Meowdoku Level 414 Step-by-Step Logic Walkthrough & Explained
Follow the replay below. Each board shows the result after applying that step.
Meowdoku Level 414 Step 1: Place cat at R7 C8: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The pink region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 414 Step 2: Mark X at R9 C1, R9 C2, and R9 C3 + 3 more: a region is locked to this row
The teal region must use row 9. No other region can use that row. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 414 Step 3: Place cat at R8 C6: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The orange region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 414 Step 4: Place cat at R9 C9: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The teal region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 414 Step 5: Mark X at R6 C2, R6 C3, and R6 C4: a region is locked to this row
The sky blue region must use row 6. No other region can use that row. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 414 Step 6: Mark X at R1 C4, R1 C5, and R1 C7 + 1 more: rows or columns are reserved
The yellow, green, magenta, brown, and sky blue regions must use columns 1, 2, 4, 5, and 7. No other region can use those columns. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 414 Step 7: Mark X at R3 C7 and R5 C5: cats cannot touch
Every possible cat for the brown region conflicts with these cells. Cats cannot share a row, column, region, or diagonal touch. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 414 Step 8: Mark X at R4 C1: cats cannot touch
Every possible cat for column 2 conflicts with these cells. Cats cannot share a row, column, region, or diagonal touch. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 414 Step 9: Mark X at R2 C3: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty
Suppose held a cat in the blue region. That assumption would leave the sky blue 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 414 Step 10: Mark X at R3 C3: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty
Suppose held a cat in the blue region. That assumption would leave Column 4 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 414 Step 11: Mark X at R4 C3: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty
Suppose held a cat in the blue region. That assumption would leave the sky blue 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 414 Step 12: Mark X at R5 C3: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty
Suppose held a cat in the blue 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 414 Step 13: Place cat at R1 C3: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The blue region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 414 Step 14: Mark X at R5 C1 and R6 C1: a region is locked to this column
The yellow region must use column 1. No other region can use that column. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 414 Step 15: Place cat at R6 C5: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The sky blue region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 414 Step 16: Place cat at R5 C7: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The brown region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 414 Step 17: Place cat at R2 C1: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . Row 2 has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 414 Step 18: Place cat at R4 C2: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The magenta region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 414 Step 19: Place cat at R3 C4: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The green region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 414 Result
All 9 cats are placed correctly:
- R1 C3
- R2 C1
- R3 C4
- R4 C2
- R5 C7
- R6 C5
- R7 C8
- R8 C6
- R9 C9