Meowdoku Level 230 Step-by-Step Logic Walkthrough & Explained
Follow the replay below. Each board shows the result after applying that step.
Meowdoku Level 230 Step 1: Mark X at R10 C1, R10 C4, and R10 C5 + 5 more: a region is locked to this row
The blue region must use row 10. No other region can use that row. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 230 Step 2: Mark X at R1 C1, R1 C2, and R1 C3 + 9 more: rows or columns are reserved
The pink, teal, 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 230 Step 3: Mark X at R5 C1, R5 C2, and R5 C6 + 4 more: a region is locked to this row
The brown region must use row 5. No other region can use that row. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 230 Step 4: Mark X at R6 C3: rows or columns are reserved
The pink, teal, 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 230 Step 5: Mark X at R2 C6, R2 C8, and R3 C8 + 5 more: regions are trapped in those lines
Row 1 can only be filled by the orange region. Those region must stay in that row. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 230 Step 6: Mark X at R6 C4 and R6 C5: 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 230 Step 7: Mark X at R8 C5: 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 230 Step 8: Mark X at R7 C2 and R9 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 230 Step 9: Mark X at R9 C2 and R9 C3: 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 230 Step 10: Mark X at R1 C4: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty
Suppose held a cat in the orange region. That assumption would leave Column 8 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 230 Step 11: Mark X at R1 C5: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty
Suppose held a cat in the orange region. That assumption would leave Column 8 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 230 Step 12: Mark X at R1 C6: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty
Suppose held a cat in the orange region. That assumption would leave the teal 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 230 Step 13: Mark X at R1 C9: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty
Suppose held a cat in the orange region. That assumption would leave the magenta 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 230 Step 14: Mark X at R1 C10: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty
Suppose held a cat in the orange region. That assumption would leave Row 6 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 230 Step 15: Mark X at R2 C7: 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 230 Step 16: Mark X at R2 C9: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty
Suppose held a cat in the sky blue region. That assumption would leave the teal 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 230 Step 17: Mark X at R3 C9: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty
Suppose held a cat in the sky blue region. That assumption would leave Row 4 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 230 Step 18: Mark X at R4 C9: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty
Suppose held a cat in the sky blue region. That assumption would leave the magenta 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 230 Step 19: Mark X at R8 C8 and R9 C8: cats cannot touch
Every possible cat for column 9 conflicts with these cells. Cats cannot share a row, column, region, or diagonal touch. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 230 Step 20: Mark X at R6 C6: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty
Suppose held a cat in the sky 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 230 Step 21: Mark X at R6 C7: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty
Suppose held a cat in the sky blue region. That assumption would leave Column 6 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 230 Step 22: Mark X at R6 C8: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty
Suppose held a cat in the sky blue region. That assumption would leave Column 6 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 230 Step 23: Mark X at R7 C10: 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 230 Step 24: Mark X at R1 C7: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty
Suppose held a cat in the orange region. That assumption would leave the teal 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 230 Step 25: Place cat at R1 C8: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The orange region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 230 Step 26: Mark X at R7 C5: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty
Suppose held a cat in the sky blue region. That assumption would leave Row 2 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 230 Step 27: Mark X at R7 C6: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty
Suppose held a cat in the sky blue region. That assumption would leave Row 2 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 230 Step 28: Place cat at R2 C10: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The sky blue region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 230 Step 29: Place cat at R4 C1: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . Row 4 has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 230 Step 30: Place cat at R8 C2: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The teal region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 230 Step 31: Place cat at R10 C3: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The blue region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 230 Step 32: Place cat at R6 C9: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . Row 6 has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 230 Step 33: Place cat at R7 C4: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . Row 7 has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 230 Step 34: Place cat at R5 C5: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The brown region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 230 Step 35: Place cat at R9 C7: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The magenta region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 230 Step 36: Place cat at R3 C6: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The purple region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 230 Result
All 10 cats are placed correctly:
- R1 C8
- R2 C10
- R3 C6
- R4 C1
- R5 C5
- R6 C9
- R7 C4
- R8 C2
- R9 C7
- R10 C3


