Meowdoku Level 327 Step-by-Step Logic Walkthrough & Explained
Follow the replay below. Each board shows the result after applying that step.
Meowdoku Level 327 Step 1: Place cat at R8 C1: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The brown region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 327 Step 2: Mark X at R2 C2, R2 C3, and R2 C4 + 2 more: a region is locked to this row
The light blue region must use row 2. No other region can use that row. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 327 Step 3: Mark X at R1 C2, R3 C2, and R5 C2: a region is locked to this column
The teal region must use column 2. No other region can use that column. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 327 Step 4: Mark X at R3 C3: 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 327 Step 5: Mark X at R1 C6, R1 C7, and R3 C6 + 1 more: 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 327 Step 6: Mark X at R4 C8: rows or columns are reserved
The yellow, sky blue, teal, and pink regions must use rows 4, 5, 6, and 7. No other region can use those rows. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 327 Step 7: Mark X at R5 C3: 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 327 Step 8: Mark X at R6 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 327 Step 9: Mark X at R3 C4: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty
Suppose held a cat in the magenta 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 327 Step 10: Mark X at R1 C5: 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 327 Step 11: Mark X at R3 C5: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty
Suppose held a cat in the magenta 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 327 Step 12: Place cat at R1 C3: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The magenta region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 327 Step 13: Place cat at R3 C8: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The rose region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 327 Step 14: Place cat at R2 C6: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The light blue region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 327 Step 15: Mark X at R5 C4: 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 327 Step 16: Mark X at R7 C5: cats cannot touch
Every possible cat for row 5 conflicts with these cells. Cats cannot share a row, column, region, or diagonal touch. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 327 Step 17: Mark X at R6 C7: a region is locked to this column
The sky blue region must use column 7. No other region can use that column. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 327 Step 18: Mark X at R4 C4: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty
Suppose held a cat in the yellow region. That assumption would leave the pink 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 327 Step 19: Mark X at R6 C5: a region is locked to this column
The yellow region must use column 5. No other region can use that column. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 327 Step 20: Mark X at R5 C5: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty
Suppose held a cat in the yellow region. That assumption would leave the pink 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 327 Step 21: Place cat at R4 C5: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The yellow region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 327 Step 22: Place cat at R6 C2: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The teal region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 327 Step 23: Place cat at R7 C4: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The pink region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 327 Step 24: Place cat at R5 C7: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The sky blue region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 327 Result
All 8 cats are placed correctly:
- R1 C3
- R2 C6
- R3 C8
- R4 C5
- R5 C7
- R6 C2
- R7 C4
- R8 C1