Meowdoku Level 346 Step-by-Step Logic Walkthrough & Explained
Follow the replay below. Each board shows the result after applying that step.
Meowdoku Level 346 Step 1: Place cat at R2 C3: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The brown region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 346 Step 2: Mark X at R5 C5, R6 C5, and R7 C5: a region is locked to this column
The sky blue region must use column 5. No other region can use that column. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 346 Step 3: Mark X at R5 C4 and R7 C4: rows or columns are reserved
The pink, teal, and yellow regions must use columns 1, 2, and 4. No other region can use those columns. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 346 Step 4: Mark X at R1 C6, R3 C6, and R6 C6 + 1 more: a region is locked to this column
The green region must use column 6. No other region can use that column. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 346 Step 5: Mark X at R4 C1: 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 346 Step 6: Mark X at R5 C1: 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 346 Step 7: Mark X at R4 C5, R4 C7, and R5 C7: cats cannot touch
Every possible cat for the green region conflicts with these cells. Cats cannot share a row, column, region, or diagonal touch. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 346 Step 8: Mark X at R6 C2: 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 346 Step 9: Mark X at R1 C7 and R3 C7: rows or columns are reserved
The pink, sky blue, teal, and green regions must use rows 1, 3, 4, and 5. No other region can use those rows. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 346 Step 10: Mark X at R4 C4: 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 346 Step 11: Place cat at R1 C1: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The pink region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 346 Step 12: Place cat at R3 C5: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The sky blue region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 346 Step 13: Place cat at R5 C6: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The green region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 346 Step 14: Place cat at R4 C2: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The teal region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 346 Step 15: Place cat at R6 C4: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The yellow region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 346 Step 16: Place cat at R7 C7: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The rose region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 346 Result
All 7 cats are placed correctly:
- R1 C1
- R2 C3
- R3 C5
- R4 C2
- R5 C6
- R6 C4
- R7 C7