Meowdoku Level 374 Step-by-Step Logic Walkthrough & Explained
Follow the replay below. Each board shows the result after applying that step.
Meowdoku Level 374 Step 1: Place cat at R3 C2: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The teal region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 374 Step 2: Mark X at R5 C1, R5 C3, and R5 C6 + 3 more: a region is locked to this row
The rose region must use row 5. No other region can use that row. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 374 Step 3: Mark X at R4 C8, R6 C1, and R7 C1 + 2 more: rows or columns are reserved
The yellow, magenta, purple, brown, and green regions must use rows 4, 6, 7, 8, and 9. No other region can use those rows. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 374 Step 4: Place cat at R1 C1: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . Column 1 has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 374 Step 5: Place cat at R2 C9: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The blue region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 374 Step 6: Mark X at R6 C8 and R9 C8: a region is locked to this column
The brown region must use column 8. No other region can use that column. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 374 Step 7: Mark X at R6 C6 and R7 C6: rows or columns are reserved
The magenta, purple, brown, and green regions must use rows 6, 7, 8, and 9. No other region can use those rows. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 374 Step 8: Mark X at R4 C4, R4 C5, and R6 C4 + 1 more: 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 374 Step 9: Mark X at R9 C6: rows or columns are reserved
The yellow and magenta regions must use columns 6 and 7. No other region can use those columns. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 374 Step 10: Mark X at R7 C7 and R8 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 374 Step 11: Mark X at R8 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 374 Step 12: Mark X at R7 C4: cats cannot touch
Every possible cat for column 3 conflicts with these cells. Cats cannot share a row, column, region, or diagonal touch. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 374 Step 13: Mark X at R4 C7: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty
Suppose held a cat in the yellow region. That assumption would leave the green 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 374 Step 14: Place cat at R4 C6: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The yellow region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 374 Step 15: Place cat at R5 C4: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The rose region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 374 Step 16: Place cat at R9 C3: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The green region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 374 Step 17: Place cat at R6 C7: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The magenta region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 374 Step 18: Place cat at R8 C8: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The brown region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 374 Step 19: Place cat at R7 C5: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The purple region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 374 Result
All 9 cats are placed correctly:
- R1 C1
- R2 C9
- R3 C2
- R4 C6
- R5 C4
- R6 C7
- R7 C5
- R8 C8
- R9 C3