Meowdoku Level 496 Step-by-Step Logic Walkthrough & Explained
Follow the replay below. Each board shows the result after applying that step.
Meowdoku Level 496 Step 1: Place cat at R2 C5: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The sky blue region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 496 Step 2: Mark X at R1 C2, R3 C2, and R7 C2: a region is locked to this column
The teal region must use column 2. No other region can use that column. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 496 Step 3: Mark X at R7 C4: rows or columns are reserved
The blue, yellow, and magenta regions must use columns 4, 6, and 7. No other region can use those columns. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 496 Step 4: Mark X at R1 C3: a region is locked to this column
The pink region must use column 3. No other region can use that column. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 496 Step 5: Mark X at R5 C1 and R5 C3: 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 496 Step 6: Mark X at R6 C7: cats cannot touch
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 496 Step 7: Mark X at R4 C7 and R6 C6: 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 496 Step 8: Mark X at R7 C3: cats cannot touch
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 496 Step 9: Mark X at R3 C1: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty
Suppose held a cat in the brown region. That assumption would leave Column 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 496 Step 10: Mark X at R4 C4: cats cannot touch
Every possible cat for row 3 conflicts with these cells. Cats cannot share a row, column, region, or diagonal touch. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 496 Step 11: Mark X at R5 C7: cats cannot touch
Every possible cat for the blue region conflicts with these cells. Cats cannot share a row, column, region, or diagonal touch. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 496 Step 12: Mark X at R7 C6: 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 496 Step 13: Place cat at R6 C4: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The yellow region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 496 Step 14: Mark X at R4 C2: 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 496 Step 15: Place cat at R5 C2: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The teal region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 496 Step 16: Place cat at R3 C3: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The pink region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 496 Step 17: Place cat at R7 C7: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The magenta region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 496 Step 18: Place cat at R1 C1: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The brown region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 496 Step 19: Place cat at R4 C6: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The blue region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 496 Result
All 7 cats are placed correctly:
- R1 C1
- R2 C5
- R3 C3
- R4 C6
- R5 C2
- R6 C4
- R7 C7