Meowdoku Level 255 Step-by-Step Logic Walkthrough & Explained
Follow the replay below. Each board shows the result after applying that step.
Meowdoku Level 255 Step 1: Place cat at R1 C1: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The magenta region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 255 Step 2: Mark X at R8 C2, R8 C3, and R8 C4 + 4 more: a region is locked to this row
The pink region must use row 8. No other region can use that row. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 255 Step 3: Mark X at R2 C10, R3 C10, and R4 C10 + 4 more: a region is locked to this column
The blue region must use column 10. No other region can use that column. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 255 Step 4: Place cat at R8 C9: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The pink region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 255 Step 5: Place cat at R10 C10: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The blue region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 255 Step 6: Mark X at R3 C8, R4 C3, and R4 C5 + 3 more: rows or columns are reserved
The yellow, sky blue, and rose regions must use rows 2, 3, and 4. No other region can use those rows. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 255 Step 7: Mark X at R6 C7: 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 255 Step 8: Mark X at R2 C4, R3 C3, and R5 C3: 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 255 Step 9: Mark X at R2 C6: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty
Suppose held a cat in the yellow 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 255 Step 10: Mark X at R2 C7: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty
Suppose held a cat in the yellow 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 255 Step 11: Mark X at R3 C7: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty
Suppose held a cat in the yellow 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 255 Step 12: Place cat at R2 C8: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The yellow region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 255 Step 13: Mark X at R5 C2, R6 C2, and R7 C2 + 1 more: a region is locked to this column
The rose region must use column 2. No other region can use that column. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 255 Step 14: Place cat at R9 C3: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The purple region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 255 Step 15: Mark X at R5 C6: a region is locked to this row
The green region must use row 5. No other region can use that row. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 255 Step 16: Mark X at R6 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 255 Step 17: Mark X at R7 C5: 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 255 Step 18: Mark X at R3 C4, R4 C4, and R5 C4: a region is locked to this column
The brown region must use column 4. No other region can use that column. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 255 Step 19: Place cat at R4 C2: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . Row 4 has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 255 Step 20: Mark X at R6 C6: 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 255 Step 21: Place cat at R6 C4: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . Row 6 has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 255 Step 22: Place cat at R5 C7: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The green region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 255 Step 23: Place cat at R7 C6: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The teal region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 255 Step 24: Place cat at R3 C5: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The sky blue region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 255 Result
All 10 cats are placed correctly:
- R1 C1
- R2 C8
- R3 C5
- R4 C2
- R5 C7
- R6 C4
- R7 C6
- R8 C9
- R9 C3
- R10 C10