Meowdoku Level 408 Step-by-Step Logic Walkthrough & Explained
Follow the replay below. Each board shows the result after applying that step.
Meowdoku Level 408 Step 1: Mark X at R3 C9, R4 C9, and R5 C9 + 4 more: a region is locked to this column
The pink region must use column 9. No other region can use that column. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 408 Step 2: Mark X at R1 C5, R1 C6, and R2 C5 + 9 more: rows or columns are reserved
The orange, teal, rose, and yellow regions must use columns 5, 6, 7, and 8. No other region can use those columns. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 408 Step 3: Mark X at R7 C1, R7 C8, and R8 C1 + 2 more: rows or columns are reserved
The purple, green, and yellow regions must use rows 7, 8, and 9. No other region can use those rows. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 408 Step 4: Mark X at R7 C6 and R8 C5: rows or columns are reserved
The orange, teal, rose, and yellow regions must use columns 5, 6, 7, and 8. No other region can use those columns. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 408 Step 5: Mark X at R1 C2, R1 C3, and R1 C4 + 7 more: rows or columns are reserved
The pink, orange, teal, rose, and brown regions must use rows 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5. No other region can use those rows. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 408 Step 6: Mark X at R1 C8 and R2 C8: 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 408 Step 7: Mark X at R3 C7: cats cannot touch
Every possible cat for the orange region conflicts with these cells. Cats cannot share a row, column, region, or diagonal touch. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 408 Step 8: Mark X at R8 C8 and R9 C8: a region is locked to this column
The teal region must use column 8. No other region can use that column. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 408 Step 9: Mark X at R4 C7: 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 408 Step 10: Mark X at R4 C8: 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 408 Step 11: Place cat at R3 C8: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The teal region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 408 Step 12: Place cat at R1 C9: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The pink region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 408 Step 13: Place cat at R2 C6: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The orange region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 408 Step 14: Place cat at R6 C1: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . Column 1 has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 408 Step 15: Mark X at R8 C3: 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 408 Step 16: Mark X at R8 C4: 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 408 Step 17: Mark X at R7 C7: a region is locked to this row
The purple region must use row 7. No other region can use that row. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 408 Step 18: Mark X at R5 C7: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty
Suppose held a cat in the rose region. That assumption would leave Row 8 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 408 Step 19: Place cat at R4 C5: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The rose region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 408 Step 20: Place cat at R5 C3: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The brown region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 408 Step 21: Place cat at R7 C4: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The purple region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 408 Step 22: Place cat at R8 C2: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The green region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 408 Step 23: Place cat at R9 C7: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The yellow region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 408 Result
All 9 cats are placed correctly:
- R1 C9
- R2 C6
- R3 C8
- R4 C5
- R5 C3
- R6 C1
- R7 C4
- R8 C2
- R9 C7