Meowdoku Level 342 Step-by-Step Logic Walkthrough & Explained
Follow the replay below. Each board shows the result after applying that step.
Meowdoku Level 342 Step 1: Place cat at R8 C1: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The purple region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 342 Step 2: Mark X at R1 C7, R4 C7, and R5 C7 + 2 more: 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 342 Step 3: Mark X at R1 C2, R2 C2, and R3 C2 + 1 more: a region is locked to this column
The pink region must use column 2. No other region can use that column. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 342 Step 4: Mark X at R7 C3 and R7 C6: a region is locked to this row
The yellow region must use row 7. No other region can use that row. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 342 Step 5: Mark X at R2 C3, R2 C4, and R3 C3: rows or columns are reserved
The sky blue, teal, rose, magenta, and pink regions must use rows 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6. No other region can use those rows. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 342 Step 6: Mark X at R2 C6, R2 C8, and R3 C6 + 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 342 Step 7: Mark X at R5 C4: 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 342 Step 8: Mark X at R6 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 342 Step 9: Mark X at R5 C3 and 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 342 Step 10: Mark X at R1 C6: 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 342 Step 11: Mark X at R3 C5, R4 C5, and R5 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 342 Step 12: Mark X at R1 C4: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty
Suppose held a cat in the green 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 342 Step 13: Mark X at R1 C5: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty
Suppose held a cat in the green 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 342 Step 14: Mark X at R6 C6: cats cannot touch
Every possible cat for column 5 conflicts with these cells. Cats cannot share a row, column, region, or diagonal touch. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 342 Step 15: Mark X at R5 C8: 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 342 Step 16: Mark X at R1 C8: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty
Suppose held a cat in the green region. That assumption would leave Column 3 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 342 Step 17: Place cat at R1 C3: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The green region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 342 Step 18: Mark X at R7 C4: a region is locked to this column
The teal region must use column 4. No other region can use that column. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 342 Step 19: Mark X at R3 C7: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty
Suppose held a cat in the sky blue region. That assumption would leave Column 6 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 342 Step 20: Place cat at R2 C7: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The sky blue region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 342 Step 21: Place cat at R5 C6: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The magenta region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 342 Step 22: Place cat at R6 C2: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The pink region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 342 Step 23: Place cat at R4 C8: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The rose region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 342 Step 24: Place cat at R3 C4: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The teal region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 342 Step 25: Place cat at R7 C5: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The yellow region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 342 Result
All 8 cats are placed correctly:
- R1 C3
- R2 C7
- R3 C4
- R4 C8
- R5 C6
- R6 C2
- R7 C5
- R8 C1