Meowdoku Level 665 Step-by-Step Logic Walkthrough & Explained
Follow the replay below. Each board shows the result after applying that step.
Meowdoku Level 665 Step 1: Place cat at R1 C10: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The orange region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 665 Step 2: Place cat at R2 C8: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The sky blue region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 665 Step 3: Place cat at R10 C9: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The magenta region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 665 Step 4: Place cat at R7 C7: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The rose region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 665 Step 5: Mark X at R4 C1, R4 C2, and R4 C3 + 1 more: a region is locked to this row
The green region must use row 4. No other region can use that row. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 665 Step 6: Mark X at R3 C5, R3 C6, and R5 C5 + 2 more: rows or columns are reserved
The green and yellow regions must use columns 5 and 6. No other region can use those columns. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 665 Step 7: Mark X at R8 C1 and R8 C4: a region is locked to this row
The purple region must use row 8. No other region can use that row. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 665 Step 8: Mark X at R3 C2, R3 C3, and R5 C3 + 2 more: rows or columns are reserved
The purple and brown regions must use columns 2 and 3. No other region can use those columns. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 665 Step 9: Mark X at R5 C4 and R6 C4: rows or columns are reserved
The yellow, brown, and teal regions must use rows 5, 6, and 9. No other region can use those rows. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 665 Step 10: Mark X at R5 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 665 Step 11: Mark X at R6 C1: 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 665 Step 12: Mark X at R6 C2: 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 665 Step 13: Mark X at R4 C5: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty
Suppose held a cat in the green region. That assumption would leave Column 4 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 665 Step 14: Place cat at R4 C6: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The green region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 665 Step 15: Place cat at R6 C5: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The yellow region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 665 Step 16: Place cat at R5 C2: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The brown region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 665 Step 17: Place cat at R8 C3: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The purple region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 665 Step 18: Place cat at R9 C1: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The teal region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 665 Step 19: Place cat at R3 C4: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The pink region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 665 Result
All 10 cats are placed correctly:
- R1 C10
- R2 C8
- R3 C4
- R4 C6
- R5 C2
- R6 C5
- R7 C7
- R8 C3
- R9 C1
- R10 C9