Meowdoku Level 544 Step-by-Step Logic Walkthrough & Explained
Follow the replay below. Each board shows the result after applying that step.
Meowdoku Level 544 Step 1: Place cat at R4 C1: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The magenta region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 544 Step 2: Place cat at R2 C2: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The green region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 544 Step 3: Mark X at R6 C3, R6 C4, and R6 C5 + 1 more: a region is locked to this row
The brown region must use row 6. No other region can use that row. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 544 Step 4: Mark X at R3 C5, R3 C6, and R3 C7 + 3 more: rows or columns are reserved
The orange, blue, teal, yellow, and pink regions must use rows 3, 5, 7, 8, and 9. No other region can use those rows. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 544 Step 5: 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 544 Step 6: Mark X at R7 C7: cats cannot touch
Every possible cat for the brown region conflicts with these cells. Cats cannot share a row, column, region, or diagonal touch. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 544 Step 7: Mark X at R7 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 544 Step 8: Mark X at R8 C5, R8 C6, and R8 C7 + 2 more: a region is locked to this row
The yellow region must use row 8. No other region can use that row. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 544 Step 9: Mark X at R9 C7, R9 C8, and R9 C9: a region is locked to this row
The pink region must use row 9. No other region can use that row. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 544 Step 10: Mark X at R1 C4, R1 C5, and R1 C6 + 1 more: rows or columns are reserved
The orange, teal, yellow, and pink regions must use columns 3, 4, 5, and 6. No other region can use those columns. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 544 Step 11: Mark X at R7 C8: cats cannot touch
Every possible cat for the brown region conflicts with these cells. Cats cannot share a row, column, region, or diagonal touch. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 544 Step 12: Mark X at R7 C4, R9 C3, and R9 C4: 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 544 Step 13: Mark X at R1 C7: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty
Suppose held a cat in the sky blue 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 544 Step 14: Place cat at R6 C7: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . Column 7 has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 544 Step 15: Place cat at R9 C6: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . Column 6 has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 544 Step 16: Mark X at R5 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 544 Step 17: Place cat at R3 C4: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The orange region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 544 Step 18: Place cat at R8 C3: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The yellow region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 544 Step 19: Place cat at R7 C5: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The teal region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 544 Step 20: Place cat at R5 C9: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The blue region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 544 Step 21: Place cat at R1 C8: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The sky blue region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 544 Result
All 9 cats are placed correctly:
- R1 C8
- R2 C2
- R3 C4
- R4 C1
- R5 C9
- R6 C7
- R7 C5
- R8 C3
- R9 C6