Meowdoku Level 290 Step-by-Step Logic Walkthrough & Explained
Follow the replay below. Each board shows the result after applying that step.
Meowdoku Level 290 Step 1: Place cat at R10 C1: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The orange region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 290 Step 2: Place cat at R1 C10: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The pink region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 290 Step 3: Mark X at R2 C8, R3 C7, and R3 C8 + 4 more: regions are trapped in those lines
Column 9 can only be filled by the teal region. Those region must stay in that column. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 290 Step 4: Mark X at R3 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 290 Step 5: Mark X at R2 C4, R3 C6, and R4 C5: 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 290 Step 6: Mark X at R8 C6 and R9 C4: cats cannot touch
Every possible cat for the purple region conflicts with these cells. Cats cannot share a row, column, region, or diagonal touch. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 290 Step 7: Mark X at R2 C3: 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 290 Step 8: Mark X at R5 C2, R6 C2, and R7 C2 + 1 more: a region is locked to this column
The brown region must use column 2. No other region can use that column. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 290 Step 9: Mark X at R4 C3 and R6 C3: 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 290 Step 10: Mark X at R5 C8: cats cannot touch
Every possible cat for row 6 conflicts with these cells. Cats cannot share a row, column, region, or diagonal touch. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 290 Step 11: Mark X at R3 C2: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty
Suppose held a cat in the brown region. That assumption would leave the yellow 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 290 Step 12: Mark X at R5 C4: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty
Suppose held a cat in the sky blue region. That assumption would leave the yellow 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 290 Step 13: Mark X at R7 C3: a region is locked to this column
The sky blue region must use column 3. No other region can use that column. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 290 Step 14: Mark X at R4 C2: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty
Suppose held a cat in the brown 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 290 Step 15: Place cat at R2 C2: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The brown region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 290 Step 16: Mark X at R3 C9: a region is locked to this row
The magenta region must use row 3. No other region can use that row. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 290 Step 17: Mark X at R4 C4: 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 290 Step 18: Mark X at R5 C5 and R6 C6: 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 290 Step 19: Mark X at R8 C3: 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 290 Step 20: Mark X at R9 C3: 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 290 Step 21: Place cat at R5 C3: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The sky blue region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 290 Step 22: Place cat at R4 C6: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The green region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 290 Step 23: Place cat at R3 C4: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The magenta region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 290 Step 24: Mark X at R6 C5 and R7 C5: a region is locked to this column
The purple region must use column 5. No other region can use that column. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 290 Step 25: Place cat at R7 C9: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . Row 7 has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 290 Step 26: Place cat at R6 C7: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The rose region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 290 Step 27: Place cat at R9 C8: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The yellow region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 290 Step 28: Place cat at R8 C5: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The purple region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 290 Result
All 10 cats are placed correctly:
- R1 C10
- R2 C2
- R3 C4
- R4 C6
- R5 C3
- R6 C7
- R7 C9
- R8 C5
- R9 C8
- R10 C1