Meowdoku Level 265 Step-by-Step Logic Walkthrough & Explained
Follow the replay below. Each board shows the result after applying that step.
Meowdoku Level 265 Step 1: Place cat at R4 C10: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The teal region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 265 Step 2: Place cat at R1 C2: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The purple region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 265 Step 3: Mark X at R7 C9, R8 C9, and R9 C9 + 1 more: a region is locked to this column
The pink region must use column 9. No other region can use that column. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 265 Step 4: Mark X at R3 C1, R5 C1, and R6 C1 + 2 more: a region is locked to this column
The yellow region must use column 1. No other region can use that column. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 265 Step 5: Mark X at R2 C8 and R3 C8: 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 265 Step 6: Mark X at R6 C9: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty
Suppose held a cat in the pink region. That assumption would leave the sky blue 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 265 Step 7: Place cat at R2 C9: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The pink region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 265 Step 8: Place cat at R3 C6: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The brown region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 265 Step 9: Mark X at R9 C8 and R10 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 265 Step 10: Place cat at R9 C7: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The magenta region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 265 Step 11: Place cat at R10 C1: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The yellow region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 265 Step 12: Mark X at R5 C5: a region is locked to this column
The rose region must use column 5. No other region can use that column. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 265 Step 13: Mark X at R5 C4: a region is locked to this column
The sky blue region must use column 4. No other region can use that column. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 265 Step 14: Mark X at R7 C4: cats cannot touch
Every possible cat for the rose region conflicts with these cells. Cats cannot share a row, column, region, or diagonal touch. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 265 Step 15: Mark X at R7 C3 and R7 C5: 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 265 Step 16: Place cat at R7 C8: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . Row 7 has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 265 Step 17: Place cat at R5 C3: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . Row 5 has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 265 Step 18: Place cat at R8 C4: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The sky blue region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 265 Step 19: Place cat at R6 C5: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The rose region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 265 Result
All 10 cats are placed correctly:
- R1 C2
- R2 C9
- R3 C6
- R4 C10
- R5 C3
- R6 C5
- R7 C8
- R8 C4
- R9 C7
- R10 C1