Meowdoku Level 701 Step-by-Step Logic Walkthrough & Explained
Follow the replay below. Each board shows the result after applying that step.
Meowdoku Level 701 Step 1: Mark X at R1 C1, R1 C2, and R1 C3 + 2 more: a region is locked to this row
The yellow region must use row 1. No other region can use that row. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 701 Step 2: Mark X at R2 C2, R7 C1, and R7 C2: rows or columns are reserved
The magenta and orange regions must use columns 1 and 2. No other region can use those columns. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 701 Step 3: Mark X at R2 C6 and R2 C7: 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 701 Step 4: Mark X at R3 C4: cats cannot touch
Every possible cat for the purple region conflicts with these cells. Cats cannot share a row, column, region, or diagonal touch. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 701 Step 5: Mark X at R4 C1: 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 701 Step 6: Mark X at R7 C4: 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 701 Step 7: Mark X at R5 C2: 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 701 Step 8: Mark X at R2 C3: 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 701 Step 9: Mark X at R2 C4: rows or columns are reserved
The yellow, purple, brown, and pink regions must use columns 4, 5, 6, and 7. No other region can use those columns. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 701 Step 10: Mark X at R6 C4: 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 701 Step 11: Mark X at R4 C3, R4 C5, and R5 C3 + 1 more: cats cannot touch
Every possible cat for column 4 conflicts with these cells. Cats cannot share a row, column, region, or diagonal touch. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 701 Step 12: Mark X at R3 C6, R7 C6, and R7 C7: rows or columns are reserved
The yellow and brown regions must use columns 6 and 7. No other region can use those columns. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 701 Step 13: Mark X at R1 C6: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty
Suppose held a cat in the yellow 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 701 Step 14: Place cat at R1 C7: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The yellow region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 701 Step 15: Mark X at R3 C5: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty
Suppose held a cat in the purple 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 701 Step 16: Mark X at R4 C2: cats cannot touch
Every possible cat for row 3 conflicts with these cells. Cats cannot share a row, column, region, or diagonal touch. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 701 Step 17: Mark X at R4 C4: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty
Suppose held a cat in the purple 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 701 Step 18: Place cat at R2 C5: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The purple region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 701 Step 19: Place cat at R5 C4: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The pink region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 701 Step 20: Place cat at R4 C6: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . Row 4 has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 701 Step 21: Place cat at R7 C3: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . Row 7 has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 701 Step 22: Place cat at R6 C1: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The orange region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 701 Step 23: Place cat at R3 C2: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The magenta region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 701 Result
All 7 cats are placed correctly:
- R1 C7
- R2 C5
- R3 C2
- R4 C6
- R5 C4
- R6 C1
- R7 C3