Meowdoku Level 585 Step-by-Step Logic Walkthrough & Explained
Follow the replay below. Each board shows the result after applying that step.
Meowdoku Level 585 Step 1: Place cat at R10 C2: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The orange region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 585 Step 2: Place cat at R1 C1: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The brown region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 585 Step 3: Mark X at R2 C9, R3 C9, and R4 C9 + 3 more: a region is locked to this column
The sky blue region must use column 9. No other region can use that column. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 585 Step 4: Mark X at R2 C10, R3 C10, and R4 C10 + 2 more: a region is locked to this column
The magenta region must use column 10. No other region can use that column. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 585 Step 5: Mark X at R2 C8, R3 C8, and R4 C8 + 2 more: a region is locked to this column
The purple region must use column 8. No other region can use that column. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 585 Step 6: Mark X at R4 C3, R4 C5, and R4 C6 + 6 more: rows or columns are reserved
The rose, teal, sky blue, green, magenta, and purple regions must use rows 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9. No other region can use those rows. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 585 Step 7: Mark X at R2 C6: 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 585 Step 8: Mark X at R6 C10: cats cannot touch
Every possible cat for the sky blue region conflicts with these cells. Cats cannot share a row, column, region, or diagonal touch. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 585 Step 9: Mark X at R7 C3, R7 C4, and R7 C5 + 4 more: rows or columns are reserved
The green, magenta, and purple regions must use rows 7, 8, and 9. No other region can use those rows. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 585 Step 10: Mark X at R8 C7: 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 585 Step 11: Mark X at R8 C8: cats cannot touch
Every possible cat for row 9 conflicts with these cells. Cats cannot share a row, column, region, or diagonal touch. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 585 Step 12: Mark X at R2 C4: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty
Suppose held a cat in the pink region. That assumption would leave the rose 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 585 Step 13: 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 3 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 585 Step 14: Mark X at R8 C4: rows or columns are reserved
The pink and teal regions must use columns 3 and 4. No other region can use those columns. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 585 Step 15: Mark X at R3 C3: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty
Suppose held a cat in the pink region. That assumption would leave Row 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 585 Step 16: Mark X at R3 C4: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty
Suppose held a cat in the pink region. That assumption would leave Row 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 585 Step 17: Place cat at R2 C3: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The pink region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 585 Step 18: Place cat at R6 C9: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . Row 6 has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 585 Step 19: Place cat at R8 C10: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The magenta region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 585 Step 20: Place cat at R9 C8: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The purple region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 585 Step 21: Place cat at R7 C6: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The green region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 585 Step 22: Place cat at R3 C5: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . Column 5 has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 585 Step 23: Place cat at R5 C4: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The teal region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 585 Step 24: Place cat at R4 C7: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The rose region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 585 Result
All 10 cats are placed correctly:
- R1 C1
- R2 C3
- R3 C5
- R4 C7
- R5 C4
- R6 C9
- R7 C6
- R8 C10
- R9 C8
- R10 C2