Meowdoku Level 822 Step-by-Step Logic Walkthrough & Explained
Follow the replay below. Each board shows the result after applying that step.
Meowdoku Level 822 Step 1: Mark X at R1 C5, R2 C5, and R7 C5 + 1 more: a region is locked to this column
The pink region must use column 5. No other region can use that column. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 822 Step 2: Mark X at R1 C1, R1 C2, and R2 C1 + 3 more: rows or columns are reserved
The green and magenta regions must use rows 1 and 2. No other region can use those rows. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 822 Step 3: Mark X at R4 C7, R5 C7, and R5 C8 + 6 more: rows or columns are reserved
The magenta and orange regions must use columns 7 and 8. No other region can use those columns. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 822 Step 4: Mark X at R2 C8: 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 822 Step 5: Mark X at R1 C6: 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 822 Step 6: Mark X at R7 C6, R8 C3, and R8 C4: 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 822 Step 7: Mark X at R1 C3: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty
Suppose held a cat in the green region. That assumption would leave the pink 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 822 Step 8: Mark X at R3 C4: 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 822 Step 9: Mark X at R2 C3: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty
Suppose held a cat in the green region. That assumption would leave the pink 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 822 Step 10: Place cat at R1 C4: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The green region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 822 Step 11: Place cat at R2 C7: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The magenta region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 822 Step 12: Place cat at R4 C8: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The orange region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 822 Step 13: Place cat at R8 C6: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The brown region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 822 Step 14: Mark X at R3 C3 and R5 C1: 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 822 Step 15: Mark X at R7 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 822 Step 16: Mark X at R3 C1: a region is locked to this column
The yellow region must use column 1. No other region can use that column. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 822 Step 17: Place cat at R5 C3: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The rose region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 822 Step 18: Place cat at R3 C2: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The teal region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 822 Step 19: Place cat at R6 C5: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The pink region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 822 Step 20: Place cat at R7 C1: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The yellow region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 822 Result
All 8 cats are placed correctly:
- R1 C4
- R2 C7
- R3 C2
- R4 C8
- R5 C3
- R6 C5
- R7 C1
- R8 C6