Meowdoku Level 353 Step-by-Step Logic Walkthrough & Explained
Follow the replay below. Each board shows the result after applying that step.
Meowdoku Level 353 Step 1: Place cat at R2 C7: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The rose region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 353 Step 2: Mark X at R1 C4, R1 C5, and R3 C3 + 1 more: rows or columns are reserved
The orange and green regions must use rows 1 and 3. No other region can use those rows. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 353 Step 3: Mark X at R4 C6 and R7 C6: a region is locked to this column
The sky blue region must use column 6. No other region can use that column. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 353 Step 4: Mark X at R3 C2, R4 C2, and R5 C2 + 1 more: rows or columns are reserved
The orange and teal regions must use columns 1 and 2. No other region can use those columns. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 353 Step 5: Mark X at R4 C3, R4 C4, and R5 C4 + 2 more: rows or columns are reserved
The green and pink regions must use columns 3 and 4. No other region can use those columns. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 353 Step 6: Mark X at R5 C1, R5 C5, and R6 C1 + 1 more: rows or columns are reserved
The sky blue and pink regions must use rows 5 and 6. No other region can use those rows. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 353 Step 7: Mark X at R1 C1: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty
Suppose held a cat in the orange region. That assumption would leave the brown 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 353 Step 8: Mark X at R3 C1: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty
Suppose held a cat in the orange region. That assumption would leave the brown 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 353 Step 9: Place cat at R1 C2: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The orange region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 353 Step 10: Place cat at R3 C4: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The green region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 353 Step 11: Place cat at R7 C5: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The brown region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 353 Step 12: Place cat at R4 C1: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The teal region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 353 Step 13: Place cat at R5 C6: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The sky blue region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 353 Step 14: Place cat at R6 C3: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The pink region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 353 Result
All 7 cats are placed correctly:
- R1 C2
- R2 C7
- R3 C4
- R4 C1
- R5 C6
- R6 C3
- R7 C5