Meowdoku Level 600 Step-by-Step Logic Walkthrough & Explained
Follow the replay below. Each board shows the result after applying that step.
Meowdoku Level 600 Step 1: Mark X at R1 C1, R2 C1, and R3 C1: a region is locked to this column
The yellow region must use column 1. No other region can use that column. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 600 Step 2: Mark X at R1 C8, R2 C8, and R3 C8 + 3 more: a region is locked to this column
The rose region must use column 8. No other region can use that column. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 600 Step 3: Mark X at R1 C2, R1 C3, and R1 C4 + 1 more: a region is locked to this row
The light blue region must use row 1. No other region can use that row. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 600 Step 4: Mark X at R1 C6, R2 C6, and R3 C6 + 9 more: rows or columns are reserved
The pink, brown, purple, and orange regions must use columns 3, 4, 5, and 6. No other region can use those columns. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 600 Step 5: Mark X at R1 C7, R2 C7, and R3 C7 + 5 more: a region is locked to this column
The magenta region must use column 7. No other region can use that column. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 600 Step 6: Mark X at R5 C9, R6 C9, and R7 C9 + 7 more: rows or columns are reserved
The light blue and green regions must use columns 9 and 10. No other region can use those columns. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 600 Step 7: Mark X at R8 C4, R8 C5, and R8 C6 + 3 more: rows or columns are reserved
The pink, brown, purple, and orange regions must use columns 3, 4, 5, and 6. No other region can use those columns. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 600 Step 8: Mark X at R2 C9 and R2 C10: cats cannot touch
Every possible cat for the light blue region conflicts with these cells. Cats cannot share a row, column, region, or diagonal touch. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 600 Step 9: Mark X at R2 C4, R3 C2, and R4 C3: 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 600 Step 10: Mark X at R6 C8 and R7 C8: 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 600 Step 11: Mark X at R9 C2: cats cannot touch
Every possible cat for the orange region conflicts with these cells. Cats cannot share a row, column, region, or diagonal touch. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 600 Step 12: Mark X at R1 C10: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty
Suppose held a cat in the light blue 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 600 Step 13: Place cat at R1 C9: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The light blue region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 600 Step 14: Mark X at R4 C2: 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 600 Step 15: Mark X at R5 C2: 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 600 Step 16: Mark X at R6 C2: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty
Suppose held a cat in the teal region. That assumption would leave the purple 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 600 Step 17: Mark X at R7 C2: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty
Suppose held a cat in the teal region. That assumption would leave the purple 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 600 Step 18: Mark X at R8 C2: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty
Suppose held a cat in the teal region. That assumption would leave Row 2 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 600 Step 19: Mark X at R10 C2: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty
Suppose held a cat in the teal region. That assumption would leave the purple 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 600 Step 20: Place cat at R2 C2: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The teal region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 600 Step 21: Place cat at R3 C4: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The pink region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 600 Step 22: Place cat at R4 C6: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The brown region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 600 Step 23: Mark X at R5 C1, R6 C1, and R6 C7: rows or columns are reserved
The green and purple regions must use rows 5 and 6. No other region can use those rows. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 600 Step 24: Place cat at R7 C7: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The magenta region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 600 Step 25: Place cat at R9 C8: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The rose region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 600 Step 26: Place cat at R10 C3: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The orange region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 600 Step 27: Place cat at R6 C5: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The purple region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 600 Step 28: Place cat at R5 C10: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The green region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 600 Step 29: Place cat at R8 C1: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The yellow region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 600 Result
All 10 cats are placed correctly:
- R1 C9
- R2 C2
- R3 C4
- R4 C6
- R5 C10
- R6 C5
- R7 C7
- R8 C1
- R9 C8
- R10 C3