Meowdoku Level 727 Step-by-Step Logic Walkthrough & Explained
Follow the replay below. Each board shows the result after applying that step.
Meowdoku Level 727 Step 1: Mark X at R1 C1, R1 C2, and R1 C3 + 1 more: a region is locked to this row
The rose region must use row 1. No other region can use that row. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 727 Step 2: Mark X at R8 C1, R8 C4, and R8 C5 + 3 more: a region is locked to this row
The orange region must use row 8. No other region can use that row. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 727 Step 3: Mark X at R2 C2, R3 C1, and R3 C2 + 3 more: rows or columns are reserved
The yellow and sky blue regions must use rows 2 and 3. No other region can use those rows. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 727 Step 4: Mark X at R2 C5, R2 C6, and R3 C6 + 7 more: rows or columns are reserved
The rose, sky blue, pink, and brown regions must use columns 5, 6, 7, and 8. No other region can use those columns. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 727 Step 5: Mark X at R2 C7 and R2 C8: a region is locked to this row
The yellow region must use row 2. No other region can use that row. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 727 Step 6: Mark X at R4 C7 and R4 C8: cats cannot touch
Every possible cat for the sky blue region conflicts with these cells. Cats cannot share a row, column, region, or diagonal touch. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 727 Step 7: Mark X at R5 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 727 Step 8: Mark X at R5 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 727 Step 9: Mark X at R7 C2 and R7 C3: 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 727 Step 10: Mark X at R4 C1, R5 C1, and R6 C1 + 1 more: 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 727 Step 11: Mark X at R1 C5: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty
Suppose held a cat in the rose 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 727 Step 12: Mark X at R6 C6: rows or columns are reserved
The rose, sky blue, and pink regions must use columns 6, 7, and 8. No other region can use those columns. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 727 Step 13: Mark X at R5 C4: 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 727 Step 14: Mark X at R1 C7: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty
Suppose held a cat in the rose region. That assumption would leave the brown 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 727 Step 15: Place cat at R3 C7: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . Column 7 has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 727 Step 16: Place cat at R5 C8: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The pink region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 727 Step 17: Place cat at R1 C6: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The rose region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 727 Step 18: Mark X at R8 C2: 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 727 Step 19: Place cat at R8 C3: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The orange region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 727 Step 20: Place cat at R7 C1: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . Row 7 has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 727 Step 21: Place cat at R2 C4: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The yellow region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 727 Step 22: Place cat at R4 C2: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The teal region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 727 Step 23: Place cat at R6 C5: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The brown region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 727 Result
All 8 cats are placed correctly:
- R1 C6
- R2 C4
- R3 C7
- R4 C2
- R5 C8
- R6 C5
- R7 C1
- R8 C3