Meowdoku Level 417 Step-by-Step Logic Walkthrough & Explained
Follow the replay below. Each board shows the result after applying that step.
Meowdoku Level 417 Step 1: Place cat at R8 C1: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The brown region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 417 Step 2: Mark X at R1 C2, R3 C2, and R4 C2 + 1 more: a region is locked to this column
The sky blue region must use column 2. No other region can use that column. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 417 Step 3: Mark X at R7 C3, R7 C4, and R7 C8: a region is locked to this row
The pink region must use row 7. No other region can use that row. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 417 Step 4: Place cat at R6 C3: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The blue region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 417 Step 5: Place cat at R2 C2: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The sky blue region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 417 Step 6: Mark X at R3 C7: rows or columns are reserved
The yellow, rose, teal, and pink regions must use columns 4, 5, 6, and 7. No other region can use those columns. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 417 Step 7: Mark X at R1 C5, R3 C4, and R4 C4: 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 417 Step 8: Place cat at R1 C4: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . Column 4 has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 417 Step 9: Mark X at R4 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 417 Step 10: Mark X at R5 C5 and R5 C8: a region is locked to this row
The teal region must use row 5. No other region can use that row. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 417 Step 11: Mark X at R5 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 417 Step 12: Place cat at R5 C7: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The teal region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 417 Step 13: Place cat at R3 C8: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The orange region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 417 Step 14: Place cat at R4 C5: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The rose region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 417 Step 15: Place cat at R7 C6: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The pink region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 417 Result
All 8 cats are placed correctly:
- R1 C4
- R2 C2
- R3 C8
- R4 C5
- R5 C7
- R6 C3
- R7 C6
- R8 C1