Meowdoku Level 833 Step-by-Step Logic Walkthrough & Explained
Follow the replay below. Each board shows the result after applying that step.
Meowdoku Level 833 Step 1: Mark X at R1 C7: a region is locked to this row
The blue region must use row 1. No other region can use that row. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 833 Step 2: Mark X at R4 C1, R4 C4, and R4 C5 + 2 more: a region is locked to this row
The yellow region must use row 4. No other region can use that row. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 833 Step 3: Mark X at R1 C1, R1 C2, and R1 C3 + 4 more: rows or columns are reserved
The pink, yellow, purple, and teal regions must use columns 1, 2, 3, and 4. No other region can use those columns. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 833 Step 4: Mark X at R3 C6, R6 C5, and R7 C5 + 1 more: rows or columns are reserved
The blue and brown regions must use columns 5 and 6. No other region can use those columns. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 833 Step 5: Mark X at R2 C5 and R2 C6: cats cannot touch
Every possible cat for the blue region conflicts with these cells. Cats cannot share a row, column, region, or diagonal touch. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 833 Step 6: Mark X at R3 C2, R3 C3, and R5 C2 + 1 more: 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 833 Step 7: Mark X at R2 C1, R3 C1, and R7 C1: a region is locked to this column
The teal region must use column 1. No other region can use that column. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 833 Step 8: Mark X at R2 C7: a region is locked to this row
The pink region must use row 2. No other region can use that row. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 833 Step 9: Mark X at R6 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 833 Step 10: Mark X at R3 C4: cats cannot touch
Every possible cat for column 3 conflicts with these cells. Cats cannot share a row, column, region, or diagonal touch. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 833 Step 11: Mark X at R1 C5: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty
Suppose held a cat in the blue 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 833 Step 12: Place cat at R1 C6: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The blue region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 833 Step 13: Mark X at R2 C2: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty
Suppose held a cat in the pink region. That assumption would leave the purple 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 833 Step 14: Mark X at R2 C4: 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 833 Step 15: Place cat at R2 C3: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The pink region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 833 Step 16: Place cat at R4 C2: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The yellow region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 833 Step 17: Place cat at R5 C4: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The purple region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 833 Step 18: Place cat at R3 C5: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The brown region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 833 Step 19: Place cat at R6 C1: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The teal region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 833 Step 20: Place cat at R7 C7: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The magenta region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 833 Result
All 7 cats are placed correctly:
- R1 C6
- R2 C3
- R3 C5
- R4 C2
- R5 C4
- R6 C1
- R7 C7