Meowdoku Level 896 Step-by-Step Logic Walkthrough & Explained
Follow the replay below. Each board shows the result after applying that step.
Meowdoku Level 896 Step 1: Mark X at R1 C1 and R1 C2: a region is locked to this row
The green region must use row 1. No other region can use that row. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 896 Step 2: Mark X at R3 C6: 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 896 Step 3: Mark X at R4 C4: 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 896 Step 4: Mark X at R1 C3: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty
Suppose held a cat in the green region. That assumption would leave the teal 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 896 Step 5: Mark X at R1 C4: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty
Suppose held a cat in the green region. That assumption would leave the teal 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 896 Step 6: Mark X at R3 C5, R4 C5, and R4 C6 + 3 more: rows or columns are reserved
The green, teal, and pink regions must use columns 5, 6, and 7. No other region can use those columns. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 896 Step 7: Mark X at R3 C3: rows or columns are reserved
The brown and teal regions must use rows 2 and 3. No other region can use those rows. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 896 Step 8: Mark X at R2 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 896 Step 9: Mark X at R5 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 896 Step 10: Mark X at R1 C6: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty
Suppose held a cat in the green 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 896 Step 11: Place cat at R7 C6: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . Column 6 has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 896 Step 12: Mark X at R6 C1 and R6 C2: a region is locked to this row
The blue region must use row 6. No other region can use that row. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 896 Step 13: Place cat at R5 C1: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The yellow region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 896 Step 14: Place cat at R4 C3: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The magenta region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 896 Step 15: Place cat at R6 C4: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The blue region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 896 Step 16: Place cat at R2 C2: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The brown region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 896 Step 17: Place cat at R3 C7: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The teal region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 896 Step 18: Place cat at R1 C5: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The green region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 896 Result
All 7 cats are placed correctly:
- R1 C5
- R2 C2
- R3 C7
- R4 C3
- R5 C1
- R6 C4
- R7 C6