Meowdoku Level 379 Step-by-Step Logic Walkthrough & Explained
Follow the replay below. Each board shows the result after applying that step.
Meowdoku Level 379 Step 1: Place cat at R8 C3: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The teal region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 379 Step 2: Mark X at R1 C1, R4 C1, and R5 C1 + 2 more: a region is locked to this column
The green region must use column 1. No other region can use that column. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 379 Step 3: Place cat at R6 C2: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The brown region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 379 Step 4: Mark X at R5 C6, R5 C7, and R5 C8: a region is locked to this row
The sky blue region must use row 5. No other region can use that row. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 379 Step 5: Mark X at R7 C6 and R7 C8: a region is locked to this row
The pink region must use row 7. No other region can use that row. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 379 Step 6: Mark X at R4 C4, R4 C5, and R4 C8: a region is locked to this row
The yellow region must use row 4. No other region can use that row. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 379 Step 7: Mark X at R2 C4, R2 C5, and R2 C8 + 2 more: rows or columns are reserved
The magenta and green regions must use rows 2 and 3. No other region can use those rows. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 379 Step 8: Place cat at R1 C8: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . Column 8 has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 379 Step 9: Mark X at R3 C6: 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 379 Step 10: Mark X at R3 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 379 Step 11: Mark X at R3 C4: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty
Suppose held a cat in the magenta region. That assumption would leave the sky blue 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 379 Step 12: Place cat at R2 C6: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The magenta region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 379 Step 13: Place cat at R3 C1: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The green region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 379 Step 14: Place cat at R4 C7: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The yellow region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 379 Step 15: Place cat at R7 C5: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The pink region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 379 Step 16: Place cat at R5 C4: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The sky blue region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 379 Result
All 8 cats are placed correctly:
- R1 C8
- R2 C6
- R3 C1
- R4 C7
- R5 C4
- R6 C2
- R7 C5
- R8 C3