Meowdoku Level 767 Step-by-Step Logic Walkthrough & Explained
Follow the replay below. Each board shows the result after applying that step.
Meowdoku Level 767 Step 1: Mark X at R4 C1, R4 C2, and R4 C3 + 3 more: a region is locked to this row
The teal region must use row 4. No other region can use that row. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 767 Step 2: Mark X at R1 C1, R2 C1, and R3 C1 + 1 more: a region is locked to this column
The magenta region must use column 1. No other region can use that column. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 767 Step 3: Mark X at R2 C5, R6 C5, and R6 C6 + 4 more: rows or columns are reserved
The yellow, teal, pink, and purple regions must use columns 5, 6, 7, and 8. No other region can use those columns. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 767 Step 4: Mark X at R2 C3: cats cannot touch
Every possible cat for the blue region conflicts with these cells. Cats cannot share a row, column, region, or diagonal touch. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 767 Step 5: Mark X at R3 C6, R3 C7, and R5 C6 + 1 more: 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 767 Step 6: Mark X at R6 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 767 Step 7: Mark X at R1 C2: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty
Suppose held a cat in the blue region. That assumption would leave the pink 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 767 Step 8: Mark X at R1 C3: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty
Suppose held a cat in the blue region. That assumption would leave the pink 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 767 Step 9: Mark X at R5 C4 and R6 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 767 Step 10: Mark X at R2 C4: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty
Suppose held a cat in the blue region. That assumption would leave Row 3 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 767 Step 11: Mark X at R3 C2: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty
Suppose held a cat in the blue region. That assumption would leave the sky 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 767 Step 12: Mark X at R7 C4 and R8 C4: a region is locked to this column
The blue region must use column 4. No other region can use that column. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 767 Step 13: Mark X at R3 C4: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty
Suppose held a cat in the blue region. That assumption would leave the sky 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 767 Step 14: Place cat at R1 C4: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The blue region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 767 Step 15: Mark X at R2 C2: 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 767 Step 16: Mark X at R5 C3: a region is locked to this column
The brown region must use column 3. No other region can use that column. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 767 Step 17: Mark X at R3 C8: rows or columns are reserved
The yellow, teal, and purple regions must use columns 6, 7, and 8. No other region can use those columns. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 767 Step 18: Mark X at R4 C6: 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 767 Step 19: Place cat at R4 C7: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The teal region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 767 Step 20: Place cat at R2 C6: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . Column 6 has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 767 Step 21: Place cat at R5 C5: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The pink region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 767 Step 22: Place cat at R3 C3: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . Row 3 has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 767 Step 23: Mark X at R7 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 767 Step 24: Place cat at R8 C2: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The sky blue region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 767 Step 25: Place cat at R6 C1: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The magenta region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 767 Step 26: Place cat at R7 C8: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The purple region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 767 Result
All 8 cats are placed correctly:
- R1 C4
- R2 C6
- R3 C3
- R4 C7
- R5 C5
- R6 C1
- R7 C8
- R8 C2