Meowdoku Level 412 Step-by-Step Logic Walkthrough & Explained
Follow the replay below. Each board shows the result after applying that step.
Meowdoku Level 412 Step 1: Place cat at R2 C4: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The brown region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 412 Step 2: Mark X at R3 C8, R4 C8, and R5 C8 + 3 more: rows or columns are reserved
The rose, pink, blue, green, magenta, and yellow regions must use rows 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8. No other region can use those rows. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 412 Step 3: Mark X at R4 C6: 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 412 Step 4: Mark X at R4 C7 and R5 C6: 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 412 Step 5: Mark X at R5 C5: 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 412 Step 6: Mark X at R1 C7, R7 C7, and R8 C7: a region is locked to this column
The rose region must use column 7. No other region can use that column. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 412 Step 7: Mark X at R7 C2: 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 412 Step 8: Mark X at R1 C1: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty
Suppose held a cat in the teal region. That assumption would leave the yellow 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 412 Step 9: Mark X at R1 C2: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty
Suppose held a cat in the teal region. That assumption would leave the yellow 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 412 Step 10: Mark X at R7 C5: rows or columns are reserved
The teal, pink, and magenta regions must use columns 5, 6, and 8. No other region can use those columns. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 412 Step 11: Mark X at R5 C1 and R5 C7: a region is locked to this row
The blue region must use row 5. No other region can use that row. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 412 Step 12: Place cat at R3 C7: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The rose region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 412 Step 13: Place cat at R4 C5: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The pink region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 412 Step 14: Mark X at R6 C6: a region is locked to this row
The green region must use row 6. No other region can use that row. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 412 Step 15: Mark X at R6 C2 and R6 C3: 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 412 Step 16: Place cat at R6 C1: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The green region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 412 Step 17: Place cat at R5 C3: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The blue region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 412 Step 18: Place cat at R8 C2: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The yellow region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 412 Step 19: Place cat at R7 C6: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The magenta region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 412 Step 20: Place cat at R1 C8: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The teal region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 412 Result
All 8 cats are placed correctly:
- R1 C8
- R2 C4
- R3 C7
- R4 C5
- R5 C3
- R6 C1
- R7 C6
- R8 C2