Meowdoku Level 317 Step-by-Step Logic Walkthrough & Explained
Follow the replay below. Each board shows the result after applying that step.
Meowdoku Level 317 Step 1: Place cat at R4 C8: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The sky blue region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 317 Step 2: Mark X at R7 C1, R7 C2, and R7 C3 + 1 more: a region is locked to this row
The blue region must use row 7. No other region can use that row. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 317 Step 3: Mark X at R8 C1, R8 C2, and R8 C3 + 1 more: a region is locked to this row
The rose region must use row 8. No other region can use that row. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 317 Step 4: Mark X at R6 C2, R6 C6, and R6 C7: 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 317 Step 5: 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 317 Step 6: Mark X at R5 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 317 Step 7: Mark X at R6 C5 and R8 C5: cats cannot touch
Every possible cat for the blue region conflicts with these cells. Cats cannot share a row, column, region, or diagonal touch. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 317 Step 8: Mark X at R7 C6: 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 317 Step 9: Mark X at R6 C4: cats cannot touch
Every possible cat for the blue region conflicts with these cells. Cats cannot share a row, column, region, or diagonal touch. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 317 Step 10: Mark X at R5 C2: 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 317 Step 11: Mark X at R1 C1, R2 C1, and R2 C3: cats cannot touch
Every possible cat for column 2 conflicts with these cells. Cats cannot share a row, column, region, or diagonal touch. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 317 Step 12: Mark X at R2 C4 and R2 C6: rows or columns are reserved
The brown, teal, and pink regions must use rows 2, 3, and 5. No other region can use those rows. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 317 Step 13: Mark X at R1 C2: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty
Suppose held a cat in the purple 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 317 Step 14: Mark X at R6 C3: rows or columns are reserved
The purple, brown, pink, blue, and rose regions must use columns 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7. No other region can use those columns. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 317 Step 15: Place cat at R6 C1: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The yellow region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 317 Step 16: Mark X at R3 C3: rows or columns are reserved
The brown and teal regions must use rows 2 and 3. No other region can use those rows. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 317 Step 17: Place cat at R1 C3: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . Column 3 has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 317 Step 18: Place cat at R3 C2: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The teal region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 317 Step 19: Place cat at R2 C7: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The brown region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 317 Step 20: Place cat at R8 C6: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The rose region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 317 Step 21: Place cat at R7 C4: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The blue region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 317 Step 22: Place cat at R5 C5: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The pink region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 317 Result
All 8 cats are placed correctly:
- R1 C3
- R2 C7
- R3 C2
- R4 C8
- R5 C5
- R6 C1
- R7 C4
- R8 C6