Meowdoku Level 864 Step-by-Step Logic Walkthrough & Explained
Follow the replay below. Each board shows the result after applying that step.
Meowdoku Level 864 Step 1: Mark X at R1 C5, R2 C5, and R8 C5 + 1 more: a region is locked to this column
The purple region must use column 5. No other region can use that column. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 864 Step 2: Mark X at R1 C3, R2 C2, and R2 C3 + 4 more: rows or columns are reserved
The rose, teal, and pink regions must use columns 1, 2, and 3. No other region can use those columns. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 864 Step 3: Mark X at R6 C7, R7 C7, and R7 C8 + 6 more: rows or columns are reserved
The brown, magenta, blue, and yellow regions must use columns 6, 7, 8, and 9. No other region can use those columns. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 864 Step 4: Mark X at R2 C7 and R4 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 864 Step 5: Mark X at R2 C9 and R4 C8: cats cannot touch
Every possible cat for the blue region conflicts with these cells. Cats cannot share a row, column, region, or diagonal touch. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 864 Step 6: Mark X at R8 C2 and R8 C4: cats cannot touch
Every possible cat for column 3 conflicts with these cells. Cats cannot share a row, column, region, or diagonal touch. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 864 Step 7: Mark X at R9 C4: 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 864 Step 8: Mark X at R1 C8: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty
Suppose held a cat in the brown region. That assumption would leave Column 7 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 864 Step 9: Mark X at R1 C9: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty
Suppose held a cat in the brown region. That assumption would leave the purple 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 864 Step 10: Mark X at R2 C6 and R3 C7: 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 864 Step 11: Mark X at R5 C6, R6 C6, and R7 C6: a region is locked to this column
The magenta region must use column 6. No other region can use that column. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 864 Step 12: Mark X at R2 C8: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty
Suppose held a cat in the brown region. That assumption would leave the purple 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 864 Step 13: Place cat at R1 C7: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The brown region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 864 Step 14: Place cat at R3 C6: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The magenta region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 864 Step 15: Mark X at R6 C9, R7 C9, and R8 C9 + 1 more: a region is locked to this column
The blue region must use column 9. No other region can use that column. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 864 Step 16: Mark X at R6 C1, R6 C2, and R7 C1 + 2 more: rows or columns are reserved
The green, blue, rose, yellow, and purple regions must use rows 2, 4, 5, 6, and 7. No other region can use those rows. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 864 Step 17: Place cat at R8 C1: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The teal region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 864 Step 18: Place cat at R9 C3: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The pink region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 864 Step 19: Place cat at R2 C4: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . Row 2 has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 864 Step 20: Place cat at R7 C5: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . Row 7 has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 864 Step 21: Place cat at R6 C8: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . Row 6 has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 864 Step 22: Place cat at R4 C9: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The blue region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 864 Step 23: Place cat at R5 C2: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The rose region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 864 Result
All 9 cats are placed correctly:
- R1 C7
- R2 C4
- R3 C6
- R4 C9
- R5 C2
- R6 C8
- R7 C5
- R8 C1
- R9 C3