Meowdoku Level 398 Step-by-Step Logic Walkthrough & Explained
Follow the replay below. Each board shows the result after applying that step.
Meowdoku Level 398 Step 1: Mark X at R1 C7, R2 C7, and R3 C7 + 4 more: a region is locked to this column
The light blue region must use column 7. No other region can use that column. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 398 Step 2: Mark X at R1 C5, R2 C5, and R3 C5 + 3 more: a region is locked to this column
The green region must use column 5. No other region can use that column. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 398 Step 3: Mark X at R1 C6, R1 C8, and R2 C8 + 4 more: rows or columns are reserved
The orange and teal regions must use columns 6 and 8. No other region can use those columns. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 398 Step 4: Mark X at R1 C9: a region is locked to this column
The rose region must use column 9. No other region can use that column. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 398 Step 5: Mark X at R1 C2, R1 C3, and R1 C4 + 7 more: rows or columns are reserved
The sky blue, magenta, and pink regions must use columns 2, 3, and 4. No other region can use those columns. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 398 Step 6: Place cat at R1 C1: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . Row 1 has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 398 Step 7: Mark X at R2 C9, R3 C9, and R4 C9 + 4 more: rows or columns are reserved
The sky blue, magenta, light blue, green, and orange regions must use rows 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6. No other region can use those rows. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 398 Step 8: Mark X at R7 C2, R7 C3, and R7 C4 + 1 more: a region is locked to this row
The teal region must use row 7. No other region can use that row. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 398 Step 9: Mark X at R3 C3 and R5 C4: 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 398 Step 10: Mark X at R4 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 398 Step 11: Mark X at R8 C4 and R9 C4: a region is locked to this column
The sky blue region must use column 4. No other region can use that column. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 398 Step 12: Place cat at R8 C9: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . Row 8 has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 398 Step 13: Place cat at R7 C6: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The teal region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 398 Step 14: Place cat at R2 C4: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . Row 2 has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 398 Step 15: Place cat at R6 C8: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . Row 6 has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 398 Step 16: Place cat at R4 C7: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The light blue region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 398 Step 17: Place cat at R5 C5: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The green region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 398 Step 18: Place cat at R3 C2: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The magenta region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 398 Step 19: Place cat at R9 C3: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The pink region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 398 Result
All 9 cats are placed correctly:
- R1 C1
- R2 C4
- R3 C2
- R4 C7
- R5 C5
- R6 C8
- R7 C6
- R8 C9
- R9 C3