Meowdoku Level 743 Step-by-Step Logic Walkthrough & Explained
Follow the replay below. Each board shows the result after applying that step.
Meowdoku Level 743 Step 1: Mark X at R1 C7: a region is locked to this column
The purple region must use column 7. No other region can use that column. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 743 Step 2: Mark X at R6 C4, R6 C5, and R6 C6 + 1 more: a region is locked to this row
The sky blue region must use row 6. No other region can use that row. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 743 Step 3: Mark X at R5 C1, R5 C6, and R5 C7: a region is locked to this row
The yellow region must use row 5. No other region can use that row. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 743 Step 4: Mark X at R7 C6 and R7 C7: a region is locked to this row
The rose region must use row 7. No other region can use that row. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 743 Step 5: Mark X at R1 C4, R1 C5, and R2 C2 + 2 more: rows or columns are reserved
The pink, teal, yellow, sky blue, and rose regions must use columns 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5. No other region can use those columns. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 743 Step 6: Mark X at R3 C6: 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 743 Step 7: Mark X at R5 C2 and R7 C2: 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 743 Step 8: Mark X at R4 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 743 Step 9: Mark X at R2 C6: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty
Suppose held a cat in the green 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 743 Step 10: Mark X at R4 C6: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty
Suppose held a cat in the green 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 743 Step 11: Place cat at R1 C6: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The green region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 743 Step 12: Place cat at R2 C1: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . Row 2 has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 743 Step 13: Mark X at R5 C3 and R7 C3: 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 743 Step 14: Mark X at R3 C5 and R4 C5: rows or columns are reserved
The yellow and rose regions must use columns 4 and 5. No other region can use those columns. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 743 Step 15: Place cat at R3 C7: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . Row 3 has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 743 Step 16: Mark X at R5 C4: cats cannot touch
Every possible cat for column 3 conflicts with these cells. Cats cannot share a row, column, region, or diagonal touch. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 743 Step 17: Place cat at R5 C5: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The yellow region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 743 Step 18: Place cat at R7 C4: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The rose region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 743 Step 19: Place cat at R6 C2: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The sky blue region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 743 Step 20: Place cat at R4 C3: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The teal region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 743 Result
All 7 cats are placed correctly:
- R1 C6
- R2 C1
- R3 C7
- R4 C3
- R5 C5
- R6 C2
- R7 C4