Meowdoku Level 777 Step-by-Step Logic Walkthrough & Explained
Follow the replay below. Each board shows the result after applying that step.
Meowdoku Level 777 Step 1: Mark X at R1 C6, R1 C7, and R1 C8 + 3 more: rows or columns are reserved
The magenta, teal, and orange regions must use columns 6, 7, and 8. No other region can use those columns. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 777 Step 2: Mark X at R6 C5, R7 C5, and R8 C2 + 3 more: rows or columns are reserved
The brown, pink, green, and yellow regions must use columns 2, 3, 4, and 5. No other region can use those columns. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 777 Step 3: Mark X at R4 C7: 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 777 Step 4: Mark X at R6 C6, R7 C6, and R8 C6: a region is locked to this column
The teal region must use column 6. No other region can use that column. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 777 Step 5: Mark X at R4 C5: 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 777 Step 6: Mark X at R3 C3: 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 777 Step 7: Mark X at R2 C2: cats cannot touch
Every possible cat for row 1 conflicts with these cells. Cats cannot share a row, column, region, or diagonal touch. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 777 Step 8: Mark X at R1 C2: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty
Suppose held a cat in the brown 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 777 Step 9: Mark X at R2 C4: 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 777 Step 10: Mark X at R3 C1, R3 C2, and R4 C1 + 7 more: rows or columns are reserved
The pink, magenta, and teal regions must use rows 3, 4, and 5. No other region can use those rows. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 777 Step 11: Mark X at R6 C3 and R7 C3: cats cannot touch
Every possible cat for the green region conflicts with these cells. Cats cannot share a row, column, region, or diagonal touch. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 777 Step 12: Mark X at R6 C7: cats cannot touch
Every possible cat for row 5 conflicts with these cells. Cats cannot share a row, column, region, or diagonal touch. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 777 Step 13: Mark X at R6 C1, R6 C4, and R7 C1: 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 777 Step 14: Mark X at R7 C7 and R7 C8: a region is locked to this row
The yellow region must use row 7. No other region can use that row. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 777 Step 15: Mark X at R1 C4 and R2 C5: 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 777 Step 16: Mark X at R1 C1: a region is locked to this row
The brown region must use row 1. No other region can use that row. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 777 Step 17: Mark X at R1 C5: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty
Suppose held a cat in the brown region. That assumption would leave the yellow 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 777 Step 18: Place cat at R1 C3: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The brown region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 777 Step 19: Place cat at R6 C2: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The green region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 777 Step 20: Place cat at R7 C4: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The yellow region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 777 Step 21: Place cat at R3 C5: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The pink region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 777 Step 22: Place cat at R5 C6: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The teal region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 777 Step 23: Place cat at R4 C8: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The magenta region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 777 Step 24: Place cat at R8 C7: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The orange region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 777 Step 25: Place cat at R2 C1: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The sky blue region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 777 Result
All 8 cats are placed correctly:
- R1 C3
- R2 C1
- R3 C5
- R4 C8
- R5 C6
- R6 C2
- R7 C4
- R8 C7