Meowdoku Level 581 Step-by-Step Logic Walkthrough & Explained
Follow the replay below. Each board shows the result after applying that step.
Meowdoku Level 581 Step 1: Mark X at R5 C1, R5 C2, and R5 C3 + 4 more: rows or columns are reserved
The purple, teal, and magenta regions must use rows 5, 6, and 7. No other region can use those rows. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 581 Step 2: Mark X at R4 C1, R4 C5, and R4 C6 + 1 more: a region is locked to this row
The yellow region must use row 4. No other region can use that row. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 581 Step 3: Mark X at R2 C1, R2 C5, and R3 C1 + 2 more: rows or columns are reserved
The brown and pink regions must use rows 2 and 3. No other region can use those rows. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 581 Step 4: Place cat at R1 C1: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . Column 1 has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 581 Step 5: Mark X at R3 C6: 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 581 Step 6: Mark X at R6 C6: cats cannot touch
Every possible cat for the purple region conflicts with these cells. Cats cannot share a row, column, region, or diagonal touch. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 581 Step 7: Mark X at R7 C5: rows or columns are reserved
The pink, yellow, teal, and magenta regions must use columns 2, 3, 4, and 5. No other region can use those columns. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 581 Step 8: Mark X at R6 C3: 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 581 Step 9: Mark X at R2 C7: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty
Suppose held a cat in the brown region. That assumption would leave the teal 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 581 Step 10: Mark X at R3 C5: 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 581 Step 11: Place cat at R6 C5: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . Column 5 has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 581 Step 12: Place cat at R5 C7: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . Row 5 has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 581 Step 13: Place cat at R2 C6: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The brown region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 581 Step 14: Place cat at R3 C4: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The pink region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 581 Step 15: Place cat at R4 C2: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The yellow region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 581 Step 16: Place cat at R7 C3: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The magenta region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 581 Result
All 7 cats are placed correctly:
- R1 C1
- R2 C6
- R3 C4
- R4 C2
- R5 C7
- R6 C5
- R7 C3