Meowdoku Level 525 Step-by-Step Logic Walkthrough & Explained
Follow the replay below. Each board shows the result after applying that step.
Meowdoku Level 525 Step 1: Place cat at R5 C7: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The brown region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 525 Step 2: Mark X at R1 C6, R2 C6, and R3 C6 + 2 more: a region is locked to this column
The pink region must use column 6. No other region can use that column. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 525 Step 3: Mark X at R10 C1, R10 C2, and R10 C3 + 3 more: a region is locked to this row
The rose region must use row 10. No other region can use that row. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 525 Step 4: Mark X at R1 C1, R1 C2, and R1 C3 + 3 more: a region is locked to this row
The purple region must use row 1. No other region can use that row. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 525 Step 5: Mark X at R4 C4, R6 C4, and R7 C4 + 2 more: rows or columns are reserved
The yellow, teal, light blue, rose, and purple regions must use columns 4, 5, 8, 9, and 10. No other region can use those columns. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 525 Step 6: Mark X at R8 C2: 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 525 Step 7: Mark X at R7 C5 and R8 C5: 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 525 Step 8: Mark X at R3 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 525 Step 9: Mark X at R2 C5: 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 525 Step 10: Mark X at R9 C8 and R9 C9: cats cannot touch
Every possible cat for the rose region conflicts with these cells. Cats cannot share a row, column, region, or diagonal touch. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 525 Step 11: Mark X at R2 C9 and R2 C10: 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 525 Step 12: Mark X at R2 C3, R3 C3, and R3 C5 + 3 more: cats cannot touch
Every possible cat for column 4 conflicts with these cells. Cats cannot share a row, column, region, or diagonal touch. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 525 Step 13: Mark X at R4 C1, R4 C5, and R4 C9 + 1 more: a region is locked to this row
The magenta region must use row 4. No other region can use that row. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 525 Step 14: Place cat at R3 C4: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The teal region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 525 Step 15: Place cat at R4 C2: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The magenta region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 525 Step 16: Mark X at R7 C8, R7 C9, and R7 C10 + 4 more: rows or columns are reserved
The light blue, rose, and purple regions must use columns 8, 9, and 10. No other region can use those columns. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 525 Step 17: Mark X at R6 C5: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty
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.
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 525 Step 18: Place cat at R9 C5: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The yellow region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 525 Step 19: Place cat at R7 C6: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The pink region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 525 Step 20: Place cat at R8 C1: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The green region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 525 Step 21: Place cat at R6 C3: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The sky blue region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 525 Step 22: Place cat at R2 C8: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The light blue region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 525 Step 23: Place cat at R10 C9: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The rose region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 525 Step 24: Place cat at R1 C10: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The purple region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 525 Result
All 10 cats are placed correctly:
- R1 C10
- R2 C8
- R3 C4
- R4 C2
- R5 C7
- R6 C3
- R7 C6
- R8 C1
- R9 C5
- R10 C9