Meowdoku Level 739 Step-by-Step Logic Walkthrough & Explained
Follow the replay below. Each board shows the result after applying that step.
Meowdoku Level 739 Step 1: Mark X at R1 C2, R2 C2, and R3 C2 + 1 more: a region is locked to this column
The light blue region must use column 2. No other region can use that column. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 739 Step 2: Mark X at R1 C1, R2 C1, and R2 C3: rows or columns are reserved
The blue and magenta regions must use rows 1 and 2. No other region can use those rows. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 739 Step 3: Mark X at R3 C3, R4 C3, and R5 C3 + 7 more: rows or columns are reserved
The blue, magenta, green, orange, pink, and brown regions must use columns 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8. No other region can use those columns. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 739 Step 4: Mark X at R1 C5: 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 739 Step 5: Mark X at R2 C6, R4 C6, and R5 C6 + 2 more: rows or columns are reserved
The blue, orange, 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 739 Step 6: Mark X at R2 C5 and R2 C7: cats cannot touch
Every possible cat for column 6 conflicts with these cells. Cats cannot share a row, column, region, or diagonal touch. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 739 Step 7: Mark X at R1 C7: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty
Suppose held a cat in the blue region. That assumption would leave the light blue 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 739 Step 8: Mark X at R1 C8: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty
Suppose held a cat in the blue region. That assumption would leave the light blue 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 739 Step 9: Mark X at R2 C8: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty
Suppose held a cat in the blue 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 739 Step 10: Place cat at R1 C6: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The blue region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 739 Step 11: Place cat at R2 C4: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The magenta region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 739 Step 12: Place cat at R4 C5: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The green region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 739 Step 13: Mark X at R6 C1 and R6 C3: cats cannot touch
Every possible cat for the light blue region conflicts with these cells. Cats cannot share a row, column, region, or diagonal touch. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 739 Step 14: Place cat at R6 C2: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . Row 6 has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 739 Step 15: Place cat at R8 C3: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The brown region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 739 Step 16: Place cat at R3 C1: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The teal region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 739 Step 17: Place cat at R5 C7: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The orange region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 739 Step 18: Place cat at R7 C8: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The pink region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 739 Result
All 8 cats are placed correctly:
- R1 C6
- R2 C4
- R3 C1
- R4 C5
- R5 C7
- R6 C2
- R7 C8
- R8 C3