Meowdoku Level 623 Step-by-Step Logic Walkthrough & Explained
Follow the replay below. Each board shows the result after applying that step.
Meowdoku Level 623 Step 1: Mark X at R2 C1, R2 C2, and R2 C3 + 1 more: a region is locked to this row
The magenta region must use row 2. No other region can use that row. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 623 Step 2: Mark X at R6 C1, R6 C2, and R6 C5 + 2 more: a region is locked to this row
The pink region must use row 6. No other region can use that row. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 623 Step 3: Mark X at R1 C5 and R3 C5: 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 623 Step 4: Mark X at R4 C3: 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 623 Step 5: Mark X at R2 C6: 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 623 Step 6: Mark X at R5 C4, R5 C5, and R7 C4 + 1 more: rows or columns are reserved
The sky blue, magenta, green, brown, and pink regions must use columns 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5. No other region can use those columns. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 623 Step 7: Mark X at R1 C4 and R3 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 623 Step 8: Mark X at R4 C2: 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 623 Step 9: Mark X at R5 C3 and R7 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 623 Step 10: Mark X at R3 C6: cats cannot touch
Every possible cat for column 5 conflicts with these cells. Cats cannot share a row, column, region, or diagonal touch. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 623 Step 11: Mark X at R1 C2: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty
Suppose held a cat in the sky blue region. That assumption would leave the teal 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 623 Step 12: Mark X at R1 C3: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty
Suppose held a cat in the sky blue region. That assumption would leave the teal 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 623 Step 13: Mark X at R7 C1: a region is locked to this column
The sky blue region must use column 1. No other region can use that column. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 623 Step 14: Mark X at R3 C2: a region is locked to this column
The brown region must use column 2. No other region can use that column. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 623 Step 15: Mark X at R6 C3: 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 623 Step 16: Place cat at R6 C4: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The pink region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 623 Step 17: Place cat at R2 C5: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The magenta region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 623 Step 18: Place cat at R3 C3: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The green region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 623 Step 19: Mark X at R4 C7 and R5 C7: 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 623 Step 20: Mark X at R7 C2: 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 623 Step 21: Place cat at R5 C2: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The brown region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 623 Step 22: Place cat at R1 C1: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The sky blue region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 623 Step 23: Place cat at R4 C6: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The rose region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 623 Step 24: Place cat at R7 C7: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The teal region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 623 Result
All 7 cats are placed correctly:
- R1 C1
- R2 C5
- R3 C3
- R4 C6
- R5 C2
- R6 C4
- R7 C7