Meowdoku Level 295 Step-by-Step Logic Walkthrough & Explained
Follow the replay below. Each board shows the result after applying that step.
Meowdoku Level 295 Step 1: Place cat at R1 C9: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The rose region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 295 Step 2: Place cat at R10 C10: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The purple region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 295 Step 3: Place cat at R9 C7: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The blue region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 295 Step 4: Mark X at R2 C2, R3 C2, and R4 C2 + 2 more: a region is locked to this column
The teal region must use column 2. No other region can use that column. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 295 Step 5: Mark X at R2 C4, R2 C5, and R4 C5 + 3 more: rows or columns are reserved
The sky blue and brown regions must use columns 4 and 5. No other region can use those columns. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 295 Step 6: Mark X at R2 C6, R5 C6, and R7 C6: a region is locked to this column
The green region must use column 6. No other region can use that column. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 295 Step 7: Place cat at R7 C8: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The magenta region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 295 Step 8: Mark X at R5 C3, R6 C3, and R8 C3: a region is locked to this column
The yellow region must use column 3. No other region can use that column. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 295 Step 9: Mark X at R5 C1 and R6 C1: 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 295 Step 10: Mark X at R3 C4: 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 295 Step 11: Mark X at R3 C3 and R4 C6: 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 295 Step 12: Mark X at R4 C3: cats cannot touch
Every possible cat for row 5 conflicts with these cells. Cats cannot share a row, column, region, or diagonal touch. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 295 Step 13: Place cat at R2 C3: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The yellow region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 295 Step 14: Mark X at R4 C1: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty
Suppose held a cat in the pink 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 295 Step 15: Place cat at R4 C4: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . Row 4 has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 295 Step 16: Place cat at R8 C5: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The brown region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 295 Step 17: Place cat at R3 C1: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The pink region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 295 Step 18: Place cat at R6 C6: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The green region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 295 Step 19: Place cat at R5 C2: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The teal region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 295 Result
All 10 cats are placed correctly:
- R1 C9
- R2 C3
- R3 C1
- R4 C4
- R5 C2
- R6 C6
- R7 C8
- R8 C5
- R9 C7
- R10 C10