Meowdoku Level 252 Step-by-Step Logic Walkthrough & Explained
Follow the replay below. Each board shows the result after applying that step.
Meowdoku Level 252 Step 1: Place cat at R4 C3: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The rose region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 252 Step 2: Mark X at R1 C5, R2 C5, and R3 C5 + 2 more: a region is locked to this column
The purple region must use column 5. No other region can use that column. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 252 Step 3: Mark X at R5 C1, R6 C1, and R7 C1 + 3 more: rows or columns are reserved
The teal and magenta regions must use columns 1 and 2. No other region can use those columns. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 252 Step 4: Mark X at R2 C2: 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 252 Step 5: Mark X at R1 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 252 Step 6: Mark X at R6 C4, R6 C6, and R7 C4 + 1 more: cats cannot touch
Every possible cat for the purple region conflicts with these cells. Cats cannot share a row, column, region, or diagonal touch. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 252 Step 7: Mark X at R8 C8: a region is locked to this row
The brown region must use row 8. No other region can use that row. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 252 Step 8: Mark X at R6 C7: 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 252 Step 9: Mark X at R1 C1: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty
Suppose held a cat in the teal region. That assumption would leave the brown 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 252 Step 10: Mark X at R2 C1: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty
Suppose held a cat in the teal region. That assumption would leave the purple 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 252 Step 11: Place cat at R1 C2: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The teal region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 252 Step 12: Place cat at R3 C1: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The magenta region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 252 Step 13: Mark X at R5 C8: rows or columns are reserved
The yellow and pink regions must use rows 2 and 5. No other region can use those rows. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 252 Step 14: Mark X at R2 C6: 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 252 Step 15: Mark X at R7 C7 and R8 C7: a region is locked to this column
The pink region must use column 7. No other region can use that column. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 252 Step 16: Mark X at R2 C8: a region is locked to this column
The blue region must use column 8. No other region can use that column. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 252 Step 17: Mark X at R7 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 252 Step 18: Place cat at R6 C5: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The purple region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 252 Step 19: Place cat at R2 C4: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The yellow region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 252 Step 20: Place cat at R5 C7: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The pink region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 252 Step 21: Place cat at R7 C8: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The blue region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 252 Step 22: Place cat at R8 C6: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The brown region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 252 Result
All 8 cats are placed correctly:
- R1 C2
- R2 C4
- R3 C1
- R4 C3
- R5 C7
- R6 C5
- R7 C8
- R8 C6