Meowdoku Level 677 Step-by-Step Logic Walkthrough & Explained
Follow the replay below. Each board shows the result after applying that step.
Meowdoku Level 677 Step 1: Mark X at R1 C1, R2 C1, and R8 C1: a region is locked to this column
The purple region must use column 1. No other region can use that column. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 677 Step 2: Mark X at R1 C2, R2 C2, and R3 C2 + 2 more: a region is locked to this column
The orange region must use column 2. No other region can use that column. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 677 Step 3: Mark X at R5 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 677 Step 4: Mark X at R5 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 677 Step 5: Mark X at R7 C1 and R7 C3: cats cannot touch
Every possible cat for the orange region conflicts with these cells. Cats cannot share a row, column, region, or diagonal touch. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 677 Step 6: Mark X at R1 C7: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty
Suppose held a cat in the brown region. That assumption would leave the orange 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 677 Step 7: Mark X at R1 C8: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty
Suppose held a cat in the brown region. That assumption would leave the orange 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 677 Step 8: Mark X at R7 C6: cats cannot touch
Every possible cat for row 1 conflicts with these cells. Cats cannot share a row, column, region, or diagonal touch. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 677 Step 9: Mark X at R2 C5: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty
Suppose held a cat in the brown region. That assumption would leave the orange 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 677 Step 10: Mark X at R4 C6: 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 677 Step 11: Mark X at R6 C7, R6 C8, and R7 C7 + 3 more: rows or columns are reserved
The pink and teal regions must use columns 7 and 8. No other region can use those columns. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 677 Step 12: Mark X at R3 C8: 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 677 Step 13: Mark X at R2 C6: 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 677 Step 14: Mark X at R6 C3 and R8 C3: cats cannot touch
Every possible cat for row 7 conflicts with these cells. Cats cannot share a row, column, region, or diagonal touch. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 677 Step 15: Mark X at R3 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 677 Step 16: Mark X at R1 C5: 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 677 Step 17: Mark X at R3 C5: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty
Suppose held a cat in the brown region. That assumption would leave the orange 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 677 Step 18: Place cat at R1 C6: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The brown region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 677 Step 19: Mark X at R4 C8: 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 677 Step 20: Mark X at R7 C5: 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 677 Step 21: Mark X at R3 C3: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty
Suppose held a cat in the green 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 677 Step 22: Mark X at R5 C3: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty
Suppose held a cat in the green 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 677 Step 23: Mark X at R2 C4 and R3 C4: cats cannot touch
Every possible cat for column 3 conflicts with these cells. Cats cannot share a row, column, region, or diagonal touch. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 677 Step 24: Mark X at R4 C1 and R4 C7: a region is locked to this row
The magenta region must use row 4. No other region can use that row. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 677 Step 25: Place cat at R5 C8: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The teal region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 677 Step 26: Place cat at R3 C7: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The pink region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 677 Step 27: Place cat at R6 C1: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The purple region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 677 Step 28: Place cat at R7 C4: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The rose region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 677 Step 29: Place cat at R2 C3: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The green region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 677 Step 30: Place cat at R4 C5: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The magenta region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 677 Step 31: Place cat at R8 C2: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The orange region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 677 Result
All 8 cats are placed correctly:
- R1 C6
- R2 C3
- R3 C7
- R4 C5
- R5 C8
- R6 C1
- R7 C4
- R8 C2


