Meowdoku Level 245 Step-by-Step Logic Walkthrough & Explained
Follow the replay below. Each board shows the result after applying that step.
Meowdoku Level 245 Step 1: Place cat at R2 C9: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The purple region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 245 Step 2: Place cat at R7 C3: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The magenta region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 245 Step 3: Mark X at R1 C1, R3 C1, and R4 C1 + 1 more: a region is locked to this column
The sky blue region must use column 1. No other region can use that column. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 245 Step 4: Mark X at R4 C2, R4 C8, and R5 C2 + 6 more: rows or columns are reserved
The blue, teal, brown, sky blue, green, and rose regions must use rows 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, and 9. No other region can use those rows. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 245 Step 5: Mark X at R1 C2: a region is locked to this row
The pink region must use row 1. No other region can use that row. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 245 Step 6: Mark X at R3 C4 and R3 C5: 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 245 Step 7: Mark X at R4 C6: 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 245 Step 8: Mark X at R4 C5 and R5 C5: 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 245 Step 9: Mark X at R1 C6, R6 C6, and R8 C6 + 2 more: a region is locked to this column
The brown region must use column 6. No other region can use that column. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 245 Step 10: Mark X at R4 C7: 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 245 Step 11: Mark X at R9 C4: cats cannot touch
Every possible cat for row 4 conflicts with these cells. Cats cannot share a row, column, region, or diagonal touch. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 245 Step 12: Mark X at R1 C4: 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 245 Step 13: Mark X at R1 C5: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty
Suppose held a cat in the pink region. That assumption would leave the green 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 245 Step 14: Place cat at R1 C7: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The pink region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 245 Step 15: Mark X at R4 C4: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty
Suppose held a cat in the 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 245 Step 16: Place cat at R3 C2: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The blue region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 245 Step 17: Place cat at R5 C6: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The brown region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 245 Step 18: Place cat at R8 C5: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The green region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 245 Step 19: Place cat at R4 C10: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . Row 4 has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 245 Step 20: Place cat at R9 C8: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The rose region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 245 Step 21: Place cat at R6 C1: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The sky blue region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 245 Step 22: Place cat at R10 C4: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The yellow region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 245 Result
All 10 cats are placed correctly:
- R1 C7
- R2 C9
- R3 C2
- R4 C10
- R5 C6
- R6 C1
- R7 C3
- R8 C5
- R9 C8
- R10 C4