Meowdoku Level 394 Step-by-Step Logic Walkthrough & Explained
Follow the replay below. Each board shows the result after applying that step.
Meowdoku Level 394 Step 1: Place cat at R8 C8: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The sky blue region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 394 Step 2: Mark X at R1 C1, R2 C1, and R3 C1 + 3 more: a region is locked to this column
The magenta region must use column 1. No other region can use that column. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 394 Step 3: Mark X at R9 C1: a region is locked to this row
The green region must use row 9. No other region can use that row. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 394 Step 4: Place cat at R7 C1: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The magenta region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 394 Step 5: Mark X at R1 C3, R2 C3, and R3 C3 + 2 more: a region is locked to this column
The blue region must use column 3. No other region can use that column. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 394 Step 6: Mark X at R1 C2 and R9 C2: a region is locked to this column
The pink region must use column 2. No other region can use that column. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 394 Step 7: Mark X at R1 C6, R1 C7, and R3 C7 + 3 more: rows or columns are reserved
The brown, rose, teal, and green regions must use columns 4, 5, 6, and 7. No other region can use those columns. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 394 Step 8: Mark X at R5 C5: 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 394 Step 9: Mark X at R5 C2, R5 C4, and R6 C4: cats cannot touch
Every possible cat for the blue region conflicts with these cells. Cats cannot share a row, column, region, or diagonal touch. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 394 Step 10: Mark X at R3 C5 and R4 C5: 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 394 Step 11: Mark X at R2 C4: cats cannot touch
Every possible cat for column 7 conflicts with these cells. Cats cannot share a row, column, region, or diagonal touch. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 394 Step 12: Mark X at R2 C9: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty
Suppose held a cat in the orange region. That assumption would leave the 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 394 Step 13: Mark X at R3 C9: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty
Suppose held a cat in the orange region. That assumption would leave the 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 394 Step 14: Mark X at R4 C9: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty
Suppose held a cat in the orange region. That assumption would leave Column 7 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 394 Step 15: Mark X at R5 C3: 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 394 Step 16: Place cat at R6 C3: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The blue region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 394 Step 17: Place cat at R4 C4: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The rose region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 394 Step 18: Place cat at R5 C6: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The teal region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 394 Step 19: Place cat at R1 C9: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The orange region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 394 Step 20: Place cat at R9 C5: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The green region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 394 Step 21: Place cat at R2 C7: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The brown region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 394 Step 22: Place cat at R3 C2: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The pink region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 394 Result
All 9 cats are placed correctly:
- R1 C9
- R2 C7
- R3 C2
- R4 C4
- R5 C6
- R6 C3
- R7 C1
- R8 C8
- R9 C5