Meowdoku Level 731 Step-by-Step Logic Walkthrough & Explained
Follow the replay below. Each board shows the result after applying that step.
Meowdoku Level 731 Step 1: Mark X at R3 C7, R4 C7, and R5 C7 + 2 more: a region is locked to this column
The brown region must use column 7. No other region can use that column. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 731 Step 2: Mark X at R1 C4, R1 C5, and R1 C6 + 6 more: rows or columns are reserved
The brown, pink, and magenta regions must use rows 1, 2, and 3. No other region can use those rows. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 731 Step 3: Mark X at R1 C3, R6 C3, and R7 C3: a region is locked to this column
The purple region must use column 3. No other region can use that column. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 731 Step 4: Mark X at R4 C2, R5 C2, and R6 C2: rows or columns are reserved
The magenta and sky blue regions must use columns 1 and 2. No other region can use those columns. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 731 Step 5: Mark X at R2 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 731 Step 6: Mark X at R2 C7 and R4 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 731 Step 7: Place cat at R1 C7: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The brown region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 731 Step 8: 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 731 Step 9: Mark X at R4 C4 and R5 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 731 Step 10: Mark X at R5 C5, R5 C6, and R6 C5: rows or columns are reserved
The pink and teal regions must use columns 5 and 6. No other region can use those columns. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 731 Step 11: Mark X at R7 C5: 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 731 Step 12: Place cat at R2 C5: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . Column 5 has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 731 Step 13: Mark X at R3 C1: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty
Suppose held a cat in the magenta 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 731 Step 14: Place cat at R3 C2: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The magenta region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 731 Step 15: Place cat at R5 C3: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The purple region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 731 Step 16: Place cat at R7 C4: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The orange region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 731 Step 17: Place cat at R6 C1: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The sky blue region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 731 Step 18: Place cat at R4 C6: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The teal region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 731 Result
All 7 cats are placed correctly:
- R1 C7
- R2 C5
- R3 C2
- R4 C6
- R5 C3
- R6 C1
- R7 C4