Meowdoku Level 368 Step-by-Step Logic Walkthrough & Explained
Follow the replay below. Each board shows the result after applying that step.
Meowdoku Level 368 Step 1: Place cat at R2 C2: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The orange region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 368 Step 2: Place cat at R1 C7: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The pink region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 368 Step 3: Mark X at R3 C6, R5 C6, and R8 C6 + 1 more: a region is locked to this column
The rose region must use column 6. No other region can use that column. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 368 Step 4: Mark X at R3 C8, R4 C8, and R5 C8 + 2 more: a region is locked to this column
The sky blue region must use column 8. No other region can use that column. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 368 Step 5: Mark X at R7 C5, R8 C5, and R9 C5: a region is locked to this column
The teal region must use column 5. No other region can use that column. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 368 Step 6: Mark X at R8 C3, R9 C3, and R9 C4: rows or columns are reserved
The brown and magenta regions must use columns 3 and 4. No other region can use those columns. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 368 Step 7: Mark X at R4 C3, R5 C4, and R6 C4 + 1 more: 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 368 Step 8: Mark X at R6 C9 and R7 C9: 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 368 Step 9: Mark X at R6 C3: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty
Suppose held a cat in the brown region. That assumption would leave the rose 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 368 Step 10: Place cat at R3 C4: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The brown region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 368 Step 11: Mark X at R5 C1, R5 C9, and R6 C1 + 3 more: rows or columns are reserved
The magenta, teal, and sky blue regions must use rows 5, 6, and 7. No other region can use those rows. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 368 Step 12: Place cat at R4 C6: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The rose region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 368 Step 13: Place cat at R6 C5: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The teal region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 368 Step 14: Place cat at R7 C8: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The sky blue region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 368 Step 15: Place cat at R5 C3: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The magenta region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 368 Step 16: Place cat at R9 C9: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The yellow region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 368 Step 17: Place cat at R8 C1: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The purple region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 368 Result
All 9 cats are placed correctly:
- R1 C7
- R2 C2
- R3 C4
- R4 C6
- R5 C3
- R6 C5
- R7 C8
- R8 C1
- R9 C9