Meowdoku Level 845 Step-by-Step Logic Walkthrough & Explained
Follow the replay below. Each board shows the result after applying that step.
Meowdoku Level 845 Step 1: Place cat at R1 C2: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The magenta region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 845 Step 2: Place cat at R10 C1: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The yellow region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 845 Step 3: Mark X at R2 C9, R5 C9, and R6 C9 + 3 more: a region is locked to this column
The brown region must use column 9. No other region can use that column. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 845 Step 4: Mark X at R9 C5, R9 C6, and R9 C7 + 2 more: a region is locked to this row
The purple region must use row 9. No other region can use that row. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 845 Step 5: Mark X at R2 C7, R5 C7, and R6 C6 + 2 more: rows or columns are reserved
The orange, light blue, green, rose, and purple regions must use columns 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7. No other region can use those columns. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 845 Step 6: Mark X at R6 C3, R6 C5, and R6 C10 + 4 more: rows or columns are reserved
The teal, green, and rose regions must use rows 6, 7, and 8. No other region can use those rows. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 845 Step 7: Mark X at R3 C8, R3 C10, and R4 C8 + 1 more: 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 845 Step 8: Mark X at R9 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 845 Step 9: Place cat at R9 C3: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The purple region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 845 Step 10: Mark X at R4 C5: cats cannot touch
Every possible cat for the light blue region conflicts with these cells. Cats cannot share a row, column, region, or diagonal touch. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 845 Step 11: Mark X at R7 C8: 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 845 Step 12: Mark X at R2 C8: 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 845 Step 13: Mark X at R5 C8: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty
Suppose held a cat in the pink region. That assumption would leave Row 6 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 845 Step 14: Mark X at R8 C10: a region is locked to this column
The pink region must use column 10. No other region can use that column. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 845 Step 15: Mark X at R7 C7: 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 845 Step 16: Mark X at R8 C5: 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 845 Step 17: Mark X at R2 C4, R3 C4, and R4 C4 + 1 more: 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 845 Step 18: Mark X at R4 C6: cats cannot touch
Every possible cat for the light blue region conflicts with these cells. Cats cannot share a row, column, region, or diagonal touch. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 845 Step 19: Mark X at R5 C10: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty
Suppose held a cat in the pink region. That assumption would leave the light 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 845 Step 20: Place cat at R2 C10: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The pink region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 845 Step 21: Place cat at R4 C9: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The brown region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 845 Step 22: Mark X at R3 C5: a region is locked to this row
The orange region must use row 3. No other region can use that row. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 845 Step 23: Place cat at R5 C5: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . Column 5 has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 845 Step 24: Place cat at R7 C4: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The green region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 845 Step 25: Place cat at R8 C7: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The rose region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 845 Step 26: Place cat at R3 C6: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The orange region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 845 Step 27: Place cat at R6 C8: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The teal region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 845 Result
All 10 cats are placed correctly:
- R1 C2
- R2 C10
- R3 C6
- R4 C9
- R5 C5
- R6 C8
- R7 C4
- R8 C7
- R9 C3
- R10 C1