Meowdoku Level 615 Step-by-Step Logic Walkthrough & Explained
Follow the replay below. Each board shows the result after applying that step.
Meowdoku Level 615 Step 1: Place cat at R1 C10: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The teal region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 615 Step 2: Place cat at R2 C1: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The purple region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 615 Step 3: Mark X at R10 C5, R10 C6, and R10 C7 + 2 more: a region is locked to this row
The sky blue region must use row 10. No other region can use that row. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 615 Step 4: Mark X at R8 C2, R8 C6, and R8 C7 + 6 more: rows or columns are reserved
The magenta and rose regions must use rows 8 and 9. No other region can use those rows. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 615 Step 5: Mark X at R7 C2, R7 C3, and R7 C4 + 3 more: a region is locked to this row
The blue region must use row 7. No other region can use that row. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 615 Step 6: Mark X at R4 C3, R4 C4, and R5 C3 + 2 more: rows or columns are reserved
The brown, yellow, and green regions must use rows 4, 5, and 6. No other region can use those rows. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 615 Step 7: Mark X at R4 C8 and R6 C9: 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 615 Step 8: Mark X at R6 C7: 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 615 Step 9: Mark X at R9 C4: 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 615 Step 10: Mark X at R3 C5, R4 C5, and R5 C5 + 1 more: a region is locked to this column
The rose region must use column 5. No other region can use that column. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 615 Step 11: Mark X at R8 C4: cats cannot touch
Every possible cat for the rose region conflicts with these cells. Cats cannot share a row, column, region, or diagonal touch. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 615 Step 12: Mark X at R10 C3: 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 615 Step 13: Mark X at R9 C3: 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 615 Step 14: Mark X at R4 C6: cats cannot touch
Every possible cat for column 7 conflicts with these cells. Cats cannot share a row, column, region, or diagonal touch. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 615 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 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 615 Step 16: Place cat at R8 C3: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . Column 3 has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 615 Step 17: Place cat at R9 C5: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The rose region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 615 Step 18: Place cat at R10 C2: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The sky blue region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 615 Step 19: Mark X at R6 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 615 Step 20: Mark X at R5 C8: 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 615 Step 21: Mark X at R3 C9: a region is locked to this column
The brown region must use column 9. No other region can use that column. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 615 Step 22: Mark X at R3 C8: 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 615 Step 23: 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 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 615 Step 24: Place cat at R6 C4: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . Column 4 has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 615 Step 25: Place cat at R7 C8: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . Column 8 has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 615 Step 26: Place cat at R3 C6: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . Column 6 has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 615 Step 27: Place cat at R5 C7: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The yellow region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 615 Step 28: Place cat at R4 C9: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The brown region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 615 Result
All 10 cats are placed correctly:
- R1 C10
- R2 C1
- R3 C6
- R4 C9
- R5 C7
- R6 C4
- R7 C8
- R8 C3
- R9 C5
- R10 C2