Meowdoku Level 362 Step-by-Step Logic Walkthrough & Explained
Follow the replay below. Each board shows the result after applying that step.
Meowdoku Level 362 Step 1: Place cat at R7 C1: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The pink region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 362 Step 2: Mark X at R6 C3, R6 C4, and R6 C5 + 1 more: a region is locked to this row
The brown region must use row 6. No other region can use that row. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 362 Step 3: Mark X at R4 C4, R4 C5, and R4 C6 + 3 more: rows or columns are reserved
The teal and orange regions must use rows 4 and 5. No other region can use those rows. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 362 Step 4: Mark X at R1 C7, R1 C8, and R2 C8 + 2 more: rows or columns are reserved
The magenta, rose, and green regions must use rows 1, 2, and 3. No other region can use those rows. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 362 Step 5: Place cat at R8 C8: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . Column 8 has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 362 Step 6: Mark X at R5 C6 and R5 C7: 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 362 Step 7: Mark X at R2 C3 and R2 C5: 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 362 Step 8: Mark X at R3 C6: a region is locked to this row
The green region must use row 3. No other region can use that row. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 362 Step 9: Mark X at R1 C2: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty
Suppose held a cat in the magenta 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 362 Step 10: Mark X at R2 C4: 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 362 Step 11: Mark X at R4 C7: rows or columns are reserved
The rose and brown regions must use columns 6 and 7. No other region can use those columns. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 362 Step 12: Place cat at R5 C5: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The orange region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 362 Step 13: Place cat at R6 C7: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The brown region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 362 Step 14: Mark X at R4 C3: 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 362 Step 15: Place cat at R4 C2: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The teal region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 362 Step 16: Place cat at R3 C4: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The green region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 362 Step 17: Place cat at R1 C3: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The magenta region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 362 Step 18: Place cat at R2 C6: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The rose region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 362 Result
All 8 cats are placed correctly:
- R1 C3
- R2 C6
- R3 C4
- R4 C2
- R5 C5
- R6 C7
- R7 C1
- R8 C8