Meowdoku Level 388 Step-by-Step Logic Walkthrough & Explained
Follow the replay below. Each board shows the result after applying that step.
Meowdoku Level 388 Step 1: Place cat at R2 C3: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The blue region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 388 Step 2: Place cat at R3 C5: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The brown region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 388 Step 3: Mark X at R4 C1, R4 C2, and R4 C9: a region is locked to this row
The green region must use row 4. No other region can use that row. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 388 Step 4: Mark X at R1 C7, R1 C8, and R5 C7 + 6 more: rows or columns are reserved
The green and rose regions must use columns 7 and 8. No other region can use those columns. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 388 Step 5: Mark X at R1 C6, R7 C6, and R8 C6 + 1 more: a region is locked to this column
The teal region must use column 6. No other region can use that column. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 388 Step 6: Mark X at R5 C2, R5 C4, and R6 C4: rows or columns are reserved
The teal, sky blue, yellow, rose, and purple regions must use rows 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9. No other region can use those rows. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 388 Step 7: Mark X at R8 C9: 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 388 Step 8: Mark X at R9 C2: 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 388 Step 9: Mark X at R7 C1 and R8 C1: cats cannot touch
Every possible cat for column 2 conflicts with these cells. Cats cannot share a row, column, region, or diagonal touch. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 388 Step 10: Mark X at R1 C9: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty
Suppose held a cat in the pink 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 388 Step 11: Place cat at R1 C1: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The pink region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 388 Step 12: Mark X at R8 C4: rows or columns are reserved
The sky blue and purple regions must use columns 2 and 4. No other region can use those columns. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 388 Step 13: Mark X at R7 C2: 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 388 Step 14: Mark X at R4 C7: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty
Suppose held a cat in the green 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 388 Step 15: Place cat at R4 C8: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The green region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 388 Step 16: Place cat at R8 C7: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The rose region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 388 Step 17: Place cat at R9 C4: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The purple region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 388 Step 18: Place cat at R6 C2: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The sky blue region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 388 Step 19: Place cat at R5 C6: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The teal region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 388 Step 20: Place cat at R7 C9: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The yellow region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 388 Result
All 9 cats are placed correctly:
- R1 C1
- R2 C3
- R3 C5
- R4 C8
- R5 C6
- R6 C2
- R7 C9
- R8 C7
- R9 C4