Meowdoku Level 361 Step-by-Step Logic Walkthrough & Explained
Follow the replay below. Each board shows the result after applying that step.
Meowdoku Level 361 Step 1: Place cat at R5 C3: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The pink region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 361 Step 2: Mark X at R1 C1, R1 C2, and R1 C4: a region is locked to this row
The rose region must use row 1. No other region can use that row. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 361 Step 3: Mark X at R7 C1, R7 C5, and R7 C6 + 1 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 361 Step 4: Mark X at R2 C6: 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 361 Step 5: Mark X at R2 C2: cats cannot touch
Every possible cat for the green region conflicts with these cells. Cats cannot share a row, column, region, or diagonal touch. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 361 Step 6: Mark X at R3 C2: cats cannot touch
Every possible cat for column 1 conflicts with these cells. Cats cannot share a row, column, region, or diagonal touch. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 361 Step 7: Place cat at R7 C2: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . Column 2 has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 361 Step 8: Mark X at R4 C6 and R4 C7: a region is locked to this row
The brown region must use row 4. No other region can use that row. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 361 Step 9: Mark X at R2 C5, R2 C7, and R3 C1 + 1 more: cats cannot touch
Every possible cat for column 4 conflicts with these cells. Cats cannot share a row, column, region, or diagonal touch. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 361 Step 10: Mark X at R1 C5: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty
Suppose held a cat in the rose 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 361 Step 11: Mark X at R1 C6: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty
Suppose held a cat in the rose 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 361 Step 12: Place cat at R1 C7: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The rose region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 361 Step 13: Place cat at R6 C5: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The yellow region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 361 Step 14: Place cat at R4 C1: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The brown region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 361 Step 15: Place cat at R2 C4: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The green region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 361 Step 16: Place cat at R3 C6: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The teal region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 361 Result
All 7 cats are placed correctly:
- R1 C7
- R2 C4
- R3 C6
- R4 C1
- R5 C3
- R6 C5
- R7 C2