Meowdoku Level 262 Step-by-Step Logic Walkthrough & Explained
Follow the replay below. Each board shows the result after applying that step.
Meowdoku Level 262 Step 1: Place cat at R8 C1: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The purple region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 262 Step 2: Mark X at R6 C4, R6 C5, and R6 C6 + 2 more: a region is locked to this row
The brown region must use row 6. No other region can use that row. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 262 Step 3: Mark X at R7 C3, R7 C4, and R7 C5: a region is locked to this row
The sky blue region must use row 7. No other region can use that row. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 262 Step 4: Mark X at R1 C3, R1 C4, and R3 C3 + 2 more: rows or columns are reserved
The teal, pink, and brown regions must use columns 2, 3, and 4. No other region can use those columns. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 262 Step 5: Mark X at R1 C6, R1 C7, and R1 C8 + 2 more: rows or columns are reserved
The magenta, rose, and sky blue regions must use columns 6, 7, and 8. No other region can use those columns. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 262 Step 6: Mark X at R2 C7 and R3 C8: 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 262 Step 7: Mark X at R5 C2 and R5 C3: 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 262 Step 8: Mark X at R2 C4: cats cannot touch
Every possible cat for row 1 conflicts with these cells. Cats cannot share a row, column, region, or diagonal touch. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 262 Step 9: Mark X at R3 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 262 Step 10: Mark X at R4 C5: 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 262 Step 11: Mark X at R2 C5: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty
Suppose held a cat in the yellow region. That assumption would leave the rose 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 262 Step 12: Mark X at R3 C5: 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 262 Step 13: Mark X at R5 C5: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty
Suppose held a cat in the yellow region. That assumption would leave Column 4 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 262 Step 14: Place cat at R1 C5: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The yellow region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 262 Step 15: Mark X at R2 C2: 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 262 Step 16: Mark X at R3 C4: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty
Suppose held a cat in the teal region. That assumption would leave the pink 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 262 Step 17: Place cat at R2 C3: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The teal region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 262 Step 18: Place cat at R6 C2: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The brown region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 262 Step 19: Place cat at R5 C4: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The pink region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 262 Step 20: Place cat at R4 C8: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The rose region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 262 Step 21: Place cat at R3 C6: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The magenta region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 262 Step 22: Place cat at R7 C7: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The sky blue region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 262 Result
All 8 cats are placed correctly:
- R1 C5
- R2 C3
- R3 C6
- R4 C8
- R5 C4
- R6 C2
- R7 C7
- R8 C1