Meowdoku Level 713 Step-by-Step Logic Walkthrough & Explained
Follow the replay below. Each board shows the result after applying that step.
Meowdoku Level 713 Step 1: Mark X at R4 C1, R4 C2, and R4 C3 + 2 more: a region is locked to this row
The brown region must use row 4. No other region can use that row. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 713 Step 2: Mark X at R1 C5, R1 C6, and R2 C5 + 6 more: rows or columns are reserved
The brown and rose regions must use columns 5 and 6. No other region can use those columns. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 713 Step 3: Mark X at R1 C7, R5 C7, and R6 C7 + 1 more: a region is locked to this column
The pink region must use column 7. No other region can use that column. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 713 Step 4: Mark X at R1 C2, R1 C3, and R5 C2 + 2 more: rows or columns are reserved
The yellow, orange, and teal regions must use columns 2, 3, and 4. No other region can use those columns. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 713 Step 5: Mark X at R6 C4: 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 713 Step 6: Mark X at R2 C4: 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 713 Step 7: Mark X at R2 C2: 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 713 Step 8: Mark X at R3 C4: 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 713 Step 9: Mark X at 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 713 Step 10: Mark X at R5 C1: 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 713 Step 11: Mark X at R3 C3: cats cannot touch
Every possible cat for row 5 conflicts with these cells. Cats cannot share a row, column, region, or diagonal touch. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 713 Step 12: Mark X at R1 C4: a region is locked to this column
The teal region must use column 4. No other region can use that column. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 713 Step 13: Place cat at R1 C1: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . Row 1 has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 713 Step 14: Mark X at R3 C7: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty
Suppose held a cat in the pink 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 713 Step 15: Place cat at R2 C7: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The pink region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 713 Step 16: Place cat at R3 C2: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The yellow region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 713 Step 17: Place cat at R5 C3: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The orange region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 713 Step 18: Place cat at R7 C4: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The teal region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 713 Step 19: Place cat at R6 C6: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The rose region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 713 Step 20: Place cat at R4 C5: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The brown region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 713 Result
All 7 cats are placed correctly:
- R1 C1
- R2 C7
- R3 C2
- R4 C5
- R5 C3
- R6 C6
- R7 C4