Meowdoku Level 776 Step-by-Step Logic Walkthrough & Explained
Follow the replay below. Each board shows the result after applying that step.
Meowdoku Level 776 Step 1: Mark X at R6 C3, R6 C4, and R6 C5 + 2 more: a region is locked to this row
The brown region must use row 6. No other region can use that row. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 776 Step 2: Place cat at R7 C7: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The rose region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 776 Step 3: Mark X at R4 C3 and R5 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 776 Step 4: Mark X at R2 C6 and R4 C6: 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 776 Step 5: Mark X at R3 C5: rows or columns are reserved
The pink, yellow, blue, magenta, and brown 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 776 Step 6: Mark X at R3 C4: 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 776 Step 7: Mark X at R2 C2: 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 776 Step 8: Mark X at R5 C1 and R5 C2: 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 776 Step 9: Mark X at R3 C2: cats cannot touch
Every possible cat for row 2 conflicts with these cells. Cats cannot share a row, column, region, or diagonal touch. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 776 Step 10: Mark X at R1 C2: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty
Suppose held a cat in the pink 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 776 Step 11: Mark X at R2 C4: 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 776 Step 12: Mark X at R5 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 776 Step 13: Mark X at R6 C1: a region is locked to this column
The blue region must use column 1. No other region can use that column. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 776 Step 14: Place cat at R6 C2: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The brown region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 776 Step 15: Mark X at R2 C3 and R3 C6: 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 776 Step 16: Mark X at R1 C1 and R1 C6: a region is locked to this row
The pink region must use row 1. No other region can use that row. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 776 Step 17: Place cat at R5 C6: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The teal region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 776 Step 18: Place cat at R4 C4: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The magenta region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 776 Step 19: Place cat at R2 C5: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The yellow region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 776 Step 20: Place cat at R1 C3: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The pink region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 776 Step 21: Place cat at R3 C1: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The blue region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 776 Result
All 7 cats are placed correctly:
- R1 C3
- R2 C5
- R3 C1
- R4 C4
- R5 C6
- R6 C2
- R7 C7