Meowdoku Level 528 Step-by-Step Logic Walkthrough & Explained
Follow the replay below. Each board shows the result after applying that step.
Meowdoku Level 528 Step 1: Mark X at R1 C8, R2 C8, and R5 C8 + 4 more: a region is locked to this column
The purple region must use column 8. No other region can use that column. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 528 Step 2: Mark X at R1 C7, R2 C7, and R3 C7 + 4 more: a region is locked to this column
The sky blue region must use column 7. No other region can use that column. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 528 Step 3: Mark X at R2 C4, R3 C4, and R4 C4 + 8 more: rows or columns are reserved
The yellow, green, purple, magenta, sky blue, and rose regions must use rows 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6. No other region can use those rows. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 528 Step 4: Mark X at R3 C9, R4 C7, and R4 C9: 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 528 Step 5: Place cat at R5 C7: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The sky blue region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 528 Step 6: Place cat at R3 C8: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The purple region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 528 Step 7: Mark X at R1 C1, R7 C1, and R8 C1 + 1 more: a region is locked to this column
The magenta region must use column 1. No other region can use that column. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 528 Step 8: Mark X at R1 C5 and R1 C6: 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 528 Step 9: Mark X at R8 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 528 Step 10: Mark X at R7 C9: a region is locked to this row
The teal region must use row 7. No other region can use that row. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 528 Step 11: Mark X at R2 C5: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty
Suppose held a cat in the yellow 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 528 Step 12: Mark X at R1 C9: 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 528 Step 13: Place cat at R2 C6: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The green region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 528 Step 14: Place cat at R4 C1: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The magenta region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 528 Step 15: Mark X at R9 C4: 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 528 Step 16: Mark X at R8 C4: cats cannot touch
Every possible cat for column 5 conflicts with these cells. Cats cannot share a row, column, region, or diagonal touch. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 528 Step 17: Mark X at R6 C9: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty
Suppose held a cat in the yellow 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 528 Step 18: Place cat at R1 C4: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The yellow region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 528 Step 19: Place cat at R6 C3: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The rose region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 528 Step 20: Place cat at R7 C5: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The teal region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 528 Step 21: Place cat at R9 C2: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The pink region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 528 Step 22: Place cat at R8 C9: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The brown region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 528 Result
All 9 cats are placed correctly:
- R1 C4
- R2 C6
- R3 C8
- R4 C1
- R5 C7
- R6 C3
- R7 C5
- R8 C9
- R9 C2