Meowdoku Level 680 Step-by-Step Logic Walkthrough & Explained
Follow the replay below. Each board shows the result after applying that step.
Meowdoku Level 680 Step 1: Mark X at R1 C4, R1 C5, and R1 C6 + 9 more: regions are trapped in those lines
Column 2 can only be filled by the sky blue region. Those region must stay in that column. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 680 Step 2: Mark X at R9 C4, R9 C5, and R9 C6 + 9 more: regions are trapped in those lines
Column 2 can only be filled by the sky blue region. Those region must stay in that column. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 680 Step 3: Mark X at R10 C9 and R10 C10: regions are trapped in those lines
Column 2 can only be filled by the sky blue region. Those region must stay in that column. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 680 Step 4: Mark X at R2 C2: 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 680 Step 5: Mark X at R9 C1 and R9 C2: cats cannot touch
Every possible cat for row 10 conflicts with these cells. Cats cannot share a row, column, region, or diagonal touch. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 680 Step 6: Mark X at R3 C2: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty
Suppose held a cat in the sky blue region. That assumption would leave Row 9 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 680 Step 7: Mark X at R4 C2: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty
Suppose held a cat in the sky blue region. That assumption would leave Row 9 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 680 Step 8: Mark X at R5 C2: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty
Suppose held a cat in the sky blue region. That assumption would leave the green 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 680 Step 9: Mark X at R6 C2: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty
Suppose held a cat in the sky blue region. That assumption would leave Row 9 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 680 Step 10: Mark X at R7 C2: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty
Suppose held a cat in the sky blue 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 680 Step 11: Mark X at R8 C2: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty
Suppose held a cat in the sky blue 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 680 Step 12: Mark X at R10 C2: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty
Suppose held a cat in the sky blue 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 680 Step 13: Place cat at R1 C2: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The sky blue region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 680 Step 14: Place cat at R10 C1: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . Row 10 has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 680 Step 15: Mark X at R3 C7, R3 C8, and R3 C9 + 1 more: rows or columns are reserved
The brown and magenta regions must use rows 2 and 3. No other region can use those rows. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 680 Step 16: Mark X at R4 C9 and R4 C10: 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 680 Step 17: Mark X at R5 C5, R5 C6, and R5 C7 + 3 more: rows or columns are reserved
The green and orange regions must use rows 5 and 6. No other region can use those rows. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 680 Step 18: Place cat at R7 C7: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The teal region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 680 Step 19: Place cat at R9 C3: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . Row 9 has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 680 Step 20: Place cat at R2 C4: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The brown region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 680 Step 21: Place cat at R3 C6: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The magenta region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 680 Step 22: Place cat at R4 C8: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The rose region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 680 Step 23: Place cat at R6 C5: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The orange region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 680 Step 24: Place cat at R5 C10: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The green region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 680 Step 25: Place cat at R8 C9: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The pink region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 680 Result
All 10 cats are placed correctly:
- R1 C2
- R2 C4
- R3 C6
- R4 C8
- R5 C10
- R6 C5
- R7 C7
- R8 C9
- R9 C3
- R10 C1