Meowdoku Level 304 Step-by-Step Logic Walkthrough & Explained
Follow the replay below. Each board shows the result after applying that step.
Meowdoku Level 304 Step 1: Place cat at R5 C4: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The brown region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 304 Step 2: Place cat at R7 C2: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The rose region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 304 Step 3: Place cat at R9 C3: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The magenta region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 304 Step 4: Mark X at R8 C6, R8 C7, and R8 C9: a region is locked to this row
The sky blue region must use row 8. No other region can use that row. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 304 Step 5: Mark X at R6 C8 and R6 C9: a region is locked to this row
The yellow region must use row 6. No other region can use that row. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 304 Step 6: Mark X at R1 C5, R1 C6, and R1 C7 + 4 more: rows or columns are reserved
The pink, orange, yellow, and sky blue regions must use columns 5, 6, 7, and 8. No other region can use those columns. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 304 Step 7: Mark X at R3 C7: 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 304 Step 8: Mark X at R2 C9: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty
Suppose held a cat in the teal region. That assumption would leave the orange 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 304 Step 9: Mark X at R3 C9: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty
Suppose held a cat in the teal 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 304 Step 10: Mark X at R4 C9: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty
Suppose held a cat in the teal region. That assumption would leave the orange 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 304 Step 11: Place cat at R1 C9: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The teal region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 304 Step 12: Mark X at R4 C7: 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 304 Step 13: Mark X at R4 C1: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty
Suppose held a cat in the green region. That assumption would leave the sky blue 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 304 Step 14: Mark X at R2 C7: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty
Suppose held a cat in the pink 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 304 Step 15: Place cat at R6 C7: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . Column 7 has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 304 Step 16: Place cat at R4 C6: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . Column 6 has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 304 Step 17: Place cat at R3 C8: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The pink region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 304 Step 18: Place cat at R2 C1: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The green region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 304 Step 19: Place cat at R8 C5: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The sky blue region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 304 Result
All 9 cats are placed correctly:
- R1 C9
- R2 C1
- R3 C8
- R4 C6
- R5 C4
- R6 C7
- R7 C2
- R8 C5
- R9 C3