Meowdoku Level 343 Step-by-Step Logic Walkthrough & Explained
Follow the replay below. Each board shows the result after applying that step.
Meowdoku Level 343 Step 1: Place cat at R6 C2: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The brown region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 343 Step 2: Place cat at R4 C3: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The teal region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 343 Step 3: Mark X at R1 C5, R1 C6, and R7 C5 + 1 more: rows or columns are reserved
The rose, orange, and purple regions must use columns 4, 5, and 6. No other region can use those columns. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 343 Step 4: Mark X at R2 C5: cats cannot touch
Every possible cat for the orange region conflicts with these cells. Cats cannot share a row, column, region, or diagonal touch. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 343 Step 5: Mark X at R3 C6: rows or columns are reserved
The rose and purple regions must use columns 4 and 6. No other region can use those columns. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 343 Step 6: Mark X at R2 C4: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty
Suppose held a cat in the rose 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 343 Step 7: Mark X at R1 C7: 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 343 Step 8: Mark X at R2 C6: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty
Suppose held a cat in the rose region. That assumption would leave the magenta 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 343 Step 9: Place cat at R1 C4: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The rose region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 343 Step 10: Place cat at R5 C6: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The purple region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 343 Step 11: Place cat at R3 C5: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The orange region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 343 Step 12: Place cat at R2 C1: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The pink region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 343 Step 13: Place cat at R7 C7: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The magenta region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 343 Result
All 7 cats are placed correctly:
- R1 C4
- R2 C1
- R3 C5
- R4 C3
- R5 C6
- R6 C2
- R7 C7