Meowdoku Level 65 Step-by-Step Logic Walkthrough & Explained
Follow the replay below. Each board shows the result after applying that step.
Meowdoku Level 65 Step 1: Place cat at R7 C1: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The green region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 65 Step 2: Mark X at R6 C5, R6 C6, and R6 C7 + 2 more: a region is locked to this row
The sky blue region must use row 6. No other region can use that row. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 65 Step 3: Mark X at R8 C3, R8 C4, and R8 C7 + 2 more: a region is locked to this row
The yellow region must use row 8. No other region can use that row. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 65 Step 4: Mark X at R9 C5, R9 C6, and R9 C7 + 2 more: a region is locked to this row
The rose region must use row 9. No other region can use that row. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 65 Step 5: Mark X at R1 C2, R1 C3, and R1 C4 + 6 more: rows or columns are reserved
The brown, sky blue, and rose regions must use columns 2, 3, and 4. No other region can use those columns. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 65 Step 6: Mark X at R2 C5, R3 C5, and R4 C5 + 3 more: rows or columns are reserved
The pink and yellow regions must use columns 5 and 6. No other region can use those columns. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 65 Step 7: Place cat at R5 C7: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The teal region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 65 Step 8: Mark X at R1 C8: a region is locked to this column
The magenta region must use column 8. No other region can use that column. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 65 Step 9: Mark X at R2 C9 and R3 C9: 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 65 Step 10: Mark X at R4 C9: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty
Suppose held a cat in the blue region. That assumption would leave the brown 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 65 Step 11: Place cat at R1 C9: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The blue region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 65 Step 12: Place cat at R3 C8: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The magenta region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 65 Step 13: Place cat at R2 C6: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The pink region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 65 Step 14: Place cat at R4 C3: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The brown region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 65 Step 15: Place cat at R6 C4: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The sky blue region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 65 Step 16: Place cat at R8 C5: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The yellow region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 65 Step 17: Place cat at R9 C2: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The rose region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 65 Result
All 9 cats are placed correctly:
- R1 C9
- R2 C6
- R3 C8
- R4 C3
- R5 C7
- R6 C4
- R7 C1
- R8 C5
- R9 C2