Meowdoku Level 372 Step-by-Step Logic Walkthrough & Explained
Follow the replay below. Each board shows the result after applying that step.
Meowdoku Level 372 Step 1: Place cat at R3 C7: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The rose region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 372 Step 2: Mark X at R8 C3, R8 C4, and R8 C5 + 2 more: a region is locked to this row
The yellow region must use row 8. No other region can use that row. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 372 Step 3: Mark X at R1 C6 and R6 C6: rows or columns are reserved
The magenta and orange regions must use columns 6 and 8. No other region can use those columns. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 372 Step 4: Mark X at R2 C4: 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 372 Step 5: Mark X at R7 C1 and R7 C2: cats cannot touch
Every possible cat for the yellow region conflicts with these cells. Cats cannot share a row, column, region, or diagonal touch. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 372 Step 6: Mark X at R6 C5: cats cannot touch
Every possible cat for column 6 conflicts with these cells. Cats cannot share a row, column, region, or diagonal touch. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 372 Step 7: Mark X at R5 C6: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty
Suppose held a cat in the magenta region. That assumption would leave the orange 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 372 Step 8: Place cat at R7 C6: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . Column 6 has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 372 Step 9: Mark X at R5 C3: cats cannot touch
Every possible cat for row 6 conflicts with these cells. Cats cannot share a row, column, region, or diagonal touch. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 372 Step 10: Mark X at R5 C8: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty
Suppose held a cat in the magenta 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 372 Step 11: Place cat at R1 C8: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The magenta region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 372 Step 12: Mark X at R2 C1: a region is locked to this row
The sky blue region must use row 2. No other region can use that row. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 372 Step 13: Mark X at R4 C2, R4 C4, and R4 C5: 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 372 Step 14: Mark X at R5 C2: 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 372 Step 15: Mark X at R5 C5, R6 C1, and R6 C3: 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 372 Step 16: Place cat at R2 C5: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . Column 5 has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 372 Step 17: Place cat at R4 C3: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . Column 3 has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 372 Step 18: Place cat at R5 C1: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The pink region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 372 Step 19: Place cat at R6 C4: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The teal region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 372 Step 20: Place cat at R8 C2: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The yellow region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 372 Result
All 8 cats are placed correctly:
- R1 C8
- R2 C5
- R3 C7
- R4 C3
- R5 C1
- R6 C4
- R7 C6
- R8 C2