Meowdoku Level 297 Step-by-Step Logic Walkthrough & Explained
Follow the replay below. Each board shows the result after applying that step.
Meowdoku Level 297 Step 1: Place cat at R1 C8: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The purple region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 297 Step 2: Mark X at R7 C1, R7 C4, and R7 C5 + 2 more: a region is locked to this row
The sky blue region must use row 7. No other region can use that row. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 297 Step 3: Mark X at R8 C6 and R8 C7: a region is locked to this row
The magenta region must use row 8. No other region can use that row. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 297 Step 4: Mark X at R3 C7 and R4 C7: a region is locked to this column
The teal region must use column 7. No other region can use that column. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 297 Step 5: Mark X at R5 C1, R5 C2, and R5 C3 + 3 more: rows or columns are reserved
The rose and teal regions must use rows 5 and 6. No other region can use those rows. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 297 Step 6: Mark X at R2 C5: 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 297 Step 7: Mark X at R6 C6: 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 297 Step 8: Mark X at R6 C3, R8 C2, and R8 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 297 Step 9: Mark X at R2 C2: cats cannot touch
Every possible cat for row 3 conflicts with these cells. Cats cannot share a row, column, region, or diagonal touch. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 297 Step 10: Mark X at R3 C5 and R4 C5: cats cannot touch
Every possible cat for column 6 conflicts with these cells. Cats cannot share a row, column, region, or diagonal touch. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 297 Step 11: Mark X at R2 C4: 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 297 Step 12: Mark X at R3 C1 and R3 C2: 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 297 Step 13: Mark X at R4 C3: cats cannot touch
Every possible cat for the pink region conflicts with these cells. Cats cannot share a row, column, region, or diagonal touch. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 297 Step 14: Mark X at R3 C4: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty
Suppose held a cat in the brown region. That assumption would leave the magenta 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 297 Step 15: Mark X at R2 C6: 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 297 Step 16: Mark X at R4 C1: a region is locked to this row
The yellow region must use row 4. No other region can use that row. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 297 Step 17: Mark X at R7 C3: a region is locked to this column
The pink region must use column 3. No other region can use that column. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 297 Step 18: Place cat at R7 C2: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The sky blue region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 297 Step 19: Place cat at R2 C1: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . Column 1 has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 297 Step 20: Place cat at R3 C3: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The pink region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 297 Step 21: Place cat at R4 C6: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The yellow region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 297 Step 22: Place cat at R6 C7: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The teal region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 297 Step 23: Place cat at R5 C4: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The rose region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 297 Step 24: Place cat at R8 C5: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The magenta region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 297 Result
All 8 cats are placed correctly:
- R1 C8
- R2 C1
- R3 C3
- R4 C6
- R5 C4
- R6 C7
- R7 C2
- R8 C5