Meowdoku Level 392 Step-by-Step Logic Walkthrough & Explained
Follow the replay below. Each board shows the result after applying that step.
Meowdoku Level 392 Step 1: Place cat at R3 C8: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The light blue region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 392 Step 2: Mark X at R1 C7, R5 C7, and R7 C7: a region is locked to this column
The sky blue region must use column 7. No other region can use that column. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 392 Step 3: Mark X at R5 C1, R5 C2, and R5 C4 + 6 more: rows or columns are reserved
The rose, magenta, orange, and sky blue regions must use rows 5, 6, 7, and 8. No other region can use those rows. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 392 Step 4: Mark X at R1 C2: 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 392 Step 5: Mark X at R4 C4: cats cannot touch
Every possible cat for the teal region conflicts with these cells. Cats cannot share a row, column, region, or diagonal touch. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 392 Step 6: Mark X at R4 C6: 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 392 Step 7: Mark X at R7 C6: 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 392 Step 8: Mark X at R6 C5: cats cannot touch
Every possible cat for row 5 conflicts with these cells. Cats cannot share a row, column, region, or diagonal touch. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 392 Step 9: Mark X at R1 C3: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty
Suppose held a cat in the yellow region. That assumption would leave the orange 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 392 Step 10: Mark X at R1 C4: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty
Suppose held a cat in the yellow 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 392 Step 11: Mark X at R1 C6: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty
Suppose held a cat in the yellow region. That assumption would leave the magenta 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 392 Step 12: Mark X at R2 C3: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty
Suppose held a cat in the yellow region. That assumption would leave the orange 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 392 Step 13: Mark X at R7 C5 and R8 C5: rows or columns are reserved
The yellow and rose regions must use columns 5 and 6. No other region can use those columns. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 392 Step 14: Place cat at R7 C1: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . Row 7 has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 392 Step 15: Place cat at R2 C2: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The pink region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 392 Step 16: Place cat at R4 C3: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The teal region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 392 Step 17: Place cat at R1 C5: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The yellow region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 392 Step 18: Place cat at R6 C4: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The magenta region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 392 Step 19: Place cat at R8 C7: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The sky blue region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 392 Step 20: Place cat at R5 C6: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The rose region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 392 Result
All 8 cats are placed correctly:
- R1 C5
- R2 C2
- R3 C8
- R4 C3
- R5 C6
- R6 C4
- R7 C1
- R8 C7