Meowdoku Level 319 Step-by-Step Logic Walkthrough & Explained
Follow the replay below. Each board shows the result after applying that step.
Meowdoku Level 319 Step 1: Place cat at R4 C1: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The teal region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 319 Step 2: Mark X at R1 C2, R1 C3, and R2 C2 + 2 more: rows or columns are reserved
The purple and magenta regions must use columns 2 and 3. No other region can use those columns. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 319 Step 3: Mark X at R5 C4, R6 C4, and R7 C4 + 1 more: a region is locked to this column
The pink region must use column 4. No other region can use that column. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 319 Step 4: Mark X at R2 C3 and R2 C5: 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 319 Step 5: Mark X at R7 C3: 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 319 Step 6: Mark X at R6 C2: a region is locked to this column
The magenta region must use column 2. No other region can use that column. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 319 Step 7: Mark X at R2 C8, R3 C8, and R5 C7 + 1 more: 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 319 Step 8: Mark X at R6 C6 and R8 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 319 Step 9: Mark X at R7 C8 and R8 C8: cats cannot touch
Every possible cat for row 6 conflicts with these cells. Cats cannot share a row, column, region, or diagonal touch. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 319 Step 10: Mark X at R2 C7: cats cannot touch
Every possible cat for column 8 conflicts with these cells. Cats cannot share a row, column, region, or diagonal touch. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 319 Step 11: Mark X at R3 C4 and R3 C6: rows or columns are reserved
The purple, sky blue, yellow, rose, and magenta regions must use rows 3, 5, 6, 7, and 8. No other region can use those rows. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 319 Step 12: Mark X at R1 C5: 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 319 Step 13: Mark X at R3 C5: cats cannot touch
Every possible cat for row 2 conflicts with these cells. Cats cannot share a row, column, region, or diagonal touch. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 319 Step 14: Mark X at R2 C4: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty
Suppose held a cat in the pink region. That assumption would leave the rose 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 319 Step 15: Place cat at R1 C4: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The pink region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 319 Step 16: Place cat at R2 C6: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The green region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 319 Step 17: Place cat at R3 C3: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . Row 3 has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 319 Step 18: Mark X at R7 C2: a region is locked to this row
The rose region must use row 7. No other region can use that row. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 319 Step 19: Place cat at R8 C2: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The magenta region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 319 Step 20: Place cat at R7 C7: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . Column 7 has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 319 Step 21: Place cat at R5 C8: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The sky blue region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 319 Step 22: Place cat at R6 C5: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The yellow region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 319 Result
All 8 cats are placed correctly:
- R1 C4
- R2 C6
- R3 C3
- R4 C1
- R5 C8
- R6 C5
- R7 C7
- R8 C2