Meowdoku Level 708 Step-by-Step Logic Walkthrough & Explained
Follow the replay below. Each board shows the result after applying that step.
Meowdoku Level 708 Step 1: Place cat at R8 C7: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The sky blue region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 708 Step 2: Place cat at R9 C5: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The brown region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 708 Step 3: Mark X at R1 C1, R4 C1, and R5 C1 + 2 more: a region is locked to this column
The green region must use column 1. No other region can use that column. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 708 Step 4: Mark X at R1 C2, R2 C2, and R3 C2 + 2 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 708 Step 5: Mark X at R6 C4, R6 C8, and R6 C9 + 1 more: rows or columns are reserved
The orange and rose regions must use rows 6 and 7. No other region can use those rows. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 708 Step 6: Mark X at R5 C6, R5 C8, and R5 C9: a region is locked to this row
The teal region must use row 5. No other region can use that row. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 708 Step 7: Mark X at R2 C3, R2 C4, and R2 C6 + 2 more: rows or columns are reserved
The green, pink, and yellow regions must use rows 2, 3, and 4. No other region can use those rows. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 708 Step 8: Mark X at R4 C3, R4 C4, and R6 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 708 Step 9: Mark X at R7 C3: cats cannot touch
Every possible cat for the rose region conflicts with these cells. Cats cannot share a row, column, region, or diagonal touch. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 708 Step 10: Mark X at R2 C8: cats cannot touch
Every possible cat for column 9 conflicts with these cells. Cats cannot share a row, column, region, or diagonal touch. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 708 Step 11: Place cat at R2 C1: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . Row 2 has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 708 Step 12: Mark X at R1 C3: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty
Suppose held a cat in the blue 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 708 Step 13: Place cat at R5 C3: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . Column 3 has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 708 Step 14: Place cat at R7 C2: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The rose region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 708 Step 15: Place cat at R6 C6: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The orange region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 708 Step 16: Mark X at R3 C8 and R3 C9: 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 708 Step 17: Place cat at R4 C9: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The yellow region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 708 Step 18: Place cat at R3 C4: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The pink region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 708 Step 19: Place cat at R1 C8: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The blue region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 708 Result
All 9 cats are placed correctly:
- R1 C8
- R2 C1
- R3 C4
- R4 C9
- R5 C3
- R6 C6
- R7 C2
- R8 C7
- R9 C5