Meowdoku Level 231 Step-by-Step Logic Walkthrough & Explained
Follow the replay below. Each board shows the result after applying that step.
Meowdoku Level 231 Step 1: Place cat at R7 C5: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The rose region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 231 Step 2: Mark X at R1 C1: a region is locked to this column
The purple region must use column 1. No other region can use that column. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 231 Step 3: Mark X at R2 C3: rows or columns are reserved
The brown, pink, yellow, and teal regions must use columns 3, 4, 6, and 7. No other region can use those columns. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 231 Step 4: Mark X at R2 C4 and R4 C6: 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 231 Step 5: Mark X at R4 C7 and R5 C7: 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 231 Step 6: Mark X at R2 C2: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty
Suppose held a cat in the magenta 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 231 Step 7: Mark X at R3 C2: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty
Suppose held a cat in the magenta 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 231 Step 8: Mark X at R4 C2: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty
Suppose held a cat in the magenta 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 231 Step 9: Mark X at R5 C2: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty
Suppose held a cat in the magenta 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 231 Step 10: Mark X at R6 C2: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty
Suppose held a cat in the magenta 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 231 Step 11: Place cat at R1 C2: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The magenta region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 231 Step 12: Mark X at R2 C6: rows or columns are reserved
The brown and yellow regions must use columns 6 and 7. No other region can use those columns. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 231 Step 13: Place cat at R4 C4: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The pink region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 231 Step 14: Place cat at R6 C3: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The teal region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 231 Step 15: Place cat at R5 C6: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The yellow region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 231 Step 16: Place cat at R3 C1: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The purple region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 231 Step 17: Place cat at R2 C7: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The brown region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 231 Result
All 7 cats are placed correctly:
- R1 C2
- R2 C7
- R3 C1
- R4 C4
- R5 C6
- R6 C3
- R7 C5