Meowdoku Level 405 Step-by-Step Logic Walkthrough & Explained
Follow the replay below. Each board shows the result after applying that step.
Meowdoku Level 405 Step 1: Place cat at R9 C1: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The rose region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 405 Step 2: Place cat at R10 C10: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The sky blue region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 405 Step 3: Place cat at R7 C9: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The yellow region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 405 Step 4: Mark X at R1 C2, R2 C2, and R3 C2 + 1 more: a region is locked to this column
The green region must use column 2. No other region can use that column. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 405 Step 5: Mark X at R6 C7: rows or columns are reserved
The pink, orange, purple, brown, teal, and green regions must use rows 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6. No other region can use those rows. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 405 Step 6: Mark X at R2 C7: 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 405 Step 7: Mark X at R3 C8 and R5 C8: a region is locked to this column
The orange region must use column 8. No other region can use that column. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 405 Step 8: Mark X at R5 C3 and R6 C3: 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 405 Step 9: Mark X at R1 C7 and R3 C7: cats cannot touch
Every possible cat for row 2 conflicts with these cells. Cats cannot share a row, column, region, or diagonal touch. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 405 Step 10: Mark X at R2 C4, R4 C5, and R6 C6: cats cannot touch
Every possible cat for row 3 conflicts with these cells. Cats cannot share a row, column, region, or diagonal touch. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 405 Step 11: Mark X at R2 C3: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty
Suppose held a cat in the pink region. That assumption would leave the brown 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 405 Step 12: Mark X at R2 C5: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty
Suppose held a cat in the pink region. That assumption would leave the brown 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 405 Step 13: Mark X at R4 C6, R5 C6, and R8 C6: a region is locked to this column
The pink region must use column 6. No other region can use that column. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 405 Step 14: Mark X at R8 C7: a region is locked to this column
The teal region must use column 7. No other region can use that column. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 405 Step 15: Mark X at R4 C8: 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 405 Step 16: Mark X at R2 C6: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty
Suppose held a cat in the pink region. That assumption would leave the brown 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 405 Step 17: Place cat at R2 C8: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . Row 2 has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 405 Step 18: Mark X at R3 C6: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty
Suppose held a cat in the pink region. That assumption would leave the green 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 405 Step 19: Place cat at R1 C6: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The pink region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 405 Step 20: Mark X at R4 C7: a region is locked to this row
The brown region must use row 4. No other region can use that row. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 405 Step 21: Place cat at R5 C7: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The teal region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 405 Step 22: Place cat at R6 C2: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The green region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 405 Step 23: Mark X at R4 C4: 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 405 Step 24: Place cat at R4 C3: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The brown region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 405 Step 25: Place cat at R3 C5: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The purple region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 405 Step 26: Place cat at R8 C4: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The magenta region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 405 Result
All 10 cats are placed correctly:
- R1 C6
- R2 C8
- R3 C5
- R4 C3
- R5 C7
- R6 C2
- R7 C9
- R8 C4
- R9 C1
- R10 C10