Meowdoku Level 870 Step-by-Step Logic Walkthrough & Explained
Follow the replay below. Each board shows the result after applying that step.
Meowdoku Level 870 Step 1: Mark X at R9 C1, R9 C4, and R9 C6 + 8 more: rows or columns are reserved
The blue and rose regions must use rows 9 and 10. No other region can use those rows. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 870 Step 2: Mark X at R8 C5: 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 870 Step 3: Mark X at R9 C2: 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 870 Step 4: Mark X at R10 C4: 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 870 Step 5: Mark X at R8 C4: cats cannot touch
Every possible cat for row 9 conflicts with these cells. Cats cannot share a row, column, region, or diagonal touch. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 870 Step 6: Mark X at R8 C6, R8 C9, and R8 C10: 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 870 Step 7: Mark X at R1 C2: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty
Suppose held a cat in the teal 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 870 Step 8: Mark X at R1 C3: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty
Suppose held a cat in the teal 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 870 Step 9: Mark X at R1 C4: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty
Suppose held a cat in the teal 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 870 Step 10: Mark X at R2 C6, R2 C8, and R3 C5 + 9 more: rows or columns are reserved
The teal, purple, yellow, and rose regions must use columns 5, 6, 7, and 8. No other region can use those columns. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 870 Step 11: Mark X at R4 C1, R4 C2, and R4 C3 + 3 more: a region is locked to this row
The brown region must use row 4. No other region can use that row. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 870 Step 12: Mark X at R5 C9, R5 C10, and R6 C9 + 3 more: rows or columns are reserved
The pink and brown regions must use columns 9 and 10. No other region can use those columns. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 870 Step 13: Mark X at R3 C9 and R3 C10: 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 870 Step 14: Mark X at R1 C1, R2 C1, and R2 C2 + 2 more: rows or columns are reserved
The teal and pink regions must use rows 1 and 2. No other region can use those rows. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 870 Step 15: Mark X at R6 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 870 Step 16: Mark X at R6 C6: 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 870 Step 17: Mark X at R7 C3: cats cannot touch
Every possible cat for row 3 conflicts with these cells. Cats cannot share a row, column, region, or diagonal touch. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 870 Step 18: Mark X at R1 C5: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty
Suppose held a cat in the teal region. That assumption would leave Column 8 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 870 Step 19: Mark X at R1 C6: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty
Suppose held a cat in the teal 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 870 Step 20: Mark X at R1 C7: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty
Suppose held a cat in the teal 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 870 Step 21: Mark X at R2 C9: 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 870 Step 22: Mark X at R2 C5: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty
Suppose held a cat in the teal region. That assumption would leave Column 8 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 870 Step 23: 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 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 870 Step 24: Place cat at R1 C8: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The teal region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 870 Step 25: Place cat at R2 C10: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The pink region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 870 Step 26: Place cat at R4 C9: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The brown region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 870 Step 27: Mark X at R7 C6: cats cannot touch
Every possible cat for the purple region conflicts with these cells. Cats cannot share a row, column, region, or diagonal touch. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 870 Step 28: Mark X at R9 C5 and R10 C5: a region is locked to this column
The yellow region must use column 5. No other region can use that column. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 870 Step 29: Place cat at R9 C3: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . Row 9 has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 870 Step 30: Mark X at R3 C4 and R7 C4: a region is locked to this column
The sky blue region must use column 4. No other region can use that column. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 870 Step 31: Mark X at R5 C1, R5 C2, and R6 C1 + 2 more: rows or columns are reserved
The sky blue, purple, yellow, and magenta regions must use rows 5, 6, 7, and 8. No other region can use those rows. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 870 Step 32: Mark X at R5 C5 and 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 870 Step 33: Place cat at R7 C5: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The yellow region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 870 Step 34: Place cat at R5 C4: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The sky blue region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 870 Step 35: Place cat at R8 C1: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The magenta region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 870 Step 36: Place cat at R3 C2: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The green region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 870 Step 37: Place cat at R6 C7: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The purple region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 870 Step 38: Place cat at R10 C6: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The rose region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 870 Result
All 10 cats are placed correctly:
- R1 C8
- R2 C10
- R3 C2
- R4 C9
- R5 C4
- R6 C7
- R7 C5
- R8 C1
- R9 C3
- R10 C6


