Meowdoku Level 355 Step-by-Step Logic Walkthrough & Explained
Follow the replay below. Each board shows the result after applying that step.
Meowdoku Level 355 Step 1: Place cat at R7 C4: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The blue region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 355 Step 2: Place cat at R1 C10: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The rose region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 355 Step 3: Place cat at R2 C3: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The green region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 355 Step 4: Place cat at R10 C9: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The yellow region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 355 Step 5: Mark X at R3 C1 and R4 C1: rows or columns are reserved
The purple and pink regions must use rows 3 and 4. No other region can use those rows. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 355 Step 6: Mark X at R5 C2, R5 C5, and R5 C6 + 2 more: rows or columns are reserved
The orange, sky blue, magenta, purple, and pink regions must use columns 2, 5, 6, 7, and 8. No other region can use those columns. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 355 Step 7: Mark X at R8 C6: cats cannot touch
Every possible cat for the sky blue region conflicts with these cells. Cats cannot share a row, column, region, or diagonal touch. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 355 Step 8: Mark X at R4 C2: a region is locked to this column
The orange region must use column 2. No other region can use that column. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 355 Step 9: Mark X at R3 C7 and R4 C5: 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 355 Step 10: Mark X at R3 C6: a region is locked to this row
The pink region must use row 3. No other region can use that row. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 355 Step 11: Mark X at R6 C2: 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 355 Step 12: Place cat at R9 C2: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The orange region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 355 Step 13: Place cat at R8 C7: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The sky blue region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 355 Step 14: Place cat at R3 C5: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . Column 5 has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 355 Step 15: Place cat at R4 C8: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The purple region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 355 Step 16: Place cat at R6 C6: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The magenta region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 355 Step 17: Place cat at R5 C1: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The teal region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 355 Result
All 10 cats are placed correctly:
- R1 C10
- R2 C3
- R3 C5
- R4 C8
- R5 C1
- R6 C6
- R7 C4
- R8 C7
- R9 C2
- R10 C9