Meowdoku Level 235 Step-by-Step Logic Walkthrough & Explained
Follow the replay below. Each board shows the result after applying that step.
Meowdoku Level 235 Step 1: Place cat at R6 C10: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The magenta region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 235 Step 2: Mark X at R8 C1, R8 C2, and R8 C3 + 4 more: a region is locked to this row
The blue region must use row 8. No other region can use that row. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 235 Step 3: Mark X at R9 C1, R9 C4, and R9 C5 + 4 more: a region is locked to this row
The sky blue region must use row 9. No other region can use that row. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 235 Step 4: Mark X at R10 C4, R10 C5, and R10 C6 + 3 more: a region is locked to this row
The yellow region must use row 10. No other region can use that row. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 235 Step 5: Mark X at R1 C1, R1 C2, and R1 C3 + 9 more: rows or columns are reserved
The rose, sky blue, and yellow regions must use columns 1, 2, and 3. No other region can use those columns. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 235 Step 6: Mark X at R2 C5, R2 C7, and R2 C8 + 3 more: rows or columns are reserved
The rose, teal, green, brown, and pink regions must use rows 2, 3, 4, 5, and 7. No other region can use those rows. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 235 Step 7: Mark X at R4 C8, R5 C8, and R7 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 235 Step 8: Mark X at R7 C5 and R7 C6: 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 235 Step 9: Mark X at R5 C4: 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 235 Step 10: Mark X at R10 C2 and R10 C3: 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 235 Step 11: Place cat at R10 C1: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The yellow region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 235 Step 12: Place cat at R2 C2: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The rose region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 235 Step 13: Place cat at R9 C3: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The sky blue region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 235 Step 14: Mark X at R4 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 235 Step 15: Mark X at R1 C4: a region is locked to this column
The green region must use column 4. No other region can use that column. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 235 Step 16: Mark X at R4 C6 and R4 C7: 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 235 Step 17: Mark X at R1 C5 and R1 C6: rows or columns are reserved
The brown and blue regions must use columns 5 and 6. No other region can use those columns. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 235 Step 18: Mark X at R1 C8: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty
Suppose held a cat in the orange region. That assumption would leave the blue 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 235 Step 19: 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 pink 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 235 Step 20: Place cat at R1 C7: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The orange region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 235 Step 21: Place cat at R7 C8: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The pink region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 235 Step 22: Place cat at R4 C4: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The green region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 235 Step 23: Place cat at R3 C9: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The teal region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 235 Step 24: Place cat at R5 C6: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The brown region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 235 Step 25: Place cat at R8 C5: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The blue region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 235 Result
All 10 cats are placed correctly:
- R1 C7
- R2 C2
- R3 C9
- R4 C4
- R5 C6
- R6 C10
- R7 C8
- R8 C5
- R9 C3
- R10 C1