Meowdoku Level 888 Step-by-Step Logic Walkthrough & Explained
Follow the replay below. Each board shows the result after applying that step.
Meowdoku Level 888 Step 1: Mark X at R7 C1, R7 C4, and R7 C5 + 4 more: a region is locked to this row
The rose region must use row 7. No other region can use that row. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 888 Step 2: Mark X at R8 C1, R8 C5, and R8 C7 + 2 more: a region is locked to this row
The orange region must use row 8. No other region can use that row. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 888 Step 3: Place cat at R9 C9: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The brown region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 888 Step 4: Mark X at R2 C3, R2 C4, and R2 C5 + 1 more: rows or columns are reserved
The teal and magenta regions must use rows 1 and 2. No other region can use those rows. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 888 Step 5: Mark X at R5 C7, R6 C7, and R6 C8: rows or columns are reserved
The magenta and blue regions must use columns 7 and 8. No other region can use those columns. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 888 Step 6: Mark X at R4 C7: 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 888 Step 7: Mark X at R2 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 888 Step 8: Mark X at R1 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 888 Step 9: Mark X at R6 C2, R6 C3, and R8 C2 + 1 more: 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 888 Step 10: Mark X at R3 C1: cats cannot touch
Every possible cat for row 6 conflicts with these cells. Cats cannot share a row, column, region, or diagonal touch. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 888 Step 11: Mark X at R1 C1: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty
Suppose held a cat in the teal 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 888 Step 12: 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 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 888 Step 13: 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 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 888 Step 14: Mark X at R6 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 888 Step 15: 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 the orange 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 888 Step 16: Mark X at R3 C4, R4 C3, and R4 C4 + 1 more: 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 888 Step 17: Mark X at R2 C1: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty
Suppose held a cat in the teal region. That assumption would leave the orange 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 888 Step 18: Mark X at R4 C2 and R5 C2: rows or columns are reserved
The teal, pink, yellow, rose, and orange regions must use columns 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6. No other region can use those columns. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 888 Step 19: Mark X at R2 C2: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty
Suppose held a cat in the teal region. That assumption would leave the orange 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 888 Step 20: Place cat at R1 C4: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The teal region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 888 Step 21: Place cat at R2 C7: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The magenta region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 888 Step 22: Place cat at R8 C6: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The orange region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 888 Step 23: Place cat at R4 C5: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The yellow region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 888 Step 24: Place cat at R5 C8: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The blue region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 888 Step 25: Place cat at R6 C1: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The sky blue region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 888 Step 26: Place cat at R7 C3: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The rose region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 888 Step 27: Place cat at R3 C2: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The pink region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 888 Result
All 9 cats are placed correctly:
- R1 C4
- R2 C7
- R3 C2
- R4 C5
- R5 C8
- R6 C1
- R7 C3
- R8 C6
- R9 C9


