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Meowdoku Level 490 Answer Key, Walkthrough & Solution

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Level 490
1 cat in each color region
1 cat in every row and column
Cats can’t touch, even diagonally
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Meowdoku Level 490 Step-by-Step Logic Walkthrough & Explained

Follow the replay below. Each board shows the result after applying that step.

Meowdoku Level 490 Step 1: Mark X at R6 C7: cats cannot touch

Board after Step 1

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 490 Step 2: Mark X at R7 C2: cats cannot touch

Board after Step 2

Every possible cat for the light blue region conflicts with these cells. Cats cannot share a row, column, region, or diagonal touch. Mark the highlighted cells with X.

Meowdoku Level 490 Step 3: Mark X at R2 C1, R3 C1, and R4 C1 + 1 more: cats cannot touch

Board after Step 3

Every possible cat for row 10 conflicts with these cells. Cats cannot share a row, column, region, or diagonal touch. Mark the highlighted cells with X.

Meowdoku Level 490 Step 4: Mark X at R2 C8: cats cannot touch

Board after Step 4

Every possible cat for column 7 conflicts with these cells. Cats cannot share a row, column, region, or diagonal touch. Mark the highlighted cells with X.

Meowdoku Level 490 Step 5: Mark X at R1 C7: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty

Board after Step 5

Suppose held a cat in the yellow region. That assumption would leave the light blue region with no legal cell left. So cannot contain a cat. Mark it with X.

Test this possible cat

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 490 Step 6: Mark X at R3 C8, R4 C8, and R6 C8 + 7 more: rows or columns are reserved

Board after Step 6

The yellow, rose, and magenta regions must use columns 8, 9, and 10. No other region can use those columns. Mark the highlighted cells with X.

Meowdoku Level 490 Step 7: Mark X at R2 C9: cats cannot touch

Board after Step 7

Every possible cat for the yellow region conflicts with these cells. Cats cannot share a row, column, region, or diagonal touch. Mark the highlighted cells with X.

Meowdoku Level 490 Step 8: Mark X at R3 C5 and R4 C6: cats cannot touch

Board after Step 8

Every possible cat for column 7 conflicts with these cells. Cats cannot share a row, column, region, or diagonal touch. Mark the highlighted cells with X.

Meowdoku Level 490 Step 9: Mark X at R1 C9: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty

Board after Step 9

Suppose held a cat in the yellow region. That assumption would leave the light blue region with no legal cell left. So cannot contain a cat. Mark it with X.

Test this possible cat

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 490 Step 10: Mark X at R1 C10: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty

Board after Step 10

Suppose held a cat in the yellow region. That assumption would leave the light blue region with no legal cell left. So cannot contain a cat. Mark it with X.

Test this possible cat

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 490 Step 11: Mark X at R2 C7: cats cannot touch

Board after Step 11

Every possible cat for the yellow region conflicts with these cells. Cats cannot share a row, column, region, or diagonal touch. Mark the highlighted cells with X.

Meowdoku Level 490 Step 12: Mark X at R2 C10: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty

Board after Step 12

Suppose held a cat in the yellow region. That assumption would leave the magenta region with no legal cell left. So cannot contain a cat. Mark it with X.

Test this possible cat

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 490 Step 13: Place cat at R1 C8: only legal cell

Board after Step 13

Place a cat here at . The yellow region has no other legal cell.

Meowdoku Level 490 Step 14: Mark X at R10 C6: cats cannot touch

Board after Step 14

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 490 Step 15: Mark X at R2 C3: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty

Board after Step 15

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.

Test this possible cat

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 490 Step 16: Mark X at R2 C4: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty

Board after Step 16

Suppose held a cat in the green region. That assumption would leave the light blue region with no legal cell left. So cannot contain a cat. Mark it with X.

Test this possible cat

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 490 Step 17: Mark X at R2 C5: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty

Board after Step 17

Suppose held a cat in the green region. That assumption would leave the light blue region with no legal cell left. So cannot contain a cat. Mark it with X.

Test this possible cat

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 490 Step 18: Mark X at R4 C5: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty

Board after Step 18

Suppose held a cat in the green region. That assumption would leave Column 7 with no legal cell left. So cannot contain a cat. Mark it with X.

Test this possible cat

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 490 Step 19: Mark X at R4 C7: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty

Board after Step 19

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.

Test this possible cat

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 490 Step 20: Mark X at R5 C2: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty

Board after Step 20

Suppose held a cat in the green region. That assumption would leave Column 7 with no legal cell left. So cannot contain a cat. Mark it with X.

Test this possible cat

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 490 Step 21: Mark X at R5 C5: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty

Board after Step 21

Suppose held a cat in the green region. That assumption would leave Row 2 with no legal cell left. So cannot contain a cat. Mark it with X.

Test this possible cat

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 490 Step 22: Mark X at R5 C7: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty

Board after Step 22

Suppose held a cat in the green region. That assumption would leave the light blue region with no legal cell left. So cannot contain a cat. Mark it with X.

Test this possible cat

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 490 Step 23: Mark X at R7 C7: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty

Board after Step 23

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.

Test this possible cat

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 490 Step 24: Mark X at R8 C7: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty

Board after Step 24

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.

Test this possible cat

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 490 Step 25: Mark X at R9 C7: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty

Board after Step 25

Suppose held a cat in the green region. That assumption would leave the light blue region with no legal cell left. So cannot contain a cat. Mark it with X.

Test this possible cat

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 490 Step 26: Mark X at R10 C2: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty

Board after Step 26

Suppose held a cat in the green region. That assumption would leave Row 2 with no legal cell left. So cannot contain a cat. Mark it with X.

Test this possible cat

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 490 Step 27: Mark X at R10 C3: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty

Board after Step 27

Suppose held a cat in the green region. That assumption would leave Row 2 with no legal cell left. So cannot contain a cat. Mark it with X.

Test this possible cat

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 490 Step 28: Mark X at R10 C4: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty

Board after Step 28

Suppose held a cat in the green region. That assumption would leave Row 2 with no legal cell left. So cannot contain a cat. Mark it with X.

Test this possible cat

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 490 Step 29: Mark X at R10 C5: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty

Board after Step 29

Suppose held a cat in the green region. That assumption would leave Row 2 with no legal cell left. So cannot contain a cat. Mark it with X.

Test this possible cat

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 490 Step 30: Mark X at R10 C7: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty

Board after Step 30

Suppose held a cat in the green region. That assumption would leave the light blue region with no legal cell left. So cannot contain a cat. Mark it with X.

Test this possible cat

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 490 Step 31: Place cat at R2 C2: only legal cell

Board after Step 31

Place a cat here at . The green region has no other legal cell.

Meowdoku Level 490 Step 32: Place cat at R10 C1: only legal cell

Board after Step 32

Place a cat here at . Row 10 has no other legal cell.

Meowdoku Level 490 Step 33: Place cat at R3 C7: only legal cell

Board after Step 33

Place a cat here at . Column 7 has no other legal cell.

Meowdoku Level 490 Step 34: Mark X at R4 C3 and R4 C4: a region is locked to this row

Board after Step 34

The rose region must use row 4. No other region can use that row. Mark the highlighted cells with X.

Meowdoku Level 490 Step 35: Mark X at R5 C6, R5 C9, and R5 C10: a region is locked to this row

Board after Step 35

The orange region must use row 5. No other region can use that row. Mark the highlighted cells with X.

Meowdoku Level 490 Step 36: Mark X at R5 C3: a region is locked to this column

Board after Step 36

The light blue region must use column 3. No other region can use that column. Mark the highlighted cells with X.

Meowdoku Level 490 Step 37: Place cat at R5 C4: only legal cell

Board after Step 37

Place a cat here at . The orange region has no other legal cell.

Meowdoku Level 490 Step 38: Mark X at R8 C6 and R9 C6: a region is locked to this column

Board after Step 38

The teal region must use column 6. No other region can use that column. Mark the highlighted cells with X.

Meowdoku Level 490 Step 39: Place cat at R9 C9: only legal cell

Board after Step 39

Place a cat here at . Row 9 has no other legal cell.

Meowdoku Level 490 Step 40: Place cat at R4 C10: only legal cell

Board after Step 40

Place a cat here at . The rose region has no other legal cell.

Meowdoku Level 490 Step 41: Place cat at R6 C6: only legal cell

Board after Step 41

Place a cat here at . Row 6 has no other legal cell.

Meowdoku Level 490 Step 42: Place cat at R8 C5: only legal cell

Board after Step 42

Place a cat here at . The pink region has no other legal cell.

Meowdoku Level 490 Step 43: Place cat at R7 C3: only legal cell

Board after Step 43

Place a cat here at . The light blue region has no other legal cell.

Meowdoku Level 490 Result

All 10 cats are placed correctly:

  • R1 C8
  • R2 C2
  • R3 C7
  • R4 C10
  • R5 C4
  • R6 C6
  • R7 C3
  • R8 C5
  • R9 C9
  • R10 C1

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