Meowdoku Level 558 Step-by-Step Logic Walkthrough & Explained
Follow the replay below. Each board shows the result after applying that step.
Meowdoku Level 558 Step 1: Place cat at R5 C3: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The light blue region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 558 Step 2: Place cat at R6 C1: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The teal region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 558 Step 3: Mark X at R2 C2, R8 C2, and R9 C2: a region is locked to this column
The rose region must use column 2. No other region can use that column. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 558 Step 4: Place cat at R7 C4: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The blue region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 558 Step 5: Place cat at R8 C7: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The purple region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 558 Step 6: Place cat at R9 C5: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The pink region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 558 Step 7: Mark X at R1 C6 and R3 C6: a region is locked to this column
The magenta region must use column 6. No other region can use that column. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 558 Step 8: Mark X at R1 C9: a region is locked to this column
The yellow region must use column 9. No other region can use that column. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 558 Step 9: Mark X at R3 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 558 Step 10: Mark X at R2 C8: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty
Suppose held a cat in the sky blue region. That assumption would leave the yellow 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 558 Step 11: Mark X at R4 C8: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty
Suppose held a cat in the sky blue region. That assumption would leave the yellow 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 558 Step 12: Place cat at R1 C8: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The sky blue region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 558 Step 13: Place cat at R3 C2: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The rose region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 558 Step 14: Place cat at R4 C9: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The yellow region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 558 Step 15: Place cat at R2 C6: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The magenta region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 558 Result
All 9 cats are placed correctly:
- R1 C8
- R2 C6
- R3 C2
- R4 C9
- R5 C3
- R6 C1
- R7 C4
- R8 C7
- R9 C5