Meowdoku Level 467 Step-by-Step Logic Walkthrough & Explained
Follow the replay below. Each board shows the result after applying that step.
Meowdoku Level 467 Step 1: Mark X at R2 C1, R2 C2, and R2 C3 + 3 more: a region is locked to this row
The magenta region must use row 2. No other region can use that row. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 467 Step 2: Mark X at R8 C1, R8 C4, and R8 C5 + 3 more: a region is locked to this row
The sky blue region must use row 8. No other region can use that row. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 467 Step 3: Mark X at R3 C1, R3 C3, and R3 C4 + 4 more: rows or columns are reserved
The brown, teal, pink, rose, and yellow regions must use rows 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7. No other region can use those rows. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 467 Step 4: Mark X at R1 C5, R1 C6, and R3 C5 + 1 more: cats cannot touch
Every possible cat for the magenta region conflicts with these cells. Cats cannot share a row, column, region, or diagonal touch. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 467 Step 5: Mark X at R7 C7: 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 467 Step 6: Mark X at R5 C5 and R6 C5: rows or columns are reserved
The magenta and pink regions must use columns 5 and 6. No other region can use those columns. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 467 Step 7: Mark X at R1 C1, R1 C2, and R1 C3 + 1 more: rows or columns are reserved
The teal, rose, yellow, and sky blue regions must use columns 1, 2, 3, and 4. No other region can use those columns. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 467 Step 8: Mark X at R5 C1, R6 C3, and R7 C2: 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 467 Step 9: Mark X at R7 C5, R7 C6, and R7 C8: a region is locked to this row
The yellow region must use row 7. No other region can use that row. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 467 Step 10: Mark X at R7 C3: cats cannot touch
Every possible cat for the sky blue region conflicts with these cells. Cats cannot share a row, column, region, or diagonal touch. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 467 Step 11: Mark X at R1 C7: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty
Suppose held a cat in the purple 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 467 Step 12: Place cat at R1 C8: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The purple region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 467 Step 13: Mark X at R2 C6: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty
Suppose held a cat in the magenta 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 467 Step 14: Place cat at R2 C5: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The magenta region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 467 Step 15: Mark X at R5 C7: cats cannot touch
Every possible cat for the pink region conflicts with these cells. Cats cannot share a row, column, region, or diagonal touch. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 467 Step 16: Mark X at R4 C7: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty
Suppose held a cat in the brown 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 467 Step 17: Mark X at R6 C7: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty
Suppose held a cat in the brown 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 467 Step 18: Place cat at R3 C7: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The brown region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 467 Step 19: Mark X at R5 C3, R5 C4, and R6 C4: rows or columns are reserved
The pink and rose regions must use rows 5 and 6. No other region can use those rows. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 467 Step 20: Place cat at R7 C4: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . Column 4 has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 467 Step 21: Place cat at R8 C2: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The sky blue region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 467 Step 22: Place cat at R6 C1: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The rose region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 467 Step 23: Place cat at R4 C3: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The teal region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 467 Step 24: Place cat at R5 C6: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The pink region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 467 Result
All 8 cats are placed correctly:
- R1 C8
- R2 C5
- R3 C7
- R4 C3
- R5 C6
- R6 C1
- R7 C4
- R8 C2