Meowdoku Level 697 Step-by-Step Logic Walkthrough & Explained
Follow the replay below. Each board shows the result after applying that step.
Meowdoku Level 697 Step 1: Mark X at R2 C1, R2 C2, and R2 C3 + 2 more: a region is locked to this row
The brown region must use row 2. No other region can use that row. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 697 Step 2: Mark X at R8 C1, R8 C4, and R8 C5 + 3 more: a region is locked to this row
The blue region must use row 8. No other region can use that row. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 697 Step 3: Mark X at R1 C1, R1 C2, and R1 C3 + 4 more: rows or columns are reserved
The teal, yellow, and blue regions must use columns 1, 2, and 3. No other region can use those columns. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 697 Step 4: Mark X at R1 C6 and R3 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 697 Step 5: Mark X at R5 C8: 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 697 Step 6: Mark X at R7 C2 and R7 C3: cats cannot touch
Every possible cat for the blue region conflicts with these cells. Cats cannot share a row, column, region, or diagonal touch. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 697 Step 7: Place cat at R8 C3: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . Column 3 has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 697 Step 8: Mark X at R5 C1: cats cannot touch
Every possible cat for the yellow region conflicts with these cells. Cats cannot share a row, column, region, or diagonal touch. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 697 Step 9: Mark X at R6 C8 and R7 C8: 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 697 Step 10: Mark X at R4 C7, R5 C7, and R6 C7: rows or columns are reserved
The pink, brown, magenta, and sky blue regions must use columns 4, 5, 6, and 7. No other region can use those columns. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 697 Step 11: Mark X at R1 C5: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty
Suppose held a cat in the pink 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 697 Step 12: Mark X at R1 C7: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty
Suppose held a cat in the pink 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 697 Step 13: Mark X at R6 C4: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty
Suppose held a cat in the pink region. That assumption would leave the yellow 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 697 Step 14: Mark X at R2 C5: 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 697 Step 15: Mark X at R3 C7: 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 697 Step 16: Mark X at R5 C5: 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 697 Step 17: Mark X at R7 C5: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty
Suppose held a cat in the pink 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 697 Step 18: Place cat at R1 C4: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The pink region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 697 Step 19: Mark X at R5 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 697 Step 20: Place cat at R5 C2: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . Row 5 has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 697 Step 21: Place cat at R7 C1: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The yellow region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 697 Step 22: Place cat at R2 C7: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . Column 7 has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 697 Step 23: Place cat at R4 C8: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The orange region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 697 Step 24: Place cat at R3 C5: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The magenta region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 697 Step 25: Place cat at R6 C6: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The sky blue region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 697 Result
All 8 cats are placed correctly:
- R1 C4
- R2 C7
- R3 C5
- R4 C8
- R5 C2
- R6 C6
- R7 C1
- R8 C3