Meowdoku Level 485 Step-by-Step Logic Walkthrough & Explained
Follow the replay below. Each board shows the result after applying that step.
Meowdoku Level 485 Step 1: Place cat at R9 C10: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The rose region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 485 Step 2: Place cat at R10 C1: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The light blue region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 485 Step 3: Mark X at R1 C3, R1 C4, and R2 C3 + 6 more: rows or columns are reserved
The orange and sky blue regions must use columns 3 and 4. No other region can use those columns. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 485 Step 4: Mark X at R7 C3 and R8 C5: 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 485 Step 5: Mark X at R6 C5 and R7 C4: 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 485 Step 6: Mark X at R8 C2, R8 C6, and R8 C7 + 1 more: a region is locked to this row
The orange region must use row 8. No other region can use that row. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 485 Step 7: Mark X at R7 C8: 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 485 Step 8: Mark X at R4 C6: 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 485 Step 9: Mark X at R2 C8: 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 485 Step 10: Mark X at R7 C2: cats cannot touch
Every possible cat for column 3 conflicts with these cells. Cats cannot share a row, column, region, or diagonal touch. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 485 Step 11: Mark X at R8 C4: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty
Suppose held a cat in the orange region. That assumption would leave the pink 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 485 Step 12: Place cat at R8 C3: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The orange region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 485 Step 13: Mark X at R5 C5: 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 485 Step 14: Mark X at R4 C2: 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 485 Step 15: Mark X at R6 C9: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty
Suppose held a cat in the green 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 485 Step 16: Mark X at R7 C6: a region is locked to this row
The green region must use row 7. No other region can use that row. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 485 Step 17: Mark X at R7 C7: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty
Suppose held a cat in the green region. That assumption would leave the pink 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 485 Step 18: Mark X at R7 C9: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty
Suppose held a cat in the green region. That assumption would leave the teal 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 485 Step 19: Place cat at R7 C5: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The green region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 485 Step 20: Place cat at R5 C4: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The sky blue region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 485 Step 21: Place cat at R6 C2: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The teal region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 485 Step 22: Mark X at R3 C8: 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 485 Step 23: Mark X at R2 C9: 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 485 Step 24: Mark X at R1 C6: a region is locked to this row
The magenta region must use row 1. No other region can use that row. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 485 Step 25: Mark X at R2 C7 and R3 C7: 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 485 Step 26: Place cat at R2 C6: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . Row 2 has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 485 Step 27: Place cat at R3 C9: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . Row 3 has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 485 Step 28: Place cat at R4 C7: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The pink region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 485 Step 29: Place cat at R1 C8: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The magenta region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 485 Result
All 10 cats are placed correctly:
- R1 C8
- R2 C6
- R3 C9
- R4 C7
- R5 C4
- R6 C2
- R7 C5
- R8 C3
- R9 C10
- R10 C1