Meowdoku Level 683 Step-by-Step Logic Walkthrough & Explained
Follow the replay below. Each board shows the result after applying that step.
Meowdoku Level 683 Step 1: Mark X at R1 C7, R2 C7, and R3 C7: a region is locked to this column
The rose region must use column 7. No other region can use that column. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 683 Step 2: Mark X at R1 C1, R2 C1, and R3 C1 + 2 more: a region is locked to this column
The magenta region must use column 1. No other region can use that column. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 683 Step 3: Mark X at R2 C5: 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 683 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 683 Step 5: Mark X at R5 C2 and R6 C2: 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 683 Step 6: Mark X at R5 C4, R6 C5, and R7 C3: 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 683 Step 7: Mark X at R1 C4: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty
Suppose held a cat in the orange region. That assumption would leave the pink 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 683 Step 8: Mark X at R1 C6: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty
Suppose held a cat in the orange 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 683 Step 9: Mark X at R5 C3, R5 C5, and R7 C5: rows or columns are reserved
The orange, brown, teal, and pink regions must use columns 2, 3, 4, and 5. No other region can use those columns. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 683 Step 10: Mark X at R3 C5: 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 683 Step 11: Mark X at R3 C4: cats cannot touch
Every possible cat for column 5 conflicts with these cells. Cats cannot share a row, column, region, or diagonal touch. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 683 Step 12: Mark X at R1 C3 and R2 C6: 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 683 Step 13: Mark X at R3 C3: rows or columns are reserved
The green, teal, rose, magenta, and pink 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 683 Step 14: Mark X at R3 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 683 Step 15: Place cat at R3 C6: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . Row 3 has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 683 Step 16: Place cat at R1 C5: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . Column 5 has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 683 Step 17: Place cat at R2 C3: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The brown region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 683 Step 18: Mark X at R4 C4: a region is locked to this column
The pink region must use column 4. No other region can use that column. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 683 Step 19: Place cat at R4 C2: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . Row 4 has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 683 Step 20: Place cat at R6 C1: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The magenta region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 683 Step 21: Place cat at R7 C4: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The pink region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 683 Step 22: Place cat at R5 C7: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The rose region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 683 Result
All 7 cats are placed correctly:
- R1 C5
- R2 C3
- R3 C6
- R4 C2
- R5 C7
- R6 C1
- R7 C4