Meowdoku Level 862 Step-by-Step Logic Walkthrough & Explained
Follow the replay below. Each board shows the result after applying that step.
Meowdoku Level 862 Step 1: Mark X at R1 C1, R1 C2, and R1 C3: a region is locked to this row
The magenta region must use row 1. No other region can use that row. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 862 Step 2: Mark X at R3 C1, R3 C6, and R3 C7 + 1 more: a region is locked to this row
The teal region must use row 3. No other region can use that row. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 862 Step 3: Mark X at R1 C8, R5 C8, and R6 C8 + 2 more: a region is locked to this column
The rose region must use column 8. No other region can use that column. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 862 Step 4: Mark X at R5 C3: 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 862 Step 5: Mark X at R1 C4: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty
Suppose held a cat in the magenta 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 862 Step 6: Mark X at R2 C6: 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 862 Step 7: Mark X at R1 C5: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty
Suppose held a cat in the magenta 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 862 Step 8: 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 862 Step 9: Mark X at R1 C6: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty
Suppose held a cat in the magenta 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 862 Step 10: Place cat at R1 C7: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The magenta region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 862 Step 11: Place cat at R4 C8: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The rose region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 862 Step 12: Mark X at R5 C1, R5 C2, and R5 C4: a region is locked to this row
The purple region must use row 5. No other region can use that row. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 862 Step 13: Place cat at R6 C4: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The brown region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 862 Step 14: Place cat at R5 C6: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The purple region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 862 Step 15: Place cat at R8 C5: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The yellow region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 862 Step 16: Mark X at R3 C2: 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 862 Step 17: Place cat at R3 C3: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The teal region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 862 Step 18: Place cat at R2 C1: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The green region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 862 Step 19: Place cat at R7 C2: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The pink region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 862 Result
All 8 cats are placed correctly:
- R1 C7
- R2 C1
- R3 C3
- R4 C8
- R5 C6
- R6 C4
- R7 C2
- R8 C5