Meowdoku Level 792 Step-by-Step Logic Walkthrough & Explained
Follow the replay below. Each board shows the result after applying that step.
Meowdoku Level 792 Step 1: Mark X at R4 C1, R4 C2, and R4 C3 + 3 more: a region is locked to this row
The pink region must use row 4. No other region can use that row. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 792 Step 2: Mark X at R1 C2, R2 C2, and R7 C2 + 1 more: a region is locked to this column
The purple region must use column 2. No other region can use that column. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 792 Step 3: Mark X at R2 C3, R3 C3, and R5 C3 + 5 more: rows or columns are reserved
The rose, orange, pink, green, teal, and yellow regions must use columns 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8. No other region can use those columns. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 792 Step 4: Mark X at R2 C7 and R3 C5: 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 792 Step 5: Mark X at R3 C7, R3 C8, and R5 C7 + 1 more: 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 792 Step 6: Mark X at R1 C6, R5 C6, and R6 C6 + 2 more: a region is locked to this column
The orange region must use column 6. No other region can use that column. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 792 Step 7: Mark X at R2 C5: 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 792 Step 8: Mark X at R1 C4, R7 C4, and R8 C4: a region is locked to this column
The green region must use column 4. No other region can use that column. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 792 Step 9: Mark X at R1 C3: a region is locked to this column
The yellow region must use column 3. No other region can use that column. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 792 Step 10: Mark X at R1 C7: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty
Suppose held a cat in the rose region. That assumption would leave the purple 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 792 Step 11: Mark X at R1 C8: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty
Suppose held a cat in the rose region. That assumption would leave the purple 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 792 Step 12: Mark X at R2 C4 and R2 C6: cats cannot touch
Every possible cat for the rose region conflicts with these cells. Cats cannot share a row, column, region, or diagonal touch. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 792 Step 13: Place cat at R3 C6: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The orange region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 792 Step 14: Place cat at R4 C8: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The pink region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 792 Step 15: Place cat at R1 C5: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The rose region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 792 Step 16: Place cat at R5 C4: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The green region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 792 Step 17: Place cat at R6 C2: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The purple region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 792 Step 18: Place cat at R8 C3: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The yellow region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 792 Step 19: Place cat at R2 C1: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The magenta region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 792 Step 20: Place cat at R7 C7: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The teal region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 792 Result
All 8 cats are placed correctly:
- R1 C5
- R2 C1
- R3 C6
- R4 C8
- R5 C4
- R6 C2
- R7 C7
- R8 C3