Meowdoku Level 601 Step-by-Step Logic Walkthrough & Explained
Follow the replay below. Each board shows the result after applying that step.
Meowdoku Level 601 Step 1: Mark X at R1 C6, R1 C7, and R2 C6 + 5 more: rows or columns are reserved
The magenta and teal regions must use columns 6 and 7. No other region can use those columns. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 601 Step 2: Mark X at R2 C2: rows or columns are reserved
The blue, rose, yellow, and pink regions must use columns 2, 3, 4, and 5. No other region can use those columns. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 601 Step 3: Mark X at R6 C7: 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 601 Step 4: Mark X at R7 C1, R7 C2, and R7 C3 + 2 more: a region is locked to this row
The teal region must use row 7. No other region can use that row. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 601 Step 5: Mark X at R5 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 601 Step 6: Mark X at R6 C5: cats cannot touch
Every possible cat for column 6 conflicts with these cells. Cats cannot share a row, column, region, or diagonal touch. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 601 Step 7: Mark X at R4 C4 and R5 C3: 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 601 Step 8: Mark X at R1 C2: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty
Suppose held a cat in the blue region. That assumption would leave Column 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 601 Step 9: Mark X at R4 C3: rows or columns are reserved
The blue, rose, and yellow regions must use columns 3, 4, and 5. No other region can use those columns. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 601 Step 10: Mark X at R2 C4: cats cannot touch
Every possible cat for the blue region conflicts with these cells. Cats cannot share a row, column, region, or diagonal touch. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 601 Step 11: Mark X at R3 C1, R3 C3, and R3 C5 + 3 more: rows or columns are reserved
The rose, magenta, yellow, and pink regions must use rows 3, 4, 5, and 6. No other region can use those rows. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 601 Step 12: Mark X at R2 C3: cats cannot touch
Every possible cat for row 3 conflicts with these cells. Cats cannot share a row, column, region, or diagonal touch. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 601 Step 13: Mark X at R1 C4: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty
Suppose held a cat in the blue region. That assumption would leave the pink 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 601 Step 14: Mark X at R6 C3: cats cannot touch
Every possible cat for column 4 conflicts with these cells. Cats cannot share a row, column, region, or diagonal touch. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 601 Step 15: Place cat at R1 C3: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . Column 3 has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 601 Step 16: Place cat at R2 C1: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The brown region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 601 Step 17: Place cat at R3 C4: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . Row 3 has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 601 Step 18: Place cat at R5 C5: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The yellow region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 601 Step 19: Place cat at R4 C7: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The magenta region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 601 Step 20: Place cat at R6 C2: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The pink region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 601 Step 21: Place cat at R7 C6: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The teal region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 601 Result
All 7 cats are placed correctly:
- R1 C3
- R2 C1
- R3 C4
- R4 C7
- R5 C5
- R6 C2
- R7 C6