Meowdoku Level 805 Step-by-Step Logic Walkthrough & Explained
Follow the replay below. Each board shows the result after applying that step.
Meowdoku Level 805 Step 1: Place cat at R1 C1: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The brown region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 805 Step 2: Place cat at R2 C10: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The green region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 805 Step 3: Mark X at R5 C2, R6 C2, and R7 C2 + 3 more: a region is locked to this column
The pink region must use column 2. No other region can use that column. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 805 Step 4: Mark X at R6 C3, R8 C3, and R9 C3 + 1 more: 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 805 Step 5: Mark X at R3 C4, R4 C4, and R5 C4 + 3 more: a region is locked to this column
The sky blue region must use column 4. No other region can use that column. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 805 Step 6: Mark X at R3 C3, R3 C5, and R3 C6 + 5 more: rows or columns are reserved
The pink and purple regions must use rows 3 and 4. No other region can use those rows. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 805 Step 7: Mark X at R9 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 805 Step 8: Mark X at R5 C9 and R6 C7: 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 805 Step 9: Mark X at R3 C2: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty
Suppose held a cat in the pink region. That assumption would leave the orange 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 805 Step 10: Place cat at R4 C2: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The pink region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 805 Step 11: Place cat at R7 C3: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The yellow region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 805 Step 12: Place cat at R10 C4: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The sky blue region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 805 Step 13: Mark X at R9 C8: rows or columns are reserved
The rose, teal, purple, and orange regions must use columns 5, 6, 7, and 8. No other region can use those columns. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 805 Step 14: Mark X at R8 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 805 Step 15: Mark X at R5 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 805 Step 16: Mark X at R8 C7, R8 C8, and R9 C7: rows or columns are reserved
The purple and orange regions must use columns 7 and 8. No other region can use those columns. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 805 Step 17: Place cat at R8 C5: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The rose region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 805 Step 18: Place cat at R6 C6: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The teal region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 805 Step 19: Place cat at R5 C8: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The orange region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 805 Step 20: Place cat at R3 C7: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The purple region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 805 Step 21: Place cat at R9 C9: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The magenta region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 805 Result
All 10 cats are placed correctly:
- R1 C1
- R2 C10
- R3 C7
- R4 C2
- R5 C8
- R6 C6
- R7 C3
- R8 C5
- R9 C9
- R10 C4