Meowdoku Level 769 Step-by-Step Logic Walkthrough & Explained
Follow the replay below. Each board shows the result after applying that step.
Meowdoku Level 769 Step 1: Place cat at R8 C8: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The blue region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 769 Step 2: Mark X at R2 C5: rows or columns are reserved
The yellow and sky blue regions must use rows 1 and 2. No other region can use those rows. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 769 Step 3: 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 769 Step 4: Mark X at R5 C2 and R6 C4: 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 769 Step 5: Mark X at R3 C1 and R3 C2: cats cannot touch
Every possible cat for row 4 conflicts with these cells. Cats cannot share a row, column, region, or diagonal touch. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 769 Step 6: Mark X at R1 C1: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty
Suppose held a cat in the yellow 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 769 Step 7: Mark X at R1 C2: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty
Suppose held a cat in the yellow region. That assumption would leave Column 5 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 769 Step 8: Mark X at R1 C3: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty
Suppose held a cat in the yellow 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 769 Step 9: Mark X at R1 C5: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty
Suppose held a cat in the yellow 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 769 Step 10: Mark X at R2 C1: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty
Suppose held a cat in the yellow 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 769 Step 11: Mark X at R6 C2, R7 C2, and R7 C3 + 2 more: cats cannot touch
Every possible cat for column 1 conflicts with these cells. Cats cannot share a row, column, region, or diagonal touch. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 769 Step 12: Mark X at R6 C6 and R6 C7: rows or columns are reserved
The pink, magenta, teal, and orange regions must use rows 3, 4, 5, and 6. No other region can use those rows. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 769 Step 13: Mark X at R3 C3: cats cannot touch
Every possible cat for column 2 conflicts with these cells. Cats cannot share a row, column, region, or diagonal touch. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 769 Step 14: Mark X at R2 C2: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty
Suppose held a cat in the yellow 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 769 Step 15: Place cat at R4 C2: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . Column 2 has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 769 Step 16: Place cat at R6 C3: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . Row 6 has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 769 Step 17: Place cat at R7 C1: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . Column 1 has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 769 Step 18: Place cat at R3 C5: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . Column 5 has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 769 Step 19: Place cat at R1 C4: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The yellow region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 769 Step 20: Place cat at R2 C7: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The sky blue region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 769 Step 21: Place cat at R5 C6: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The teal region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 769 Result
All 8 cats are placed correctly:
- R1 C4
- R2 C7
- R3 C5
- R4 C2
- R5 C6
- R6 C3
- R7 C1
- R8 C8