Meowdoku Level 393 Step-by-Step Logic Walkthrough & Explained
Follow the replay below. Each board shows the result after applying that step.
Meowdoku Level 393 Step 1: Place cat at R7 C7: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The purple region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 393 Step 2: Mark X at R3 C3: 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 393 Step 3: Mark X at R4 C3, R5 C2, and R6 C4: 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 393 Step 4: Mark X at R2 C5, R3 C5, and R4 C5 + 1 more: cats cannot touch
Every possible cat for the green region conflicts with these cells. Cats cannot share a row, column, region, or diagonal touch. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 393 Step 5: Mark X at R5 C1: cats cannot touch
Every possible cat for the magenta region conflicts with these cells. Cats cannot share a row, column, region, or diagonal touch. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 393 Step 6: Mark X at R1 C2, R3 C1, and R3 C2: cats cannot touch
Every possible cat for row 4 conflicts with these cells. Cats cannot share a row, column, region, or diagonal touch. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 393 Step 7: Mark X at R4 C4: 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 393 Step 8: Mark X at R1 C4: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty
Suppose held a cat in the brown region. That assumption would leave Column 5 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 393 Step 9: Mark X at R4 C6 and R5 C5: rows or columns are reserved
The brown and green regions must use columns 5 and 6. No other region can use those columns. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 393 Step 10: Mark X at R6 C1: a region is locked to this column
The teal region must use column 1. No other region can use that column. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 393 Step 11: Mark X at R2 C2: a region is locked to this column
The magenta region must use column 2. No other region can use that column. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 393 Step 12: Mark X at R6 C3: rows or columns are reserved
The brown, pink, green, teal, and magenta regions must use rows 1, 2, 3, 4, and 6. No other region can use those rows. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 393 Step 13: Mark X at R5 C3: cats cannot touch
Every possible cat for the magenta region conflicts with these cells. Cats cannot share a row, column, region, or diagonal touch. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 393 Step 14: Place cat at R5 C4: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The rose region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 393 Step 15: Place cat at R3 C6: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The green region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 393 Step 16: Place cat at R1 C5: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The brown region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 393 Step 17: Place cat at R2 C3: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The pink region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 393 Step 18: Place cat at R4 C1: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The teal region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 393 Step 19: Place cat at R6 C2: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The magenta region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 393 Result
All 7 cats are placed correctly:
- R1 C5
- R2 C3
- R3 C6
- R4 C1
- R5 C4
- R6 C2
- R7 C7