Meowdoku Level 380 Step-by-Step Logic Walkthrough & Explained
Follow the replay below. Each board shows the result after applying that step.
Meowdoku Level 380 Step 1: Place cat at R2 C1: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The sky blue region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 380 Step 2: Place cat at R1 C10: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The orange region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 380 Step 3: Mark X at R3 C7, R4 C7, and R5 C7 + 2 more: a region is locked to this column
The brown region must use column 7. No other region can use that column. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 380 Step 4: Mark X at R7 C3, R7 C4, and R7 C5 + 5 more: rows or columns are reserved
The brown, green, pink, and purple regions must use rows 7, 8, 9, and 10. No other region can use those rows. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 380 Step 5: Mark X at R4 C3, R4 C4, and R4 C5 + 4 more: rows or columns are reserved
The yellow, teal, and rose regions must use rows 4, 5, and 6. No other region can use those rows. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 380 Step 6: Mark X at R7 C2: 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 380 Step 7: Mark X at R8 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 380 Step 8: Mark X at R10 C6: 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 380 Step 9: Mark X at R3 C3: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty
Suppose held a cat in the magenta 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 380 Step 10: Mark X at R3 C5: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty
Suppose held a cat in the magenta 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 380 Step 11: Mark X at R3 C6: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty
Suppose held a cat in the magenta region. That assumption would leave the teal 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 380 Step 12: Mark X at R3 C8: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty
Suppose held a cat in the magenta 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 380 Step 13: Mark X at R3 C9: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty
Suppose held a cat in the magenta 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 380 Step 14: Place cat at R3 C4: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The magenta region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 380 Step 15: Mark X at R10 C3: rows or columns are reserved
The rose and green regions must use columns 2 and 3. No other region can use those columns. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 380 Step 16: Mark X at R4 C8: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty
Suppose held a cat in the yellow 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 380 Step 17: Mark X at R5 C5: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty
Suppose held a cat in the yellow 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 380 Step 18: Mark X at R5 C6: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty
Suppose held a cat in the yellow 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 380 Step 19: Mark X at R5 C8: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty
Suppose held a cat in the yellow 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 380 Step 20: Mark X at R6 C6 and R10 C5: rows or columns are reserved
The yellow and pink regions must use columns 5 and 6. No other region can use those columns. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 380 Step 21: Mark X at R7 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 380 Step 22: Mark X at R9 C2, R9 C3, and R9 C7 + 2 more: a region is locked to this row
The pink region must use row 9. No other region can use that row. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 380 Step 23: Place cat at R6 C3: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . Column 3 has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 380 Step 24: Place cat at R4 C6: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The yellow region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 380 Step 25: Place cat at R5 C9: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The teal region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 380 Step 26: Place cat at R9 C5: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The pink region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 380 Step 27: Place cat at R10 C8: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The purple region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 380 Step 28: Place cat at R8 C2: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The green region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 380 Step 29: Place cat at R7 C7: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The brown region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 380 Result
All 10 cats are placed correctly:
- R1 C10
- R2 C1
- R3 C4
- R4 C6
- R5 C9
- R6 C3
- R7 C7
- R8 C2
- R9 C5
- R10 C8