Meowdoku Level 340 Step-by-Step Logic Walkthrough & Explained
Follow the replay below. Each board shows the result after applying that step.
Meowdoku Level 340 Step 1: Place cat at R8 C1: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The pink region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 340 Step 2: Place cat at R10 C10: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The blue region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 340 Step 3: Place cat at R1 C9: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The magenta region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 340 Step 4: Mark X at R3 C3, R4 C2, and R4 C3 + 4 more: rows or columns are reserved
The brown and teal regions must use columns 2 and 3. No other region can use those columns. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 340 Step 5: Mark X at R3 C7 and R5 C8: 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 340 Step 6: Mark X at R3 C5: 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 340 Step 7: Mark X at R2 C6, R5 C6, and R6 C6 + 2 more: rows or columns are reserved
The green, rose, and purple regions must use columns 6, 7, and 8. No other region can use those columns. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 340 Step 8: Mark X at R4 C7: 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 340 Step 9: Mark X at R6 C8: 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 340 Step 10: Mark X at R7 C8: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty
Suppose held a cat in the green region. That assumption would leave the purple 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 340 Step 11: Mark X at R9 C3, R9 C4, and R9 C5: a region is locked to this row
The green region must use row 9. No other region can use that row. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 340 Step 12: Place cat at R5 C2: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The brown region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 340 Step 13: Place cat at R2 C3: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The teal region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 340 Step 14: Mark X at R9 C6: a region is locked to this column
The purple region must use column 6. No other region can use that column. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 340 Step 15: Mark X at R6 C4: rows or columns are reserved
The rose, yellow, and purple regions must use rows 3, 4, and 6. No other region can use those rows. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 340 Step 16: Mark X at R6 C5: 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 340 Step 17: Place cat at R6 C7: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . Row 6 has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 340 Step 18: Place cat at R9 C8: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The green region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 340 Step 19: Place cat at R3 C6: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . Row 3 has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 340 Step 20: Place cat at R4 C4: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The yellow region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 340 Step 21: Place cat at R7 C5: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The sky blue region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 340 Result
All 10 cats are placed correctly:
- R1 C9
- R2 C3
- R3 C6
- R4 C4
- R5 C2
- R6 C7
- R7 C5
- R8 C1
- R9 C8
- R10 C10