Meowdoku Level 856 Step-by-Step Logic Walkthrough & Explained
Follow the replay below. Each board shows the result after applying that step.
Meowdoku Level 856 Step 1: Mark X at R1 C1, R2 C1, and R3 C1 + 2 more: a region is locked to this column
The rose region must use column 1. No other region can use that column. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 856 Step 2: Mark X at R3 C5 and R5 C4: 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 856 Step 3: Mark X at R6 C2 and R7 C2: 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 856 Step 4: 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 brown 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 856 Step 5: Mark X at R1 C4: 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 856 Step 6: Mark X at R1 C5: 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 856 Step 7: Mark X at R2 C5: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty
Suppose held a cat in the pink region. That assumption would leave the rose 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 856 Step 8: Mark X at R4 C6: cats cannot touch
Every possible cat for column 5 conflicts with these cells. Cats cannot share a row, column, region, or diagonal touch. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 856 Step 9: Mark X at R3 C2: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty
Suppose held a cat in the pink region. That assumption would leave Column 5 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 856 Step 10: Mark X at R3 C6: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty
Suppose held a cat in the pink region. That assumption would leave the rose 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 856 Step 11: Mark X at R2 C2 and R5 C2: a region is locked to this column
The pink region must use column 2. No other region can use that column. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 856 Step 12: Mark X at R6 C3 and R7 C3: a region is locked to this column
The green region must use column 3. No other region can use that column. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 856 Step 13: Mark X at R6 C5: 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 856 Step 14: Mark X at R4 C2: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty
Suppose held a cat in the pink region. That assumption would leave the yellow 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 856 Step 15: Place cat at R1 C2: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The pink region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 856 Step 16: Mark X at R2 C4: a region is locked to this row
The teal region must use row 2. No other region can use that row. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 856 Step 17: Mark X at R3 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 856 Step 18: Mark X at R4 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 856 Step 19: Mark X at R4 C3: 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 856 Step 20: Mark X at R5 C6 and R7 C5: cats cannot touch
Every possible cat for row 4 conflicts with these cells. Cats cannot share a row, column, region, or diagonal touch. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 856 Step 21: Mark X at R2 C7: 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 856 Step 22: Place cat at R2 C6: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The teal region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 856 Step 23: Mark X at R7 C4: rows or columns are reserved
The yellow and sky blue regions must use columns 4 and 5. No other region can use those columns. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 856 Step 24: Mark X at R5 C3: 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 856 Step 25: Place cat at R3 C3: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The green region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 856 Step 26: Place cat at R4 C5: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The yellow region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 856 Step 27: Place cat at R6 C4: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The sky blue region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 856 Step 28: Place cat at R7 C1: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The rose region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 856 Step 29: Place cat at R5 C7: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The brown region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 856 Result
All 7 cats are placed correctly:
- R1 C2
- R2 C6
- R3 C3
- R4 C5
- R5 C7
- R6 C4
- R7 C1