Meowdoku Level 377 Step-by-Step Logic Walkthrough & Explained
Follow the replay below. Each board shows the result after applying that step.
Meowdoku Level 377 Step 1: Place cat at R2 C1: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The rose region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 377 Step 2: Mark X at R1 C8, R3 C8, and R4 C8 + 2 more: a region is locked to this column
The blue region must use column 8. No other region can use that column. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 377 Step 3: Mark X at R1 C6, R3 C7, and R4 C7 + 4 more: rows or columns are reserved
The purple and yellow regions must use columns 6 and 7. No other region can use those columns. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 377 Step 4: Mark X at R7 C4, R7 C7, and R8 C6 + 1 more: rows or columns are reserved
The teal and blue regions must use rows 7 and 8. No other region can use those rows. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 377 Step 5: Place cat at R6 C7: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The yellow region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 377 Step 6: Place cat at R8 C8: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The blue region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 377 Step 7: Mark X at R3 C3, R4 C3, and R5 C3: 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 377 Step 8: Mark X at R3 C5 and R4 C5: cats cannot touch
Every possible cat for the purple region conflicts with these cells. Cats cannot share a row, column, region, or diagonal touch. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 377 Step 9: Mark X at R5 C4: cats cannot touch
Every possible cat for the pink region conflicts with these cells. Cats cannot share a row, column, region, or diagonal touch. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 377 Step 10: Mark X at R4 C2: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty
Suppose held a cat in the sky blue region. That assumption would leave the pink 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 377 Step 11: Place cat at R1 C3: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The sky blue region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 377 Step 12: Mark X at R4 C6: 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 377 Step 13: Place cat at R3 C6: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The purple region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 377 Step 14: Place cat at R5 C2: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The pink region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 377 Step 15: Place cat at R4 C4: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The brown region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 377 Step 16: Place cat at R7 C5: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The teal region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 377 Result
All 8 cats are placed correctly:
- R1 C3
- R2 C1
- R3 C6
- R4 C4
- R5 C2
- R6 C7
- R7 C5
- R8 C8