Meowdoku Level 590 Step-by-Step Logic Walkthrough & Explained
Follow the replay below. Each board shows the result after applying that step.
Meowdoku Level 590 Step 1: Mark X at R2 C1, R2 C2, and R2 C3 + 2 more: a region is locked to this row
The purple region must use row 2. No other region can use that row. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 590 Step 2: Mark X at R1 C1, R9 C1, and R10 C1: a region is locked to this column
The brown region must use column 1. No other region can use that column. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 590 Step 3: Mark X at R1 C2, R3 C2, and R4 C2 + 1 more: a region is locked to this column
The orange region must use column 2. No other region can use that column. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 590 Step 4: Mark X at R5 C3, R6 C2, and R6 C3 + 9 more: rows or columns are reserved
The green, pink, rose, yellow, light blue, and brown regions must use rows 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8. No other region can use those rows. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 590 Step 5: Mark X at R8 C3, R8 C4, and R8 C5 + 3 more: rows or columns are reserved
The green, pink, rose, yellow, light blue, and brown regions must use rows 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8. No other region can use those rows. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 590 Step 6: Mark X at R9 C2, R9 C3, and R9 C6 + 4 more: a region is locked to this row
The magenta region must use row 9. No other region can use that row. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 590 Step 7: Place cat at R10 C2: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The orange region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 590 Step 8: Mark X at R3 C4: 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 590 Step 9: Mark X at R4 C6: 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 590 Step 10: 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 the yellow 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 590 Step 11: 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 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 590 Step 12: Mark X at R1 C6: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty
Suppose held a cat in the teal region. That assumption would leave Column 7 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 590 Step 13: 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 yellow 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 590 Step 14: Mark X at R1 C8: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty
Suppose held a cat in the teal region. That assumption would leave Column 7 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 590 Step 15: Mark X at R1 C9: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty
Suppose held a cat in the teal 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 590 Step 16: Mark X at R4 C10: cats cannot touch
Every possible cat for column 9 conflicts with these cells. Cats cannot share a row, column, region, or diagonal touch. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 590 Step 17: Mark X at R1 C10: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty
Suppose held a cat in the teal 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 590 Step 18: Place cat at R1 C3: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The teal region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 590 Step 19: Mark X at R9 C4: a region is locked to this column
The yellow region must use column 4. No other region can use that column. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 590 Step 20: Place cat at R9 C5: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The magenta region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 590 Step 21: Mark X at R3 C1, R3 C8, and R3 C9 + 1 more: a region is locked to this row
The green region must use row 3. No other region can use that row. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 590 Step 22: Mark X at R4 C1, R4 C4, and R4 C7: a region is locked to this row
The pink region must use row 4. No other region can use that row. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 590 Step 23: Mark X at R4 C8: rows or columns are reserved
The purple, green, and rose regions must use columns 6, 7, and 8. No other region can use those columns. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 590 Step 24: Place cat at R4 C9: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The pink region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 590 Step 25: Mark X at R3 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 590 Step 26: Place cat at R3 C6: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The green region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 590 Step 27: Place cat at R2 C8: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The purple region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 590 Step 28: Place cat at R5 C7: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The rose region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 590 Step 29: Place cat at R6 C4: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The yellow region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 590 Step 30: Place cat at R7 C10: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The light blue region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 590 Step 31: Place cat at R8 C1: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The brown region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 590 Result
All 10 cats are placed correctly:
- R1 C3
- R2 C8
- R3 C6
- R4 C9
- R5 C7
- R6 C4
- R7 C10
- R8 C1
- R9 C5
- R10 C2