Meowdoku Level 339 Step-by-Step Logic Walkthrough & Explained
Follow the replay below. Each board shows the result after applying that step.
Meowdoku Level 339 Step 1: Place cat at R6 C3: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The magenta region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 339 Step 2: Mark X at R2 C4, R2 C5, and R2 C6 + 1 more: rows or columns are reserved
The yellow, pink, teal, brown, and orange regions must use columns 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8. No other region can use those columns. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 339 Step 3: Place cat at R1 C2: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The sky blue region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 339 Step 4: Mark X at R8 C5: rows or columns are reserved
The yellow, pink, teal, and brown regions must use columns 5, 6, 7, and 8. No other region can use those columns. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 339 Step 5: Mark X at R3 C6, R3 C7, and R3 C8 + 2 more: rows or columns are reserved
The pink, rose, teal, brown, and orange regions must use rows 3, 4, 5, 7, and 8. No other region can use those rows. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 339 Step 6: Mark X at R2 C7: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty
Suppose held a cat in the yellow region. That assumption would leave the orange 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 339 Step 7: Place cat at R2 C8: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The yellow region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 339 Step 8: Mark X at R7 C6: 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 339 Step 9: Mark X at R4 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 339 Step 10: Mark X at R4 C6: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty
Suppose held a cat in the pink region. That assumption would leave the orange 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 339 Step 11: Mark X at R7 C5: cats cannot touch
Every possible cat for column 6 conflicts with these cells. Cats cannot share a row, column, region, or diagonal touch. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 339 Step 12: Mark X at R5 C1 and R5 C7: a region is locked to this row
The teal region must use row 5. No other region can use that row. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 339 Step 13: Mark X at R4 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 339 Step 14: Place cat at R8 C4: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The orange region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 339 Step 15: Place cat at R7 C7: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The brown region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 339 Step 16: Place cat at R3 C5: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The pink region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 339 Step 17: Place cat at R4 C1: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The rose region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 339 Step 18: Place cat at R5 C6: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The teal region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 339 Result
All 8 cats are placed correctly:
- R1 C2
- R2 C8
- R3 C5
- R4 C1
- R5 C6
- R6 C3
- R7 C7
- R8 C4