Meowdoku Level 882 Step-by-Step Logic Walkthrough & Explained
Follow the replay below. Each board shows the result after applying that step.
Meowdoku Level 882 Step 1: Mark X at R8 C1, R8 C2, and R8 C3 + 2 more: a region is locked to this row
The magenta region must use row 8. No other region can use that row. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 882 Step 2: Mark X at R1 C1, R2 C1, and R3 C1: 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 882 Step 3: Mark X at R1 C7 and R2 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 882 Step 4: Mark X at R1 C3 and R3 C2: 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 882 Step 5: Mark X at R4 C3 and R6 C4: 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 882 Step 6: Mark X at R2 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 882 Step 7: Mark X at R7 C5: 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 882 Step 8: Mark X at R6 C2: cats cannot touch
Every possible cat for row 7 conflicts with these cells. Cats cannot share a row, column, region, or diagonal touch. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 882 Step 9: Mark X at R2 C8: cats cannot touch
Every possible cat for column 2 conflicts with these cells. Cats cannot share a row, column, region, or diagonal touch. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 882 Step 10: Mark X at R1 C4: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty
Suppose held a cat in the yellow region. That assumption would leave Column 2 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 882 Step 11: Mark X at R1 C8: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty
Suppose held a cat in the yellow region. That assumption would leave Column 2 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 882 Step 12: Mark X at R3 C5: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty
Suppose held a cat in the yellow region. That assumption would leave the pink 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 882 Step 13: Mark X at R3 C6: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty
Suppose held a cat in the yellow region. That assumption would leave the pink 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 882 Step 14: Mark X at R3 C7: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty
Suppose held a cat in the yellow region. That assumption would leave the pink 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 882 Step 15: Mark X at R3 C8: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty
Suppose held a cat in the yellow region. That assumption would leave the pink 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 882 Step 16: Mark X at R2 C3, R4 C4, and R5 C3 + 1 more: 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 882 Step 17: Mark X at R7 C4 and R8 C4: a region is locked to this column
The brown region must use column 4. No other region can use that column. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 882 Step 18: Mark X at R1 C5, R1 C6, and R2 C6 + 3 more: rows or columns are reserved
The pink and magenta regions must use columns 5 and 6. No other region can use those columns. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 882 Step 19: Place cat at R2 C7: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The sky blue region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 882 Step 20: Place cat at R3 C3: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The blue region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 882 Step 21: Place cat at R5 C4: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The brown region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 882 Step 22: Place cat at R6 C6: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The pink region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 882 Step 23: Place cat at R4 C8: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The teal region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 882 Step 24: Place cat at R7 C1: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The rose region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 882 Step 25: Place cat at R1 C2: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The yellow region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 882 Step 26: Place cat at R8 C5: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The magenta region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 882 Result
All 8 cats are placed correctly:
- R1 C2
- R2 C7
- R3 C3
- R4 C8
- R5 C4
- R6 C6
- R7 C1
- R8 C5


