Meowdoku Level 429 Step-by-Step Logic Walkthrough & Explained
Follow the replay below. Each board shows the result after applying that step.
Meowdoku Level 429 Step 1: Place cat at R1 C8: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The rose region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 429 Step 2: Place cat at R4 C7: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The magenta region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 429 Step 3: Mark X at R7 C6 and R8 C6: a region is locked to this column
The teal region must use column 6. No other region can use that column. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 429 Step 4: Mark X at R2 C3: 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 429 Step 5: Mark X at R5 C5 and R7 C4: cats cannot touch
Every possible cat for the purple region conflicts with these cells. Cats cannot share a row, column, region, or diagonal touch. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 429 Step 6: Mark X at R8 C2: cats cannot touch
Every possible cat for the green region conflicts with these cells. Cats cannot share a row, column, region, or diagonal touch. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 429 Step 7: Mark X at R3 C5: cats cannot touch
Every possible cat for row 2 conflicts with these cells. Cats cannot share a row, column, region, or diagonal touch. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 429 Step 8: Mark X at R7 C2: cats cannot touch
Every possible cat for row 8 conflicts with these cells. Cats cannot share a row, column, region, or diagonal touch. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 429 Step 9: Mark X at R6 C6: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty
Suppose held a cat in the teal 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 429 Step 10: Place cat at R2 C6: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The teal region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 429 Step 11: Place cat at R3 C2: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The pink region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 429 Step 12: Mark X at R7 C3 and R8 C3: a region is locked to this column
The brown region must use column 3. No other region can use that column. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 429 Step 13: Mark X at R8 C1: 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 429 Step 14: Mark X at R5 C4 and R6 C4: 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 429 Step 15: Place cat at R8 C4: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . Column 4 has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 429 Step 16: Place cat at R6 C5: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The purple region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 429 Step 17: Place cat at R5 C3: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The brown region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 429 Step 18: Place cat at R7 C1: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The blue region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 429 Result
All 8 cats are placed correctly:
- R1 C8
- R2 C6
- R3 C2
- R4 C7
- R5 C3
- R6 C5
- R7 C1
- R8 C4