat at R2 C1: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The pink region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 211 Step 12: Place cat at R4 C2: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The teal region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 211 Step 13: Place cat at R3 C4: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The purple region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 211 Step 14: Place cat at R5 C6: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The magenta region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 211 Step 15: Place cat at R7 C5: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The yellow region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 211 Result
All 7 cats are placed correctly:
- R1 C7
- R2 C1
- R3 C4
- R4 C2
- R5 C6
- R6 C3
- R7 C5