Meowdoku Level 786 Step-by-Step Logic Walkthrough & Explained
Follow the replay below. Each board shows the result after applying that step.
Meowdoku Level 786 Step 1: Mark X at R1 C3, R1 C4, and R1 C5 + 2 more: a region is locked to this row
The rose region must use row 1. No other region can use that row. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 786 Step 2: Mark X at R2 C1, R2 C2, and R2 C5 + 1 more: a region is locked to this row
The sky blue region must use row 2. No other region can use that row. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 786 Step 3: Mark X at R6 C3, R6 C4, and R6 C5 + 2 more: a region is locked to this row
The blue region must use row 6. No other region can use that row. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 786 Step 4: Mark X at R3 C1, R3 C2, and R4 C1 + 5 more: rows or columns are reserved
The rose and blue regions must use columns 1 and 2. No other region can use those columns. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 786 Step 5: Mark X at R3 C6, R4 C7, and R5 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 786 Step 6: 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 786 Step 7: Mark X at R4 C3: cats cannot touch
Every possible cat for column 4 conflicts with these cells. Cats cannot share a row, column, region, or diagonal touch. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 786 Step 8: Mark X at R3 C5: 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 786 Step 9: Mark X at R5 C7: cats cannot touch
Every possible cat for column 6 conflicts with these cells. Cats cannot share a row, column, region, or diagonal touch. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 786 Step 10: Mark X at R1 C2: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty
Suppose held a cat in the rose 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 786 Step 11: Place cat at R1 C1: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The rose region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 786 Step 12: Place cat at R6 C2: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The blue region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 786 Step 13: Mark X at R7 C6 and R7 C7: 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 786 Step 14: Place cat at R3 C7: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The pink region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 786 Step 15: Place cat at R2 C3: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The sky blue region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 786 Step 16: Place cat at R5 C6: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . Column 6 has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 786 Step 17: Place cat at R4 C4: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The brown region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 786 Step 18: Place cat at R7 C5: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The yellow region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 786 Result
All 7 cats are placed correctly:
- R1 C1
- R2 C3
- R3 C7
- R4 C4
- R5 C6
- R6 C2
- R7 C5