Meowdoku Level 808 Step-by-Step Logic Walkthrough & Explained
Follow the replay below. Each board shows the result after applying that step.
Meowdoku Level 808 Step 1: Mark X at R1 C1, R1 C2, and R1 C3 + 4 more: a region is locked to this row
The pink region must use row 1. No other region can use that row. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 808 Step 2: Mark X at R2 C2, R2 C4, and R2 C5 + 9 more: rows or columns are reserved
The blue, teal, and brown regions must use rows 2, 3, and 4. No other region can use those rows. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 808 Step 3: Mark X at R4 C6: rows or columns are reserved
The blue, teal, and brown regions must use rows 2, 3, and 4. No other region can use those rows. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 808 Step 4: Mark X at R5 C6, R5 C7, and R5 C8 + 9 more: rows or columns are reserved
The pink, teal, brown, and sky blue regions must use columns 6, 7, 8, and 9. No other region can use those columns. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 808 Step 5: Mark X at R9 C1, R9 C2, and R9 C3 + 1 more: a region is locked to this row
The rose region must use row 9. No other region can use that row. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 808 Step 6: Mark X at R2 C7 and R2 C8: 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 808 Step 7: Mark X at R4 C9: 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 808 Step 8: Mark X at R5 C3 and R6 C1: 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 808 Step 9: Mark X at R8 C4 and R8 C5: 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 808 Step 10: Mark X at R6 C3: 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 808 Step 11: Mark X at R8 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 808 Step 12: Mark X at R1 C7: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty
Suppose held a cat in the pink region. That assumption would leave the brown 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 808 Step 13: Place cat at R1 C8: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The pink region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 808 Step 14: Place cat at R3 C9: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The teal region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 808 Step 15: Mark X at R7 C5 and R8 C1: rows or columns are reserved
The sky blue and purple regions must use rows 7 and 8. No other region can use those rows. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 808 Step 16: Mark X at R7 C4: rows or columns are reserved
The magenta and rose regions must use columns 4 and 5. No other region can use those columns. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 808 Step 17: Mark X at R6 C2: cats cannot touch
Every possible cat for the purple region conflicts with these cells. Cats cannot share a row, column, region, or diagonal touch. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 808 Step 18: Mark X at R5 C4 and R5 C5: a region is locked to this row
The green region must use row 5. No other region can use that row. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 808 Step 19: Mark X at R4 C1: 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 808 Step 20: Place cat at R4 C7: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . Row 4 has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 808 Step 21: Place cat at R7 C6: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The sky blue region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 808 Step 22: Place cat at R6 C4: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The magenta region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 808 Step 23: Place cat at R8 C2: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The purple region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 808 Step 24: Place cat at R5 C1: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The green region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 808 Step 25: Place cat at R2 C3: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The blue region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 808 Step 26: Place cat at R9 C5: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The rose region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 808 Result
All 9 cats are placed correctly:
- R1 C8
- R2 C3
- R3 C9
- R4 C7
- R5 C1
- R6 C4
- R7 C6
- R8 C2
- R9 C5