Meowdoku Level 814 Step-by-Step Logic Walkthrough & Explained
Follow the replay below. Each board shows the result after applying that step.
Meowdoku Level 814 Step 1: Place cat at R3 C8: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The rose region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 814 Step 2: Place cat at R2 C6: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The blue region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 814 Step 3: Mark X at R9 C1, R9 C2, and R9 C3 + 2 more: a region is locked to this row
The sky blue region must use row 9. No other region can use that row. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 814 Step 4: Mark X at R6 C1, R6 C3, and R6 C4 + 6 more: rows or columns are reserved
The brown, pink, and yellow regions must use rows 6, 7, and 8. No other region can use those rows. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 814 Step 5: Mark X at R5 C9: rows or columns are reserved
The magenta and teal regions must use rows 4 and 5. No other region can use those rows. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 814 Step 6: Place cat at R1 C9: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . Column 9 has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 814 Step 7: Mark X at R4 C2: 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 814 Step 8: Mark X at R4 C4: rows or columns are reserved
The magenta, brown, and sky blue regions must use columns 4, 5, and 7. No other region can use those columns. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 814 Step 9: Mark X at R7 C2 and R8 C4: 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 814 Step 10: Mark X at R5 C1 and R8 C2: 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 814 Step 11: Mark X at R4 C3 and R5 C3: a region is locked to this column
The pink region must use column 3. No other region can use that column. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 814 Step 12: Mark X at R7 C4: 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 814 Step 13: Mark X at R5 C4: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty
Suppose held a cat in the magenta region. That assumption would leave Column 7 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 814 Step 14: Place cat at R9 C4: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . Column 4 has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 814 Step 15: Place cat at R7 C3: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The pink region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 814 Step 16: Place cat at R8 C1: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The yellow region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 814 Step 17: Place cat at R5 C2: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The teal region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 814 Step 18: Place cat at R4 C5: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The magenta region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 814 Step 19: Place cat at R6 C7: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The brown region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 814 Result
All 9 cats are placed correctly:
- R1 C9
- R2 C6
- R3 C8
- R4 C5
- R5 C2
- R6 C7
- R7 C3
- R8 C1
- R9 C4