Meowdoku Level 837 Step-by-Step Logic Walkthrough & Explained
Follow the replay below. Each board shows the result after applying that step.
Meowdoku Level 837 Step 1: Mark X at R1 C8, R2 C8, and R3 C8 + 1 more: a region is locked to this column
The purple region must use column 8. No other region can use that column. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 837 Step 2: Mark X at R1 C1, R2 C1, and R2 C3 + 2 more: rows or columns are reserved
The pink and blue regions must use rows 1 and 2. No other region can use those rows. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 837 Step 3: Mark X at R5 C6, R5 C7, and R6 C6 + 5 more: rows or columns are reserved
The blue and magenta regions must use columns 6 and 7. No other region can use those columns. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 837 Step 4: Mark X at R1 C5, R6 C5, and R7 C5 + 1 more: a region is locked to this column
The brown region must use column 5. No other region can use that column. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 837 Step 5: Mark X at R1 C4, R3 C4, and R8 C4: a region is locked to this column
The green region must use column 4. No other region can use that column. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 837 Step 6: Mark X at R4 C4 and R4 C6: 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 837 Step 7: Mark X at R2 C7: 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 837 Step 8: Mark X at R3 C2: 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 837 Step 9: Mark X at R6 C3: 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 837 Step 10: Mark X at R4 C3: cats cannot touch
Every possible cat for column 1 conflicts with these cells. Cats cannot share a row, column, region, or diagonal touch. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 837 Step 11: Mark X at R1 C2: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty
Suppose held a cat in the pink region. That assumption would leave the magenta 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 837 Step 12: Mark X at R3 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 837 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 green 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 837 Step 14: Place cat at R1 C3: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The pink region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 837 Step 15: Place cat at R2 C6: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The blue region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 837 Step 16: Place cat at R4 C7: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The magenta region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 837 Step 17: Place cat at R5 C5: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The brown region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 837 Step 18: Place cat at R7 C4: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The green region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 837 Step 19: Place cat at R6 C2: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The orange region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 837 Step 20: Place cat at R8 C8: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The purple region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 837 Step 21: Place cat at R3 C1: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The teal region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 837 Result
All 8 cats are placed correctly:
- R1 C3
- R2 C6
- R3 C1
- R4 C7
- R5 C5
- R6 C2
- R7 C4
- R8 C8