Meowdoku Level 672 Step-by-Step Logic Walkthrough & Explained
Follow the replay below. Each board shows the result after applying that step.
Meowdoku Level 672 Step 1: Mark X at R8 C1, R8 C4, and R8 C5 + 3 more: 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 672 Step 2: Mark X at R1 C1, R1 C2, and R1 C3 + 8 more: rows or columns are reserved
The pink, brown, and purple regions must use columns 1, 2, and 3. No other region can use those columns. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 672 Step 3: Mark X at R2 C5: cats cannot touch
Every possible cat for the teal region conflicts with these cells. Cats cannot share a row, column, region, or diagonal touch. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 672 Step 4: Mark X at R3 C6: rows or columns are reserved
The yellow, rose, pink, sky blue, and brown regions must use rows 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7. No other region can use those rows. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 672 Step 5: Mark X at R7 C2 and R7 C3: 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 672 Step 6: Mark X at R5 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 672 Step 7: Mark X at R4 C5: cats cannot touch
Every possible cat for row 3 conflicts with these cells. Cats cannot share a row, column, region, or diagonal touch. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 672 Step 8: Mark X at R1 C4: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty
Suppose held a cat in the teal 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 672 Step 9: Mark X at R3 C5: cats cannot touch
Every possible cat for column 4 conflicts with these cells. Cats cannot share a row, column, region, or diagonal touch. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 672 Step 10: Mark X at R1 C6: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty
Suppose held a cat in the teal region. That assumption would leave the rose 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 672 Step 11: Mark X at R2 C4: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty
Suppose held a cat in the teal region. That assumption would leave the sky blue 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 672 Step 12: Mark X at R6 C5, R6 C6, and R6 C8 + 1 more: rows or columns are reserved
The teal, magenta, rose, and sky blue regions must use columns 5, 6, 7, and 8. No other region can use those columns. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 672 Step 13: Mark X at R1 C7: cats cannot touch
Every possible cat for the teal region conflicts with these cells. Cats cannot share a row, column, region, or diagonal touch. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 672 Step 14: Mark X at R3 C8: 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 672 Step 15: Mark X at 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 672 Step 16: Mark X at R3 C7: cats cannot touch
Every possible cat for row 2 conflicts with these cells. Cats cannot share a row, column, region, or diagonal touch. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 672 Step 17: Place cat at R3 C4: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . Row 3 has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 672 Step 18: Place cat at R8 C3: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . Column 3 has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 672 Step 19: Mark X at R4 C1 and R4 C2: a region is locked to this row
The rose region must use row 4. No other region can use that row. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 672 Step 20: Place cat at R5 C2: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The pink region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 672 Step 21: Place cat at R7 C1: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The brown region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 672 Step 22: Place cat at R6 C7: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The sky blue region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 672 Step 23: Place cat at R1 C5: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . Column 5 has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 672 Step 24: Place cat at R2 C8: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The magenta region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 672 Step 25: Place cat at R4 C6: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The rose region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 672 Result
All 8 cats are placed correctly:
- R1 C5
- R2 C8
- R3 C4
- R4 C6
- R5 C2
- R6 C7
- R7 C1
- R8 C3