Meowdoku Level 410 Step-by-Step Logic Walkthrough & Explained
Follow the replay below. Each board shows the result after applying that step.
Meowdoku Level 410 Step 1: Place cat at R6 C6: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The purple region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 410 Step 2: Place cat at R10 C1: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The rose region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 410 Step 3: Mark X at R7 C2, R7 C3, and R7 C9 + 1 more: a region is locked to this row
The brown region must use row 7. No other region can use that row. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 410 Step 4: Mark X at R9 C3, R9 C4, and R9 C5 + 2 more: a region is locked to this row
The yellow region must use row 9. No other region can use that row. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 410 Step 5: Mark X at R3 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 410 Step 6: Mark X at R8 C9 and R8 C10: cats cannot touch
Every possible cat for the yellow region conflicts with these cells. Cats cannot share a row, column, region, or diagonal touch. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 410 Step 7: Mark X at R5 C4: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty
Suppose held a cat in the green region. That assumption would leave the pink 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 410 Step 8: Mark X at R8 C5, R8 C7, and R8 C8: a region is locked to this row
The green region must use row 8. No other region can use that row. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 410 Step 9: Mark X at R1 C9, R2 C9, and R9 C9: a region is locked to this column
The magenta region must use column 9. No other region can use that column. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 410 Step 10: Place cat at R9 C10: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The yellow region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 410 Step 11: Place cat at R2 C8: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The orange region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 410 Step 12: Place cat at R7 C4: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The brown region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 410 Step 13: Place cat at R8 C2: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The green region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 410 Step 14: Place cat at R4 C7: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The teal region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 410 Step 15: Place cat at R3 C5: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The pink region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 410 Step 16: Place cat at R5 C9: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The magenta region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 410 Step 17: Place cat at R1 C3: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The blue region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 410 Result
All 10 cats are placed correctly:
- R1 C3
- R2 C8
- R3 C5
- R4 C7
- R5 C9
- R6 C6
- R7 C4
- R8 C2
- R9 C10
- R10 C1