Meowdoku Level 538 Step-by-Step Logic Walkthrough & Explained
Follow the replay below. Each board shows the result after applying that step.
Meowdoku Level 538 Step 1: Place cat at R2 C9: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The rose region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 538 Step 2: Mark X at R6 C8, R8 C8, and R9 C8: 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 538 Step 3: Mark X at R1 C1, R3 C1, and R4 C1 + 3 more: a region is locked to this column
The brown region must use column 1. No other region can use that column. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 538 Step 4: Mark X at R7 C5, R7 C6, and R7 C7 + 6 more: rows or columns are reserved
The magenta, orange, and brown regions must use rows 7, 8, and 9. No other region can use those rows. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 538 Step 5: Mark X at R4 C2 and R5 C2: rows or columns are reserved
The pink, purple, teal, and green regions must use rows 3, 4, 5, and 6. No other region can use those rows. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 538 Step 6: Mark X at R4 C7 and R5 C7: 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 538 Step 7: Mark X at R7 C3, R8 C1, and R9 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 538 Step 8: Place cat at R9 C1: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The brown region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 538 Step 9: Mark X at R1 C4, R3 C4, and R4 C4 + 2 more: a region is locked to this column
The orange region must use column 4. No other region can use that column. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 538 Step 10: Mark X at R6 C3 and R7 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 538 Step 11: Place cat at R8 C4: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The orange region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 538 Step 12: Place cat at R7 C2: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The magenta region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 538 Step 13: Mark X at R5 C6: cats cannot touch
Every possible cat for row 6 conflicts with these cells. Cats cannot share a row, column, region, or diagonal touch. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 538 Step 14: Mark X at R1 C3: 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 538 Step 15: Mark X at R1 C5: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty
Suppose held a cat in the yellow region. That assumption would leave the green 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 538 Step 16: Mark X at R4 C6 and R6 C6: rows or columns are reserved
The yellow and green regions must use columns 6 and 7. No other region can use those columns. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 538 Step 17: Mark X at R1 C7: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty
Suppose held a cat in the yellow region. That assumption would leave Row 6 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 538 Step 18: Place cat at R1 C6: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The yellow region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 538 Step 19: Mark X at R3 C3: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty
Suppose held a cat in the pink region. That assumption would leave the green 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 538 Step 20: Mark X at R4 C5 and R6 C5: a region is locked to this column
The pink region must use column 5. No other region can use that column. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 538 Step 21: Place cat at R6 C7: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . Row 6 has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 538 Step 22: Place cat at R4 C8: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The purple region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 538 Step 23: Place cat at R5 C3: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The teal region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 538 Step 24: Place cat at R3 C5: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The pink region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 538 Result
All 9 cats are placed correctly:
- R1 C6
- R2 C9
- R3 C5
- R4 C8
- R5 C3
- R6 C7
- R7 C2
- R8 C4
- R9 C1