Meowdoku Level 249 Step-by-Step Logic Walkthrough & Explained
Follow the replay below. Each board shows the result after applying that step.
Meowdoku Level 249 Step 1: Place cat at R7 C1: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The brown region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 249 Step 2: Place cat at R8 C7: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The rose region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 249 Step 3: Mark X at R3 C8: 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 249 Step 4: Mark X at R4 C4: rows or columns are reserved
The green, pink, and sky blue regions must use rows 4, 5, and 6. No other region can use those rows. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 249 Step 5: Mark X at R2 C3: 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 249 Step 6: Mark X at R5 C3: 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 249 Step 7: Mark X at R6 C5: 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 249 Step 8: Mark X at R2 C5: cats cannot touch
Every possible cat for row 3 conflicts with these cells. Cats cannot share a row, column, region, or diagonal touch. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 249 Step 9: Mark X at R1 C3: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty
Suppose held a cat in the magenta region. That assumption would leave the sky 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 249 Step 10: Mark X at R4 C2: cats cannot touch
Every possible cat for column 3 conflicts with these cells. Cats cannot share a row, column, region, or diagonal touch. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 249 Step 11: Mark X at R5 C4: 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 249 Step 12: Mark X at R1 C5, R1 C6, and R2 C6: rows or columns are reserved
The orange, green, and sky blue regions must use columns 5, 6, and 8. No other region can use those columns. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 249 Step 13: Mark X at R1 C2 and R2 C4: 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 249 Step 14: Mark X at R3 C5 and R3 C6: a region is locked to this row
The teal region must use row 3. No other region can use that row. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 249 Step 15: Mark X at R4 C8, R5 C8, and R6 C8: a region is locked to this column
The orange region must use column 8. No other region can use that column. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 249 Step 16: Mark X at R4 C6: a region is locked to this column
The sky blue region must use column 6. No other region can use that column. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 249 Step 17: Mark X at R4 C3: 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 249 Step 18: Place cat at R4 C5: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . Row 4 has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 249 Step 19: Place cat at R6 C6: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The sky blue region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 249 Step 20: Place cat at R5 C2: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The pink region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 249 Step 21: Place cat at R1 C4: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The magenta region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 249 Step 22: Place cat at R2 C8: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The orange region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 249 Step 23: Place cat at R3 C3: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The teal region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 249 Result
All 8 cats are placed correctly:
- R1 C4
- R2 C8
- R3 C3
- R4 C5
- R5 C2
- R6 C6
- R7 C1
- R8 C7