Meowdoku Level 259 Step-by-Step Logic Walkthrough & Explained
Follow the replay below. Each board shows the result after applying that step.
Meowdoku Level 259 Step 1: Place cat at R1 C2: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The pink region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 259 Step 2: Place cat at R3 C3: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The purple region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 259 Step 3: Mark X at R2 C6 and R2 C7: a region is locked to this row
The brown region must use row 2. No other region can use that row. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 259 Step 4: Mark X at R8 C4: rows or columns are reserved
The brown, magenta, green, rose, and sky blue regions must use columns 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8. No other region can use those columns. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 259 Step 5: Mark X at R5 C4, R5 C5, and R6 C5 + 1 more: 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 259 Step 6: Mark X at R5 C7: 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 259 Step 7: Mark X at R7 C7: 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 259 Step 8: Mark X at R6 C6 and R6 C7: cats cannot touch
Every possible cat for column 4 conflicts with these cells. Cats cannot share a row, column, region, or diagonal touch. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 259 Step 9: Mark X at R2 C8: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty
Suppose held a cat in the brown 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 259 Step 10: Place cat at R2 C5: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The brown region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 259 Step 11: Place cat at R6 C4: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The green region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 259 Step 12: Place cat at R7 C6: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The rose region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 259 Step 13: Place cat at R8 C8: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The sky blue region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 259 Step 14: Place cat at R4 C7: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The magenta region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 259 Step 15: Place cat at R5 C1: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The teal region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 259 Result
All 8 cats are placed correctly:
- R1 C2
- R2 C5
- R3 C3
- R4 C7
- R5 C1
- R6 C4
- R7 C6
- R8 C8