Meowdoku Level 335 Step-by-Step Logic Walkthrough & Explained
Follow the replay below. Each board shows the result after applying that step.
Meowdoku Level 335 Step 1: Place cat at R7 C8: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The brown region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 335 Step 2: Place cat at R6 C6: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The blue region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 335 Step 3: Place cat at R1 C2: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The green region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 335 Step 4: Place cat at R10 C1: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The magenta region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 335 Step 5: Mark X at R4 C3, R4 C4, and R4 C7 + 1 more: a region is locked to this row
The rose region must use row 4. No other region can use that row. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 335 Step 6: Mark X at R2 C10: a region is locked to this column
The yellow region must use column 10. No other region can use that column. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 335 Step 7: Mark X at R3 C3, R3 C7, and R3 C9: rows or columns are reserved
The pink, teal, orange, and yellow regions must use rows 3, 5, 8, and 9. No other region can use those rows. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 335 Step 8: Mark X at R8 C3 and R9 C5: 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 335 Step 9: Mark X at R5 C9: 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 335 Step 10: Mark X at R8 C10 and R9 C10: rows or columns are reserved
The pink and teal regions must use rows 8 and 9. No other region can use those rows. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 335 Step 11: Mark X at R9 C4: 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 335 Step 12: Mark X at R4 C9: 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 335 Step 13: Place cat at R4 C5: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The rose region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 335 Step 14: Place cat at R5 C3: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The orange region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 335 Step 15: Place cat at R8 C4: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The teal region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 335 Step 16: Place cat at R3 C10: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The yellow region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 335 Step 17: Place cat at R2 C7: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The sky blue region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 335 Step 18: Place cat at R9 C9: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The pink region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 335 Result
All 10 cats are placed correctly:
- R1 C2
- R2 C7
- R3 C10
- R4 C5
- R5 C3
- R6 C6
- R7 C8
- R8 C4
- R9 C9
- R10 C1