Meowdoku Level 537 Step-by-Step Logic Walkthrough & Explained
Follow the replay below. Each board shows the result after applying that step.
Meowdoku Level 537 Step 1: Mark X at R1 C4, R1 C5, and R1 C6 + 2 more: a region is locked to this row
The teal region must use row 1. No other region can use that row. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 537 Step 2: Mark X at R3 C6, R3 C7, and R4 C1 + 3 more: rows or columns are reserved
The magenta, pink, and orange regions must use rows 2, 3, and 4. No other region can use those rows. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 537 Step 3: Mark X at R2 C2: 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 537 Step 4: Mark X at R1 C1, R5 C1, and R6 C1 + 2 more: a region is locked to this column
The pink region must use column 1. No other region can use that column. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 537 Step 5: Mark X at R2 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 537 Step 6: Mark X at R3 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 537 Step 7: Mark X at R5 C3: 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 537 Step 8: Mark X at R5 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 537 Step 9: Mark X at R6 C5: 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 537 Step 10: Mark X at R8 C6, R8 C7, and R8 C8: cats cannot touch
Every possible cat for row 7 conflicts with these cells. Cats cannot share a row, column, region, or diagonal touch. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 537 Step 11: Mark X at R5 C2: rows or columns are reserved
The rose, yellow, and sky blue regions must use rows 5, 6, and 7. No other region can use those rows. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 537 Step 12: Mark X at R1 C3: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty
Suppose held a cat in the teal region. That assumption would leave the orange 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 537 Step 13: Place cat at R1 C2: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The teal region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 537 Step 14: Place cat at R3 C1: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The pink region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 537 Step 15: Mark X at R5 C4: cats cannot touch
Every possible cat for the orange region conflicts with these cells. Cats cannot share a row, column, region, or diagonal touch. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 537 Step 16: Mark X at R6 C6: 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 537 Step 17: Mark X at R7 C8: 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 537 Step 18: Mark X at R2 C5, R2 C6, and R4 C5 + 1 more: rows or columns are reserved
The orange, rose, sky blue, and brown regions must use columns 3, 4, 5, and 6. No other region can use those columns. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 537 Step 19: Place cat at R4 C3: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . Row 4 has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 537 Step 20: Mark X at R7 C7: a region is locked to this row
The sky blue region must use row 7. No other region can use that row. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 537 Step 21: Mark X at R8 C5: cats cannot touch
Every possible cat for the sky blue region conflicts with these cells. Cats cannot share a row, column, region, or diagonal touch. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 537 Step 22: Place cat at R8 C4: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The brown region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 537 Step 23: Place cat at R7 C6: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The sky blue region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 537 Step 24: Place cat at R5 C5: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The rose region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 537 Step 25: Place cat at R6 C8: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The yellow region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 537 Step 26: Place cat at R2 C7: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The magenta region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 537 Result
All 8 cats are placed correctly:
- R1 C2
- R2 C7
- R3 C1
- R4 C3
- R5 C5
- R6 C8
- R7 C6
- R8 C4