Meowdoku Level 474 Step-by-Step Logic Walkthrough & Explained
Follow the replay below. Each board shows the result after applying that step.
Meowdoku Level 474 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 474 Step 2: Mark X at R2 C1, R2 C2, and R2 C3 + 1 more: a region is locked to this row
The brown region must use row 2. No other region can use that row. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 474 Step 3: Mark X at R3 C2, R3 C3, and R3 C4 + 2 more: a region is locked to this row
The pink region must use row 3. No other region can use that row. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 474 Step 4: Mark X at R7 C1, R7 C4, and R7 C5 + 3 more: a region is locked to this row
The magenta region must use row 7. No other region can use that row. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 474 Step 5: Mark X at R4 C1, R4 C2, and R4 C9 + 5 more: rows or columns are reserved
The purple and green regions must use rows 4 and 5. No other region can use those rows. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 474 Step 6: Mark X at R6 C4, R6 C5, and R6 C6 + 2 more: a region is locked to this row
The orange region must use row 6. No other region can use that row. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 474 Step 7: Mark X at R8 C6, R8 C7, and R9 C3 + 4 more: regions are trapped in those lines
Column 9 can only be filled by the yellow region. Those region must stay in that column. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 474 Step 8: Mark X at R4 C6: 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 474 Step 9: Mark X at R3 C1: rows or columns are reserved
The brown, purple, orange, magenta, and teal regions must use columns 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5. No other region can use those columns. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 474 Step 10: Mark X at R4 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 474 Step 11: Mark X at R5 C5: a region is locked to this row
The green region must use row 5. No other region can use that row. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 474 Step 12: Mark X at R7 C2: 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 474 Step 13: Place cat at R7 C3: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The magenta region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 474 Step 14: Place cat at R6 C1: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The orange region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 474 Step 15: Place cat at R9 C2: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . Column 2 has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 474 Step 16: Place cat at R8 C9: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The yellow region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 474 Step 17: Mark X at R3 C6: cats cannot touch
Every possible cat for column 5 conflicts with these cells. Cats cannot share a row, column, region, or diagonal touch. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 474 Step 18: Place cat at R3 C7: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The pink region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 474 Step 19: Place cat at R5 C6: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The green region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 474 Step 20: Place cat at R4 C4: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The purple region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 474 Step 21: Place cat at R2 C5: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The brown region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 474 Result
All 9 cats are placed correctly:
- R1 C8
- R2 C5
- R3 C7
- R4 C4
- R5 C6
- R6 C1
- R7 C3
- R8 C9
- R9 C2