Meowdoku Level 357 Step-by-Step Logic Walkthrough & Explained
Follow the replay below. Each board shows the result after applying that step.
Meowdoku Level 357 Step 1: Place cat at R1 C8: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The brown region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 357 Step 2: Mark X at R3 C7, R4 C7, and R5 C7 + 1 more: a region is locked to this column
The pink region must use column 7. No other region can use that column. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 357 Step 3: Mark X at R2 C6, R3 C6, and R4 C6 + 2 more: a region is locked to this column
The teal region must use column 6. No other region can use that column. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 357 Step 4: Mark X at R7 C1, R7 C2, and R7 C3 + 2 more: rows or columns are reserved
The pink and blue regions must use rows 7 and 8. No other region can use those rows. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 357 Step 5: Mark X at R5 C1, R5 C2, and R5 C3 + 2 more: rows or columns are reserved
The teal and yellow regions must use rows 5 and 6. No other region can use those rows. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 357 Step 6: Mark X at R4 C1, R4 C2, and R4 C3: a region is locked to this row
The magenta region must use row 4. No other region can use that row. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 357 Step 7: Mark X at R3 C4, R3 C5, and R5 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 357 Step 8: Place cat at R5 C6: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . Row 5 has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 357 Step 9: Place cat at R4 C4: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The magenta region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 357 Step 10: Place cat at R7 C7: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . Row 7 has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 357 Step 11: Mark X at R2 C1 and R2 C2: cats cannot touch
Every possible cat for the rose region conflicts with these cells. Cats cannot share a row, column, region, or diagonal touch. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 357 Step 12: Mark X at R3 C1: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty
Suppose held a cat in the sky blue 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 357 Step 13: Place cat at R2 C5: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The sky blue region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 357 Step 14: Place cat at R3 C2: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The rose region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 357 Step 15: Place cat at R8 C3: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The blue region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 357 Step 16: Place cat at R6 C1: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The yellow region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 357 Result
All 8 cats are placed correctly:
- R1 C8
- R2 C5
- R3 C2
- R4 C4
- R5 C6
- R6 C1
- R7 C7
- R8 C3