Meowdoku Level 444 Step-by-Step Logic Walkthrough & Explained
Follow the replay below. Each board shows the result after applying that step.
Meowdoku Level 444 Step 1: Place cat at R1 C9: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The pink region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 444 Step 2: Place cat at R3 C4: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The light blue region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 444 Step 3: Mark X at R2 C2, R4 C2, and R5 C2 + 3 more: rows or columns are reserved
The magenta and orange regions must use columns 1 and 2. No other region can use those columns. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 444 Step 4: Mark X at R4 C7 and R5 C7: 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 444 Step 5: Mark X at R4 C8: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty
Suppose held a cat in the teal region. That assumption would leave Row 2 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 444 Step 6: Place cat at R2 C7: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The teal region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 444 Step 7: Mark X at R5 C3: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty
Suppose held a cat in the rose 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 444 Step 8: Mark X at R5 C8: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty
Suppose held a cat in the rose region. That assumption would leave Row 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 444 Step 9: Mark X at R7 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 444 Step 10: Mark X at R7 C8: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty
Suppose held a cat in the rose region. That assumption would leave Row 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 444 Step 11: Place cat at R4 C6: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The rose region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 444 Step 12: Place cat at R5 C1: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . Row 5 has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 444 Step 13: Place cat at R9 C2: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The orange region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 444 Step 14: Place cat at R6 C8: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The green region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 444 Step 15: Place cat at R8 C5: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The yellow region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 444 Step 16: Place cat at R7 C3: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The sky blue region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 444 Result
All 9 cats are placed correctly:
- R1 C9
- R2 C7
- R3 C4
- R4 C6
- R5 C1
- R6 C8
- R7 C3
- R8 C5
- R9 C2