Meowdoku Level 812 Step-by-Step Logic Walkthrough & Explained
Follow the replay below. Each board shows the result after applying that step.
Meowdoku Level 812 Step 1: Mark X at R1 C2, R2 C2, and R3 C2 + 1 more: a region is locked to this column
The blue region must use column 2. No other region can use that column. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 812 Step 2: Mark X at R1 C7, R1 C8, and R2 C7 + 1 more: rows or columns are reserved
The rose and sky blue regions must use columns 7 and 8. No other region can use those columns. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 812 Step 3: Mark X at R1 C3 and R3 C1: 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 812 Step 4: Mark X at R2 C4, R3 C4, and R4 C4 + 7 more: rows or columns are reserved
The orange, teal, and yellow regions must use columns 4, 5, and 6. No other region can use those columns. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 812 Step 5: 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 812 Step 6: Mark X at R1 C4: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty
Suppose held a cat in the orange region. That assumption would leave the rose 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 812 Step 7: Place cat at R5 C4: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . Column 4 has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 812 Step 8: Mark X at R2 C6 and R3 C7: 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 812 Step 9: Mark X at R1 C1: a region is locked to this row
The orange region must use row 1. No other region can use that row. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 812 Step 10: Place cat at R3 C3: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The brown region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 812 Step 11: Place cat at R4 C6: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The teal region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 812 Step 12: Place cat at R1 C5: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The orange region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 812 Step 13: Place cat at R6 C7: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The rose region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 812 Step 14: Place cat at R7 C2: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The blue region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 812 Step 15: Place cat at R2 C1: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The pink region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 812 Step 16: Place cat at R8 C8: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The sky blue region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 812 Result
All 8 cats are placed correctly:
- R1 C5
- R2 C1
- R3 C3
- R4 C6
- R5 C4
- R6 C7
- R7 C2
- R8 C8