Meowdoku Level 887 Step-by-Step Logic Walkthrough & Explained
Follow the replay below. Each board shows the result after applying that step.
Meowdoku Level 887 Step 1: Mark X at R2 C1, R2 C2, and R2 C3 + 2 more: a region is locked to this row
The green region must use row 2. No other region can use that row. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 887 Step 2: Mark X at R1 C1, R1 C2, and R3 C2 + 2 more: rows or columns are reserved
The pink and teal regions must use columns 1 and 2. No other region can use those columns. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 887 Step 3: Mark X at R1 C3, R3 C3, and R4 C3 + 2 more: a region is locked to this column
The light blue region must use column 3. No other region can use that column. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 887 Step 4: Mark X at R5 C8, R6 C4, and R6 C8 + 4 more: rows or columns are reserved
The rose, sky blue, pink, magenta, and teal regions must use rows 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7. No other region can use those rows. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 887 Step 5: Place cat at R8 C3: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The light blue region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 887 Step 6: Mark X at R1 C6 and R3 C6: 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 887 Step 7: Mark X at R5 C5: cats cannot touch
Every possible cat for the rose region conflicts with these cells. Cats cannot share a row, column, region, or diagonal touch. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 887 Step 8: Mark X at R5 C1: 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 887 Step 9: Mark X at R1 C5: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty
Suppose held a cat in the brown region. That assumption would leave the magenta 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 887 Step 10: Mark X at R3 C4: 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 887 Step 11: Mark X at R1 C7: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty
Suppose held a cat in the brown 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 887 Step 12: 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 the rose 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 887 Step 13: Place cat at R1 C4: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The brown region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 887 Step 14: Mark X at R6 C7: rows or columns are reserved
The magenta and teal regions must use rows 6 and 7. No other region can use those rows. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 887 Step 15: Mark X at R3 C7, R4 C7, and R5 C7: rows or columns are reserved
The green, rose, and magenta regions must use columns 5, 6, and 7. No other region can use those columns. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 887 Step 16: Mark X at R5 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 887 Step 17: Place cat at R5 C2: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . Row 5 has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 887 Step 18: Place cat at R7 C1: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The teal region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 887 Step 19: Place cat at R2 C7: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . Column 7 has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 887 Step 20: Place cat at R4 C8: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The sky blue region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 887 Step 21: Place cat at R3 C5: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The rose region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 887 Step 22: Place cat at R6 C6: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The magenta region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 887 Result
All 8 cats are placed correctly:
- R1 C4
- R2 C7
- R3 C5
- R4 C8
- R5 C2
- R6 C6
- R7 C1
- R8 C3