Meowdoku Level 604 Step-by-Step Logic Walkthrough & Explained
Follow the replay below. Each board shows the result after applying that step.
Meowdoku Level 604 Step 1: Place cat at R8 C7: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The rose region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 604 Step 2: Place cat at R9 C9: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The teal region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 604 Step 3: Mark X at R1 C1, R4 C1, and R5 C1 + 2 more: a region is locked to this column
The magenta region must use column 1. No other region can use that column. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 604 Step 4: Mark X at R4 C8 and R5 C8: a region is locked to this column
The green region must use column 8. No other region can use that column. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 604 Step 5: Mark X at R1 C2 and R2 C4: 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 604 Step 6: Mark X at R2 C2 and R3 C2: 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 604 Step 7: Mark X at R7 C2: 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 604 Step 8: 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 604 Step 9: Mark X at R5 C3: cats cannot touch
Every possible cat for row 4 conflicts with these cells. Cats cannot share a row, column, region, or diagonal touch. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 604 Step 10: Mark X at R4 C5 and R6 C5: cats cannot touch
Every possible cat for row 5 conflicts with these cells. Cats cannot share a row, column, region, or diagonal touch. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 604 Step 11: Mark X at R6 C3 and R6 C4: cats cannot touch
Every possible cat for row 7 conflicts with these cells. Cats cannot share a row, column, region, or diagonal touch. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 604 Step 12: Mark X at R4 C3 and R4 C6: cats cannot touch
Every possible cat for column 2 conflicts with these cells. Cats cannot share a row, column, region, or diagonal touch. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 604 Step 13: Mark X at R3 C3 and R7 C4: cats cannot touch
Every possible cat for row 4 conflicts with these cells. Cats cannot share a row, column, region, or diagonal touch. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 604 Step 14: Mark X at R6 C2: 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 604 Step 15: Mark X at R1 C4: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty
Suppose held a cat in the purple 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 604 Step 16: Mark X at R3 C5: rows or columns are reserved
The purple, yellow, brown, and pink regions must use columns 2, 3, 5, and 6. No other region can use those columns. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 604 Step 17: Mark X at R1 C5: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty
Suppose held a cat in the purple 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 604 Step 18: Mark X at R7 C3: a region is locked to this column
The purple region must use column 3. No other region can use that column. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 604 Step 19: Place cat at R4 C2: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The yellow region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 604 Step 20: Place cat at R2 C1: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The magenta region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 604 Step 21: Place cat at R1 C3: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The purple region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 604 Step 22: Place cat at R5 C6: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The brown region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 604 Step 23: Place cat at R3 C4: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The sky blue region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 604 Step 24: Place cat at R6 C8: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The green region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 604 Step 25: Place cat at R7 C5: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The pink region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 604 Result
All 9 cats are placed correctly:
- R1 C3
- R2 C1
- R3 C4
- R4 C2
- R5 C6
- R6 C8
- R7 C5
- R8 C7
- R9 C9