Meowdoku Level 801 Step-by-Step Logic Walkthrough & Explained
Follow the replay below. Each board shows the result after applying that step.
Meowdoku Level 801 Step 1: Mark X at R3 C1, R3 C2, and R3 C3 + 2 more: a region is locked to this row
The sky blue region must use row 3. No other region can use that row. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 801 Step 2: Mark X at R5 C1, R5 C2, and R5 C5 + 2 more: rows or columns are reserved
The brown, teal, and pink regions must use rows 5, 6, and 7. No other region can use those rows. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 801 Step 3: Mark X at R1 C4, R1 C5, and R1 C6 + 4 more: rows or columns are reserved
The yellow, sky blue, brown, and pink regions must use columns 4, 5, 6, and 7. No other region can use those columns. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 801 Step 4: Mark X at R1 C1 and R2 C3: 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 801 Step 5: Mark X at R2 C2: rows or columns are reserved
The yellow and rose regions must use rows 2 and 4. No other region can use those rows. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 801 Step 6: Mark X at R4 C4 and R4 C5: cats cannot touch
Every possible cat for the sky blue region conflicts with these cells. Cats cannot share a row, column, region, or diagonal touch. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 801 Step 7: Mark X at R5 C7: 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 801 Step 8: Mark X at R6 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 801 Step 9: Mark X at R6 C4: 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 801 Step 10: Mark X at R1 C3: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty
Suppose held a cat in the magenta region. That assumption would leave the sky blue 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 801 Step 11: Place cat at R1 C2: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The magenta region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 801 Step 12: Place cat at R2 C7: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . Row 2 has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 801 Step 13: Mark X at R7 C1, R7 C3, and R7 C4: a region is locked to this row
The pink region must use row 7. No other region can use that row. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 801 Step 14: Place cat at R4 C1: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . Column 1 has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 801 Step 15: Mark X at R5 C4: 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 801 Step 16: Place cat at R3 C4: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . Column 4 has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 801 Step 17: Mark X at R7 C6: 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 801 Step 18: Place cat at R7 C5: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The pink region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 801 Step 19: Place cat at R5 C6: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The brown region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 801 Step 20: Place cat at R6 C3: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The teal region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 801 Result
All 7 cats are placed correctly:
- R1 C2
- R2 C7
- R3 C4
- R4 C1
- R5 C6
- R6 C3
- R7 C5