Meowdoku Level 354 Step-by-Step Logic Walkthrough & Explained
Follow the replay below. Each board shows the result after applying that step.
Meowdoku Level 354 Step 1: Place cat at R5 C8: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The rose region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 354 Step 2: Mark X at R1 C3, R2 C3, and R3 C3 + 3 more: a region is locked to this column
The teal region must use column 3. No other region can use that column. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 354 Step 3: Mark X at R1 C2, R8 C2, and R9 C1 + 1 more: rows or columns are reserved
The purple and yellow regions must use columns 1 and 2. No other region can use those columns. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 354 Step 4: Mark X at R9 C6, R9 C7, and R9 C9: a region is locked to this row
The pink region must use row 9. No other region can use that row. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 354 Step 5: Mark X at R7 C2, R7 C4, and R8 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 354 Step 6: Mark X at R8 C5: 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 354 Step 7: Mark X at R8 C7: cats cannot touch
Every possible cat for column 9 conflicts with these cells. Cats cannot share a row, column, region, or diagonal touch. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 354 Step 8: Mark X at R2 C6: cats cannot touch
Every possible cat for column 7 conflicts with these cells. Cats cannot share a row, column, region, or diagonal touch. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 354 Step 9: Mark X at R1 C4: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty
Suppose held a cat in the orange 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 354 Step 10: Mark X at R1 C5: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty
Suppose held a cat in the orange 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 354 Step 11: Mark X at R1 C6: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty
Suppose held a cat in the orange 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 354 Step 12: Mark X at R2 C4: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty
Suppose held a cat in the orange 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 354 Step 13: Mark X at R2 C5: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty
Suppose held a cat in the orange 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 354 Step 14: Mark X at R2 C7: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty
Suppose held a cat in the orange region. That assumption would leave the teal 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 354 Step 15: Mark X at R3 C4: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty
Suppose held a cat in the orange region. That assumption would leave Column 7 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 354 Step 16: Mark X at R4 C4: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty
Suppose held a cat in the orange 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 354 Step 17: Place cat at R1 C7: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The orange region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 354 Step 18: Mark X at R3 C2: cats cannot touch
Every possible cat for the purple region conflicts with these cells. Cats cannot share a row, column, region, or diagonal touch. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 354 Step 19: Mark X at R2 C1: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty
Suppose held a cat in the purple region. That assumption would leave the teal 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 354 Step 20: Mark X at R4 C2: cats cannot touch
Every possible cat for the purple region conflicts with these cells. Cats cannot share a row, column, region, or diagonal touch. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 354 Step 21: Mark X at R3 C1: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty
Suppose held a cat in the purple region. That assumption would leave the teal 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 354 Step 22: Place cat at R2 C2: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The purple region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 354 Step 23: Mark X at R4 C6: cats cannot touch
Every possible cat for row 3 conflicts with these cells. Cats cannot share a row, column, region, or diagonal touch. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 354 Step 24: Mark X at R8 C9: a region is locked to this column
The sky blue region must use column 9. No other region can use that column. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 354 Step 25: Mark X at R6 C6, R7 C6, and R9 C5: cats cannot touch
Every possible cat for the brown region conflicts with these cells. Cats cannot share a row, column, region, or diagonal touch. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 354 Step 26: Place cat at R9 C4: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The pink region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 354 Step 27: Place cat at R7 C3: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The teal region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 354 Step 28: Place cat at R3 C9: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The sky blue region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 354 Step 29: Place cat at R4 C5: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The magenta region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 354 Step 30: Place cat at R8 C6: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The brown region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 354 Step 31: Place cat at R6 C1: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The yellow region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 354 Result
All 9 cats are placed correctly:
- R1 C7
- R2 C2
- R3 C9
- R4 C5
- R5 C8
- R6 C1
- R7 C3
- R8 C6
- R9 C4