Meowdoku Level 541 Step-by-Step Logic Walkthrough & Explained
Follow the replay below. Each board shows the result after applying that step.
Meowdoku Level 541 Step 1: Mark X at R1 C1, R1 C2, and R1 C3 + 2 more: a region is locked to this row
The magenta region must use row 1. No other region can use that row. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 541 Step 2: Mark X at R2 C1, R2 C4, and R2 C5 + 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 541 Step 3: Mark X at R3 C5, R3 C6, and R4 C6: rows or columns are reserved
The magenta, pink, teal, light blue, orange, and sky blue regions must use columns 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6. No other region can use those columns. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 541 Step 4: Mark X at R3 C2 and R3 C3: 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 541 Step 5: Mark X at R4 C5, R5 C4, and R6 C6: cats cannot touch
Every possible cat for the light blue region conflicts with these cells. Cats cannot share a row, column, region, or diagonal touch. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 541 Step 6: Mark X at R6 C2: 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 541 Step 7: Mark X at R5 C3, R6 C5, and R6 C7: 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 541 Step 8: Mark X at R5 C1, R5 C2, and R5 C7: a region is locked to this row
The light blue region must use row 5. No other region can use that row. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 541 Step 9: Mark X at R4 C1 and R7 C3: 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 541 Step 10: Mark X at R1 C4: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty
Suppose held a cat in the magenta region. That assumption would leave the sky 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 541 Step 11: Place cat at R1 C5: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The magenta region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 541 Step 12: Place cat at R5 C6: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The light blue region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 541 Step 13: Mark X at R6 C4 and R7 C4: cats cannot touch
Every possible cat for row 4 conflicts with these cells. Cats cannot share a row, column, region, or diagonal touch. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 541 Step 14: Mark X at R7 C2: rows or columns are reserved
The pink and orange regions must use columns 2 and 3. No other region can use those columns. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 541 Step 15: Mark X at R3 C1: a region is locked to this column
The sky blue region must use column 1. No other region can use that column. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 541 Step 16: Mark X at R4 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 541 Step 17: Mark X at R2 C3: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty
Suppose held a cat in the pink 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 541 Step 18: Place cat at R2 C2: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The pink region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 541 Step 19: Place cat at R6 C3: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The orange region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 541 Step 20: Place cat at R7 C1: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The sky blue region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 541 Step 21: Place cat at R3 C7: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The brown region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 541 Step 22: Place cat at R4 C4: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The teal region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 541 Result
All 7 cats are placed correctly:
- R1 C5
- R2 C2
- R3 C7
- R4 C4
- R5 C6
- R6 C3
- R7 C1