Meowdoku Level 826 Step-by-Step Logic Walkthrough & Explained
Follow the replay below. Each board shows the result after applying that step.
Meowdoku Level 826 Step 1: Mark X at R1 C1, R1 C4, and R1 C5 + 2 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 826 Step 2: Mark X at R2 C5, R2 C6, and R2 C7: a region is locked to this row
The yellow region must use row 2. No other region can use that row. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 826 Step 3: Mark X at R3 C1, R4 C1, and R5 C1 + 4 more: rows or columns are reserved
The sky blue, rose, magenta, and green regions must use rows 3, 4, 5, and 6. No other region can use those rows. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 826 Step 4: Mark X at R2 C2 and R2 C3: 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 826 Step 5: Mark X at R3 C6 and R5 C7: 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 826 Step 6: Mark X at R3 C3 and R5 C4: 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 826 Step 7: Mark X at R5 C5 and R7 C6: 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 826 Step 8: Mark X at R1 C3: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty
Suppose held a cat in the pink region. That assumption would leave the teal 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 826 Step 9: Place cat at R1 C2: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The pink region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 826 Step 10: Place cat at R2 C4: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The yellow region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 826 Step 11: Place cat at R4 C5: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The rose region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 826 Step 12: Place cat at R3 C7: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The sky blue region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 826 Step 13: Place cat at R6 C6: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The green region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 826 Step 14: Place cat at R5 C3: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The magenta region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 826 Step 15: Place cat at R7 C1: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The teal region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 826 Result
All 7 cats are placed correctly:
- R1 C2
- R2 C4
- R3 C7
- R4 C5
- R5 C3
- R6 C6
- R7 C1