Meowdoku Level 523 Step-by-Step Logic Walkthrough & Explained
Follow the replay below. Each board shows the result after applying that step.
Meowdoku Level 523 Step 1: Mark X at R2 C1, R2 C2, and R2 C3 + 2 more: a region is locked to this row
The pink region must use row 2. No other region can use that row. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 523 Step 2: Mark X at R7 C1, R7 C2, and R7 C3 + 2 more: a region is locked to this row
The rose region must use row 7. No other region can use that row. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 523 Step 3: Mark X at R1 C6, R1 C7, and R3 C6 + 2 more: rows or columns are reserved
The pink and teal regions must use columns 6 and 7. No other region can use those columns. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 523 Step 4: Mark X at R1 C4, R3 C4, and R4 C4 + 2 more: rows or columns are reserved
The yellow and rose regions must use columns 4 and 5. No other region can use those columns. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 523 Step 5: Mark X at R1 C3 and R3 C3: a region is locked to this column
The magenta region must use column 3. No other region can use that column. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 523 Step 6: Mark X at R3 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 523 Step 7: Mark X at R5 C2 and R5 C4: 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 523 Step 8: Place cat at R7 C4: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . Column 4 has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 523 Step 9: Mark X at R4 C2: 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 523 Step 10: Mark X at R3 C5: cats cannot touch
Every possible cat for column 6 conflicts with these cells. Cats cannot share a row, column, region, or diagonal touch. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 523 Step 11: Mark X at R1 C2, R4 C1, and R6 C1: 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 523 Step 12: Mark X at R3 C1: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty
Suppose held a cat in the sky blue region. That assumption would leave the yellow 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 523 Step 13: Place cat at R3 C2: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . Row 3 has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 523 Step 14: Place cat at R5 C3: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The magenta region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 523 Step 15: Place cat at R1 C1: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The sky blue region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 523 Step 16: Place cat at R4 C5: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The yellow region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 523 Step 17: Place cat at R6 C7: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The teal region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 523 Step 18: Place cat at R2 C6: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The pink region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 523 Result
All 7 cats are placed correctly:
- R1 C1
- R2 C6
- R3 C2
- R4 C5
- R5 C3
- R6 C7
- R7 C4