Meowdoku Level 298 Step-by-Step Logic Walkthrough & Explained
Follow the replay below. Each board shows the result after applying that step.
Meowdoku Level 298 Step 1: Place cat at R6 C3: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The sky blue region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 298 Step 2: Place cat at R8 C2: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The magenta region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 298 Step 3: Mark X at R7 C7, R7 C8, and R9 C4 + 1 more: rows or columns are reserved
The blue and pink regions must use rows 7 and 9. No other region can use those rows. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 298 Step 4: Place cat at R5 C1: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The rose region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 298 Step 5: Mark X at R2 C8: 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 298 Step 6: Mark X at R3 C4: cats cannot touch
Every possible cat for the light blue region conflicts with these cells. Cats cannot share a row, column, region, or diagonal touch. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 298 Step 7: Mark X at R2 C5 and R4 C7: 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 298 Step 8: Mark X at R4 C6: cats cannot touch
Every possible cat for the light blue region conflicts with these cells. Cats cannot share a row, column, region, or diagonal touch. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 298 Step 9: Mark X at R1 C4: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty
Suppose held a cat in the teal region. That assumption would leave Row 2 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 298 Step 10: Mark X at R2 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 298 Step 11: Mark X at R3 C7, R3 C8, and R3 C9 + 1 more: rows or columns are reserved
The yellow and light blue regions must use rows 3 and 4. No other region can use those rows. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 298 Step 12: Mark X at R4 C5: 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 298 Step 13: Mark X at R2 C4: cats cannot touch
Every possible cat for the light blue region conflicts with these cells. Cats cannot share a row, column, region, or diagonal touch. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 298 Step 14: Place cat at R4 C4: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . Column 4 has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 298 Step 15: Place cat at R3 C6: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The yellow region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 298 Step 16: Place cat at R7 C5: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The blue region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 298 Step 17: Place cat at R1 C7: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The teal region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 298 Step 18: Place cat at R2 C9: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The purple region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 298 Step 19: Place cat at R9 C8: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The pink region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 298 Result
All 9 cats are placed correctly:
- R1 C7
- R2 C9
- R3 C6
- R4 C4
- R5 C1
- R6 C3
- R7 C5
- R8 C2
- R9 C8