Meowdoku Level 702 Step-by-Step Logic Walkthrough & Explained
Follow the replay below. Each board shows the result after applying that step.
Meowdoku Level 702 Step 1: Mark X at R1 C1, R2 C1, and R6 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 702 Step 2: Mark X at R1 C2, R2 C2, and R3 C2 + 2 more: a region is locked to this column
The blue region must use column 2. No other region can use that column. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 702 Step 3: Mark X at R2 C7, R3 C7, and R4 C5 + 9 more: rows or columns are reserved
The green, pink, rose, and sky blue regions must use columns 5, 6, 7, and 8. No other region can use those columns. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 702 Step 4: Mark X at 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 702 Step 5: Mark X at R2 C4 and R2 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 702 Step 6: Mark X at R3 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 702 Step 7: Mark X at R1 C6: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty
Suppose held a cat in the green 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 702 Step 8: Mark X at R1 C7: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty
Suppose held a cat in the green 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 702 Step 9: Mark X at R6 C6, R6 C8, and R7 C6: cats cannot touch
Every possible cat for column 7 conflicts with these cells. Cats cannot share a row, column, region, or diagonal touch. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 702 Step 10: Place cat at R3 C6: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . Column 6 has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 702 Step 11: Place cat at R1 C5: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . Column 5 has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 702 Step 12: Place cat at R2 C3: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . Row 2 has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 702 Step 13: Place cat at R4 C4: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The teal region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 702 Step 14: Place cat at R5 C1: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The magenta region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 702 Step 15: Place cat at R6 C7: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The rose region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 702 Step 16: Place cat at R8 C8: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The sky blue region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 702 Step 17: Place cat at R7 C2: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The blue region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 702 Result
All 8 cats are placed correctly:
- R1 C5
- R2 C3
- R3 C6
- R4 C4
- R5 C1
- R6 C7
- R7 C2
- R8 C8