Meowdoku Level 309 Step-by-Step Logic Walkthrough & Explained
Follow the replay below. Each board shows the result after applying that step.
Meowdoku Level 309 Step 1: Place cat at R5 C3: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The pink region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 309 Step 2: Mark X at R1 C2, R1 C4, and R1 C5 + 1 more: rows or columns are reserved
The rose, sky blue, yellow, magenta, teal, and purple regions must use columns 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8. No other region can use those columns. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 309 Step 3: Mark X at R2 C6 and R3 C8: cats cannot touch
Every possible cat for the rose region conflicts with these cells. Cats cannot share a row, column, region, or diagonal touch. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 309 Step 4: Mark X at R3 C6 and R4 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 309 Step 5: Mark X at R1 C7, R1 C8, and R4 C7 + 4 more: rows or columns are reserved
The rose and magenta regions must use columns 7 and 8. No other region can use those columns. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 309 Step 6: Mark X at R3 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 309 Step 7: Mark X at R3 C7: 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 309 Step 8: Mark X at R2 C1, R2 C2, and R2 C4 + 1 more: a region is locked to this row
The rose region must use row 2. No other region can use that row. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 309 Step 9: Mark X at R7 C5: 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 309 Step 10: Mark X at R3 C1: 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 309 Step 11: Mark X at R4 C5: 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 309 Step 12: Mark X at R6 C6, R7 C6, and R8 C6: rows or columns are reserved
The sky blue, yellow, and teal regions must use columns 2, 4, and 6. No other region can use those columns. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 309 Step 13: Mark X at R7 C4: 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 309 Step 14: Mark X at R8 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 309 Step 15: Mark X at R6 C1: 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 309 Step 16: Mark X at R7 C1: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty
Suppose held a cat in the brown 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 309 Step 17: Place cat at R1 C1: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The brown region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 309 Step 18: Place cat at R3 C4: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The sky blue region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 309 Step 19: Place cat at R4 C6: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The yellow region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 309 Step 20: Place cat at R7 C2: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The teal region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 309 Step 21: Place cat at R6 C7: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The magenta region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 309 Step 22: Place cat at R2 C8: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The rose region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 309 Step 23: Place cat at R8 C5: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The purple region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 309 Result
All 8 cats are placed correctly:
- R1 C1
- R2 C8
- R3 C4
- R4 C6
- R5 C3
- R6 C7
- R7 C2
- R8 C5