Meowdoku Level 886 Step-by-Step Logic Walkthrough & Explained
Follow the replay below. Each board shows the result after applying that step.
Meowdoku Level 886 Step 1: Mark X at R4 C1, R4 C2, and R4 C3: a region is locked to this row
The teal region must use row 4. No other region can use that row. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 886 Step 2: Mark X at R6 C1, R6 C2, and R6 C5 + 2 more: a region is locked to this row
The yellow region must use row 6. No other region can use that row. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 886 Step 3: Mark X at R1 C5, R2 C3, and R3 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 886 Step 4: Mark X at R1 C1 and R3 C2: 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 886 Step 5: Mark X at R5 C3, R5 C4, and R5 C5 + 2 more: rows or columns are reserved
The rose and brown regions must use rows 5 and 7. No other region can use those rows. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 886 Step 6: Mark X at R7 C3 and R7 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 886 Step 7: Mark X at R1 C2: rows or columns are reserved
The sky blue and rose regions must use columns 1 and 2. No other region can use those columns. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 886 Step 8: Mark X at R4 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 886 Step 9: Mark X at R3 C5: 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 886 Step 10: Mark X at R3 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 886 Step 11: Mark X at R1 C6: 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 886 Step 12: Mark X at R1 C7: 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 886 Step 13: Mark X at R2 C4: cats cannot touch
Every possible cat for row 1 conflicts with these cells. Cats cannot share a row, column, region, or diagonal touch. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 886 Step 14: Mark X at R2 C6: 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 886 Step 15: Mark X at R4 C5 and R5 C7: cats cannot touch
Every possible cat for column 6 conflicts with these cells. Cats cannot share a row, column, region, or diagonal touch. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 886 Step 16: Place cat at R2 C5: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . Column 5 has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 886 Step 17: Place cat at R3 C1: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The sky blue region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 886 Step 18: Place cat at R1 C3: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The pink region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 886 Step 19: Place cat at R6 C4: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The yellow region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 886 Step 20: Place cat at R4 C6: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The teal region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 886 Step 21: Place cat at R7 C7: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The brown region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 886 Step 22: Place cat at R5 C2: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The rose region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 886 Result
All 7 cats are placed correctly:
- R1 C3
- R2 C5
- R3 C1
- R4 C6
- R5 C2
- R6 C4
- R7 C7