Meowdoku Level 279 Step-by-Step Logic Walkthrough & Explained
Follow the replay below. Each board shows the result after applying that step.
Meowdoku Level 279 Step 1: Place cat at R1 C1: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The orange region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 279 Step 2: Mark X at R2 C3, R2 C5, and R2 C7 + 1 more: a region is locked to this row
The teal region must use row 2. No other region can use that row. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 279 Step 3: Place cat at R3 C8: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The pink region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 279 Step 4: Mark X at R4 C2 and R5 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 279 Step 5: Mark X at R6 C3 and R8 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 279 Step 6: Mark X at R6 C6 and R8 C6: cats cannot touch
Every possible cat for the yellow region conflicts with these cells. Cats cannot share a row, column, region, or diagonal touch. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 279 Step 7: Mark X at R7 C5: cats cannot touch
Every possible cat for column 7 conflicts with these cells. Cats cannot share a row, column, region, or diagonal touch. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 279 Step 8: Mark X at R2 C6: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty
Suppose held a cat in the teal 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 279 Step 9: Place cat at R2 C4: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The teal region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 279 Step 10: Mark X at R6 C5 and R8 C5: rows or columns are reserved
The rose, sky blue, and magenta regions must use columns 2, 3, and 5. No other region can use those columns. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 279 Step 11: Mark X at R7 C7: a region is locked to this column
The purple region must use column 7. No other region can use that column. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 279 Step 12: Mark X at R5 C3: 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 279 Step 13: Mark X at R4 C6, R5 C2, and R5 C6: cats cannot touch
Every possible cat for column 5 conflicts with these cells. Cats cannot share a row, column, region, or diagonal touch. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 279 Step 14: Place cat at R7 C6: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The yellow region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 279 Step 15: Place cat at R5 C7: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The purple region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 279 Step 16: Place cat at R6 C2: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The sky blue region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 279 Step 17: Place cat at R8 C3: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The magenta region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 279 Step 18: Place cat at R4 C5: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The rose region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 279 Result
All 8 cats are placed correctly:
- R1 C1
- R2 C4
- R3 C8
- R4 C5
- R5 C7
- R6 C2
- R7 C6
- R8 C3