Meowdoku Level 369 Step-by-Step Logic Walkthrough & Explained
Follow the replay below. Each board shows the result after applying that step.
Meowdoku Level 369 Step 1: Place cat at R3 C2: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The rose region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 369 Step 2: Mark X at R1 C1 and R8 C1: a region is locked to this column
The sky blue region must use column 1. No other region can use that column. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 369 Step 3: Mark X at R1 C4, R2 C4, and R4 C4 + 2 more: a region is locked to this column
The brown region must use column 4. No other region can use that column. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 369 Step 4: Mark X at R1 C3: a region is locked to this column
The pink region must use column 3. No other region can use that column. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 369 Step 5: Mark X at R5 C5, R5 C6, and R5 C7 + 4 more: rows or columns are reserved
The pink, sky blue, brown, and purple regions must use rows 5, 6, 7, and 8. No other region can use those rows. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 369 Step 6: Place cat at R4 C8: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The orange region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 369 Step 7: Place cat at R2 C7: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The teal region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 369 Step 8: Place cat at R1 C5: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The yellow region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 369 Step 9: Mark X at R6 C3 and R7 C3: 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 369 Step 10: Mark X at R8 C3: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty
Suppose held a cat in the pink region. That assumption would leave the purple 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 369 Step 11: Place cat at R5 C3: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The pink region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 369 Step 12: Place cat at R7 C4: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The brown region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 369 Step 13: Place cat at R6 C1: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The sky blue region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 369 Step 14: Place cat at R8 C6: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The purple region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 369 Result
All 8 cats are placed correctly:
- R1 C5
- R2 C7
- R3 C2
- R4 C8
- R5 C3
- R6 C1
- R7 C4
- R8 C6