Meowdoku Level 294 Step-by-Step Logic Walkthrough & Explained
Follow the replay below. Each board shows the result after applying that step.
Meowdoku Level 294 Step 1: Place cat at R7 C3: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The orange region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 294 Step 2: Mark X at R9 C4, R9 C5, and R9 C6 + 3 more: a region is locked to this row
The yellow region must use row 9. No other region can use that row. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 294 Step 3: Mark X at R1 C2, R1 C4, and R2 C2 + 2 more: rows or columns are reserved
The blue, rose, and yellow regions must use columns 1, 2, and 4. No other region can use those columns. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 294 Step 4: Mark X at R4 C4: 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 294 Step 5: Mark X at R5 C9, R6 C9, and R8 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 294 Step 6: Mark X at R8 C1: 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 294 Step 7: Mark X at R2 C1: 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 294 Step 8: Mark X at R2 C6: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty
Suppose held a cat in the brown region. That assumption would leave the purple 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 294 Step 9: Mark X at R1 C8: 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 294 Step 10: Mark X at R2 C7: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty
Suppose held a cat in the brown region. That assumption would leave Column 8 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 294 Step 11: Mark X at R3 C8, R3 C9, and R4 C8 + 2 more: rows or columns are reserved
The brown and magenta regions must use columns 8 and 9. No other region can use those columns. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 294 Step 12: 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 purple 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 294 Step 13: Place cat at R6 C8: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . Column 8 has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 294 Step 14: Place cat at R8 C7: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The purple region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 294 Step 15: Mark X at R4 C5: 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 294 Step 16: Mark X at R2 C9: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty
Suppose held a cat in the brown 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 294 Step 17: Place cat at R1 C9: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The brown region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 294 Step 18: Mark X at R3 C5: cats cannot touch
Every possible cat for row 2 conflicts with these cells. Cats cannot share a row, column, region, or diagonal touch. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 294 Step 19: Mark X at R4 C2: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty
Suppose held a cat in the blue region. That assumption would leave the teal 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 294 Step 20: Place cat at R2 C4: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The blue region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 294 Step 21: Place cat at R3 C6: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The pink region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 294 Step 22: Place cat at R5 C5: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The teal region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 294 Step 23: Place cat at R4 C1: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The rose region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 294 Step 24: Place cat at R9 C2: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The yellow region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 294 Result
All 9 cats are placed correctly:
- R1 C9
- R2 C4
- R3 C6
- R4 C1
- R5 C5
- R6 C8
- R7 C3
- R8 C7
- R9 C2