Meowdoku Level 256 Step-by-Step Logic Walkthrough & Explained
Follow the replay below. Each board shows the result after applying that step.
Meowdoku Level 256 Step 1: Place cat at R7 C7: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The brown region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 256 Step 2: Mark X at R6 C1, R6 C2, and R6 C3: a region is locked to this row
The teal region must use row 6. No other region can use that row. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 256 Step 3: Mark X at R2 C4, R3 C4, and R4 C4: rows or columns are reserved
The yellow, pink, and teal regions must use columns 4, 5, and 6. No other region can use those columns. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 256 Step 4: Mark X at R1 C3, R2 C3, and R3 C3: a region is locked to this column
The green region must use column 3. No other region can use that column. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 256 Step 5: Mark X at R2 C2: 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 256 Step 6: Mark X at R4 C2, R5 C2, and 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 256 Step 7: Mark X at R1 C1: a region is locked to this column
The rose region must use column 1. No other region can use that column. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 256 Step 8: Mark X at R2 C1: 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 256 Step 9: Mark X at R5 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 256 Step 10: Mark X at R1 C6 and R3 C6: a region is locked to this column
The pink region must use column 6. No other region can use that column. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 256 Step 11: Mark X at R1 C5 and R3 C5: cats cannot touch
Every possible cat for row 2 conflicts with these cells. Cats cannot share a row, column, region, or diagonal touch. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 256 Step 12: Mark X at R4 C1: 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 256 Step 13: Mark X at R3 C2: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty
Suppose held a cat in the sky blue 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 256 Step 14: Place cat at R1 C2: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The sky blue region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 256 Step 15: Place cat at R3 C1: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . Row 3 has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 256 Step 16: Place cat at R6 C4: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . Column 4 has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 256 Step 17: Place cat at R4 C3: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The green region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 256 Step 18: Place cat at R2 C5: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The yellow region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 256 Step 19: Place cat at R5 C6: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The pink region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 256 Result
All 7 cats are placed correctly:
- R1 C2
- R2 C5
- R3 C1
- R4 C3
- R5 C6
- R6 C4
- R7 C7