Meowdoku Level 548 Step-by-Step Logic Walkthrough & Explained
Follow the replay below. Each board shows the result after applying that step.
Meowdoku Level 548 Step 1: Place cat at R4 C3: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The teal region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 548 Step 2: Place cat at R7 C4: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The rose region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 548 Step 3: Place cat at R8 C2: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The yellow region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 548 Step 4: Place cat at R9 C7: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The blue region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 548 Step 5: Mark X at R3 C1, R3 C5, and R3 C9: a region is locked to this row
The brown region must use row 3. No other region can use that row. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 548 Step 6: Mark X at R1 C5, R1 C6, and R1 C8 + 2 more: rows or columns are reserved
The orange, brown, pink, and green regions must use columns 1, 5, 6, and 8. No other region can use those columns. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 548 Step 7: Mark X at R2 C1: 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 548 Step 8: Mark X at R5 C9 and R6 C9: rows or columns are reserved
The pink and green regions must use rows 5 and 6. No other region can use those rows. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 548 Step 9: Mark X at R2 C9: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty
Suppose held a cat in the sky blue 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 548 Step 10: Place cat at R1 C9: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The sky blue region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 548 Step 11: Place cat at R2 C5: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The orange region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 548 Step 12: Place cat at R3 C8: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The brown region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 548 Step 13: Place cat at R5 C6: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The pink region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 548 Step 14: Place cat at R6 C1: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The green region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 548 Result
All 9 cats are placed correctly:
- R1 C9
- R2 C5
- R3 C8
- R4 C3
- R5 C6
- R6 C1
- R7 C4
- R8 C2
- R9 C7