Meowdoku Level 569 Step-by-Step Logic Walkthrough & Explained
Follow the replay below. Each board shows the result after applying that step.
Meowdoku Level 569 Step 1: Mark X at R6 C4, R6 C5, and R6 C6 + 2 more: a region is locked to this row
The rose region must use row 6. No other region can use that row. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 569 Step 2: Mark X at R8 C4, R8 C5, and R8 C6 + 2 more: a region is locked to this row
The purple region must use row 8. No other region can use that row. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 569 Step 3: Mark X at R7 C5, R7 C6, and R7 C7: a region is locked to this row
The green region must use row 7. No other region can use that row. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 569 Step 4: Mark X at R3 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 569 Step 5: Mark X at R5 C7: cats cannot touch
Every possible cat for the blue region conflicts with these cells. Cats cannot share a row, column, region, or diagonal touch. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 569 Step 6: Mark X at R5 C2 and R7 C2: cats cannot touch
Every possible cat for the rose region conflicts with these cells. Cats cannot share a row, column, region, or diagonal touch. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 569 Step 7: Mark X at R2 C5: 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 569 Step 8: Mark X at R1 C1: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty
Suppose held a cat in the teal 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 569 Step 9: Mark X at R1 C2: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty
Suppose held a cat in the teal 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 569 Step 10: Mark X at R1 C3: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty
Suppose held a cat in the teal 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 569 Step 11: Mark X at R1 C4: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty
Suppose held a cat in the teal 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 569 Step 12: Mark X at R1 C5: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty
Suppose held a cat in the teal 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 569 Step 13: Mark X at R2 C7: cats cannot touch
Every possible cat for row 1 conflicts with these cells. Cats cannot share a row, column, region, or diagonal touch. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 569 Step 14: Mark X at R4 C4, R4 C6, and R5 C6: cats cannot touch
Every possible cat for column 5 conflicts with these cells. Cats cannot share a row, column, region, or diagonal touch. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 569 Step 15: Mark X at R3 C2, R3 C3, and R3 C4: 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 569 Step 16: Mark X at R1 C7: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty
Suppose held a cat in the teal 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 569 Step 17: Mark X at R3 C6: cats cannot touch
Every possible cat for row 1 conflicts with these cells. Cats cannot share a row, column, region, or diagonal touch. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 569 Step 18: Mark X at R7 C8: rows or columns are reserved
The brown and blue regions must use columns 7 and 8. No other region can use those columns. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 569 Step 19: Mark X at R2 C3 and R2 C4: rows or columns are reserved
The pink, yellow, rose, green, and purple regions must use columns 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5. No other region can use those columns. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 569 Step 20: Mark X at R4 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 569 Step 21: Mark X at R6 C3: cats cannot touch
Every possible cat for column 4 conflicts with these cells. Cats cannot share a row, column, region, or diagonal touch. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 569 Step 22: Mark X at R5 C1 and R7 C1: cats cannot touch
Every possible cat for the rose region conflicts with these cells. Cats cannot share a row, column, region, or diagonal touch. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 569 Step 23: Mark X at R8 C3: cats cannot touch
Every possible cat for the green region conflicts with these cells. Cats cannot share a row, column, region, or diagonal touch. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 569 Step 24: Mark X at R2 C1, R2 C2, and R3 C1 + 2 more: rows or columns are reserved
The rose and purple regions must use columns 1 and 2. No other region can use those columns. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 569 Step 25: Mark X at R5 C8: a region is locked to this row
The yellow region must use row 5. No other region can use that row. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 569 Step 26: Place cat at R4 C7: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The blue region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 569 Step 27: Place cat at R3 C5: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The pink region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 569 Step 28: Place cat at R1 C6: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The teal region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 569 Step 29: Place cat at R2 C8: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The brown region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 569 Step 30: Mark X at R7 C3: cats cannot touch
Every possible cat for column 2 conflicts with these cells. Cats cannot share a row, column, region, or diagonal touch. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 569 Step 31: Place cat at R7 C4: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The green region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 569 Step 32: Place cat at R5 C3: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The yellow region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 569 Step 33: Place cat at R6 C1: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The rose region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 569 Step 34: Place cat at R8 C2: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The purple region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 569 Result
All 8 cats are placed correctly:
- R1 C6
- R2 C8
- R3 C5
- R4 C7
- R5 C3
- R6 C1
- R7 C4
- R8 C2