Meowdoku Level 692 Step-by-Step Logic Walkthrough & Explained
Follow the replay below. Each board shows the result after applying that step.
Meowdoku Level 692 Step 1: Mark X at R1 C2, R2 C2, and R7 C2 + 1 more: a region is locked to this column
The rose region must use column 2. No other region can use that column. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 692 Step 2: Mark X at R2 C3, R3 C3, and R4 C3 + 9 more: rows or columns are reserved
The brown, teal, pink, orange, green, and magenta regions must use columns 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8. No other region can use those columns. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 692 Step 3: Mark X at R8 C7: rows or columns are reserved
The brown, teal, pink, orange, green, and magenta regions must use columns 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8. No other region can use those columns. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 692 Step 4: Mark X at R2 C6 and R4 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 692 Step 5: 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 692 Step 6: Mark X at R1 C6: 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 692 Step 7: Mark X at R2 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 692 Step 8: Mark X at R1 C3: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty
Suppose held a cat in the brown 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 692 Step 9: Mark X at R7 C4: rows or columns are reserved
The brown, teal, pink, orange, and green regions must use columns 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8. No other region can use those columns. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 692 Step 10: Mark X at R1 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 692 Step 11: Mark X at R3 C4 and R4 C6: 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 692 Step 12: Mark X at R2 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 692 Step 13: 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 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 692 Step 14: 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 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 692 Step 15: Mark X at R2 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 692 Step 16: Place cat at R3 C6: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The teal region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 692 Step 17: Place cat at R4 C8: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The pink region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 692 Step 18: Place cat at R1 C4: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The brown region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 692 Step 19: Place cat at R5 C5: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The orange region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 692 Step 20: Place cat at R6 C2: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The rose region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 692 Step 21: Place cat at R7 C7: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The green region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 692 Step 22: Place cat at R8 C3: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The magenta region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 692 Step 23: Place cat at R2 C1: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The sky blue region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 692 Result
All 8 cats are placed correctly:
- R1 C4
- R2 C1
- R3 C6
- R4 C8
- R5 C5
- R6 C2
- R7 C7
- R8 C3