Meowdoku Level 572 Step-by-Step Logic Walkthrough & Explained
Follow the replay below. Each board shows the result after applying that step.
Meowdoku Level 572 Step 1: Mark X at R1 C7, R2 C7, and R3 C7 + 3 more: a region is locked to this column
The rose region must use column 7. No other region can use that column. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 572 Step 2: Mark X at R1 C1, R2 C1, and R3 C1 + 3 more: a region is locked to this column
The blue region must use column 1. No other region can use that column. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 572 Step 3: Mark X at R6 C2, R6 C3, and R6 C4 + 9 more: rows or columns are reserved
The rose and blue regions must use rows 6 and 7. No other region can use those rows. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 572 Step 4: Mark X at R5 C2, R5 C4, and R5 C6 + 1 more: rows or columns are reserved
The green and magenta regions must use rows 5 and 8. No other region can use those rows. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 572 Step 5: Mark X at R2 C2: 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 572 Step 6: Mark X at R8 C5: cats cannot touch
Every possible cat for the magenta region conflicts with these cells. Cats cannot share a row, column, region, or diagonal touch. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 572 Step 7: Mark X at R2 C3: 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 572 Step 8: Mark X at R4 C4: cats cannot touch
Every possible cat for row 5 conflicts with these cells. Cats cannot share a row, column, region, or diagonal touch. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 572 Step 9: Mark X at R1 C3: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty
Suppose held a cat in the brown region. That assumption would leave the magenta 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 572 Step 10: Mark X at R3 C2 and R8 C2: a region is locked to this column
The brown region must use column 2. No other region can use that column. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 572 Step 11: Mark X at R4 C2: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty
Suppose held a cat in the brown region. That assumption would leave Row 5 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 572 Step 12: Place cat at R1 C2: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The brown region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 572 Step 13: Mark X at R3 C5: 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 572 Step 14: Mark X at R4 C8: a region is locked to this row
The teal region must use row 4. No other region can use that row. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 572 Step 15: Mark X at R2 C5: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty
Suppose held a cat in the pink region. That assumption would leave Column 4 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 572 Step 16: Mark X at R4 C3: rows or columns are reserved
The pink and green regions must use columns 3 and 4. No other region can use those columns. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 572 Step 17: Mark X at R3 C6 and 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 572 Step 18: Place cat at R5 C3: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . Row 5 has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 572 Step 19: Place cat at R4 C5: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . Column 5 has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 572 Step 20: Place cat at R2 C4: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The pink region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 572 Step 21: Place cat at R3 C8: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The yellow region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 572 Step 22: Place cat at R8 C6: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The magenta region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 572 Step 23: Place cat at R6 C7: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The rose region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 572 Step 24: Place cat at R7 C1: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The blue region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 572 Result
All 8 cats are placed correctly:
- R1 C2
- R2 C4
- R3 C8
- R4 C5
- R5 C3
- R6 C7
- R7 C1
- R8 C6