Meowdoku Level 835 Step-by-Step Logic Walkthrough & Explained
Follow the replay below. Each board shows the result after applying that step.
Meowdoku Level 835 Step 1: Place cat at R5 C3: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The pink region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 835 Step 2: Place cat at R1 C10: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The purple region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 835 Step 3: Place cat at R10 C1: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The rose region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 835 Step 4: Place cat at R3 C2: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The brown region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 835 Step 5: Place cat at R2 C4: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The magenta region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 835 Step 6: Mark X at R9 C9: a region is locked to this row
The orange region must use row 9. No other region can use that row. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 835 Step 7: Mark X at R8 C8 and R8 C9: a region is locked to this row
The sky blue region must use row 8. No other region can use that row. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 835 Step 8: Mark X at R6 C5, R6 C6, and R6 C8: rows or columns are reserved
The teal and yellow regions must use rows 4 and 6. No other region can use those rows. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 835 Step 9: Mark X at R7 C6 and R9 C6: 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 835 Step 10: Mark X at R7 C8: cats cannot touch
Every possible cat for row 6 conflicts with these cells. Cats cannot share a row, column, region, or diagonal touch. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 835 Step 11: Mark X at R4 C8: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty
Suppose held a cat in the teal region. That assumption would leave the sky blue 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 835 Step 12: Place cat at R9 C8: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . Column 8 has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 835 Step 13: Mark X at R7 C9: a region is locked to this column
The teal region must use column 9. No other region can use that column. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 835 Step 14: Mark X at R8 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 835 Step 15: Place cat at R8 C5: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The sky blue region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 835 Step 16: Place cat at R7 C7: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The green region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 835 Step 17: Place cat at R4 C6: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The yellow region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 835 Step 18: Place cat at R6 C9: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The teal region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 835 Result
All 10 cats are placed correctly:
- R1 C10
- R2 C4
- R3 C2
- R4 C6
- R5 C3
- R6 C9
- R7 C7
- R8 C5
- R9 C8
- R10 C1