Meowdoku Level 348 Step-by-Step Logic Walkthrough & Explained
Follow the replay below. Each board shows the result after applying that step.
Meowdoku Level 348 Step 1: Mark X at R1 C1, R1 C2, and R1 C3 + 4 more: a region is locked to this row
The teal region must use row 1. No other region can use that row. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 348 Step 2: Mark X at R2 C1, R2 C4, and R2 C5 + 2 more: a region is locked to this row
The brown region must use row 2. No other region can use that row. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 348 Step 3: Mark X at R2 C3, R3 C3, and R4 C3 + 2 more: a region is locked to this column
The blue region must use column 3. No other region can use that column. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 348 Step 4: Mark X at R2 C8: 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 348 Step 5: Mark X at R6 C2 and R6 C4: cats cannot touch
Every possible cat for the blue region conflicts with these cells. Cats cannot share a row, column, region, or diagonal touch. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 348 Step 6: Mark X at R7 C1, R7 C2, and R7 C3 + 4 more: a region is locked to this row
The magenta region must use row 7. No other region can use that row. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 348 Step 7: Mark X at R5 C2 and R5 C4: cats cannot touch
Every possible cat for the blue region conflicts with these cells. Cats cannot share a row, column, region, or diagonal touch. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 348 Step 8: Mark X at R6 C5, R8 C4, and R8 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 348 Step 9: Mark X at R8 C8: cats cannot touch
Every possible cat for row 9 conflicts with these cells. Cats cannot share a row, column, region, or diagonal touch. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 348 Step 10: Mark X at R8 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 348 Step 11: Mark X at R1 C8: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty
Suppose held a cat in the teal region. That assumption would leave the sky blue 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 348 Step 12: Place cat at R1 C9: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The teal region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 348 Step 13: Mark X at R6 C8 and R8 C1: rows or columns are reserved
The sky blue, yellow, pink, blue, and rose regions must use rows 3, 4, 5, 6, and 8. No other region can use those rows. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 348 Step 14: Mark X at R4 C7: 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 348 Step 15: Mark X at R2 C2: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty
Suppose held a cat in the brown region. That assumption would leave the yellow 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 348 Step 16: Place cat at R2 C7: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The brown region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 348 Step 17: Place cat at R5 C8: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The pink region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 348 Step 18: Place cat at R6 C3: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The blue region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 348 Step 19: Place cat at R7 C5: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The magenta region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 348 Step 20: Place cat at R4 C6: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The yellow region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 348 Step 21: Place cat at R8 C2: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The rose region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 348 Step 22: Place cat at R9 C4: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The green region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 348 Step 23: Place cat at R3 C1: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The sky blue region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 348 Result
All 9 cats are placed correctly:
- R1 C9
- R2 C7
- R3 C1
- R4 C6
- R5 C8
- R6 C3
- R7 C5
- R8 C2
- R9 C4