Meowdoku Level 422 Step-by-Step Logic Walkthrough & Explained
Follow the replay below. Each board shows the result after applying that step.
Meowdoku Level 422 Step 1: Place cat at R8 C2: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The yellow region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 422 Step 2: Place cat at R7 C6: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The magenta region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 422 Step 3: Mark X at R1 C7, R1 C8, and R2 C7 + 1 more: rows or columns are reserved
The pink and teal regions must use columns 7 and 8. No other region can use those columns. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 422 Step 4: Mark X at R5 C4, R5 C5, and R5 C8 + 2 more: rows or columns are reserved
The teal and sky blue regions must use rows 5 and 6. No other region can use those rows. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 422 Step 5: Mark X at R2 C1: rows or columns are reserved
The pink, orange, and rose regions must use rows 2, 3, and 4. No other region can use those rows. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 422 Step 6: Mark X at R4 C4: 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 422 Step 7: Mark X at R4 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 422 Step 8: Mark X at R2 C3 and R2 C5: cats cannot touch
Every possible cat for column 4 conflicts with these cells. Cats cannot share a row, column, region, or diagonal touch. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 422 Step 9: Mark X at R1 C1: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty
Suppose held a cat in the blue region. That assumption would leave the rose 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 422 Step 10: Mark X at R2 C4: 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 422 Step 11: Place cat at R2 C8: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . Row 2 has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 422 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 422 Step 13: Place cat at R6 C1: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The sky blue region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 422 Step 14: Place cat at R4 C3: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The rose region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 422 Step 15: Place cat at R3 C5: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The orange region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 422 Step 16: Place cat at R1 C4: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The blue region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 422 Result
All 8 cats are placed correctly:
- R1 C4
- R2 C8
- R3 C5
- R4 C3
- R5 C7
- R6 C1
- R7 C6
- R8 C2