Meowdoku Level 564 Step-by-Step Logic Walkthrough & Explained
Follow the replay below. Each board shows the result after applying that step.
Meowdoku Level 564 Step 1: Place cat at R1 C8: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The rose region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 564 Step 2: Place cat at R2 C2: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The purple region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 564 Step 3: Place cat at R4 C3: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The magenta region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 564 Step 4: Mark X at R3 C6, R6 C5, and R6 C6: rows or columns are reserved
The sky blue, pink, teal, and brown regions must use columns 5, 6, 7, and 9. No other region can use those columns. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 564 Step 5: Mark X at R5 C5, R5 C6, and R5 C7 + 1 more: rows or columns are reserved
The yellow, green, pink, teal, and brown regions must use rows 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9. No other region can use those rows. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 564 Step 6: Mark X at R7 C9: 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 564 Step 7: Mark X at R8 C4: 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 564 Step 8: Mark X at R8 C5 and R8 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 564 Step 9: Mark X at R3 C5: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty
Suppose held a cat in the sky blue region. That assumption would leave the brown 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 564 Step 10: Mark X at R8 C6: rows or columns are reserved
The sky blue, pink, and teal regions must use columns 6, 7, and 9. No other region can use those columns. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 564 Step 11: Mark X at R3 C9: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty
Suppose held a cat in the sky blue region. That assumption would leave the brown 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 564 Step 12: Place cat at R3 C7: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The sky blue region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 564 Step 13: Mark X at R6 C1: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty
Suppose held a cat in the yellow region. That assumption would leave Column 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 564 Step 14: Mark X at R7 C1: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty
Suppose held a cat in the yellow region. That assumption would leave Row 8 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 564 Step 15: Mark X at R8 C1: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty
Suppose held a cat in the yellow region. That assumption would leave the brown 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 564 Step 16: Place cat at R8 C9: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . Row 8 has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 564 Step 17: Place cat at R7 C6: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The pink region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 564 Step 18: Place cat at R9 C5: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The brown region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 564 Step 19: Place cat at R5 C1: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The yellow region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 564 Step 20: Place cat at R6 C4: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The green region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 564 Result
All 9 cats are placed correctly:
- R1 C8
- R2 C2
- R3 C7
- R4 C3
- R5 C1
- R6 C4
- R7 C6
- R8 C9
- R9 C5