Meowdoku Level 898 Step-by-Step Logic Walkthrough & Explained
Follow the replay below. Each board shows the result after applying that step.
Meowdoku Level 898 Step 1: Place cat at R5 C5: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The sky blue region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 898 Step 2: Mark X at R2 C8: cats cannot touch
Every possible cat for the pink region conflicts with these cells. Cats cannot share a row, column, region, or diagonal touch. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 898 Step 3: Mark X at R6 C3, R7 C1, and R8 C2: cats cannot touch
Every possible cat for the purple region conflicts with these cells. Cats cannot share a row, column, region, or diagonal touch. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 898 Step 4: Mark X at R8 C6 and R8 C7: 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 898 Step 5: Mark X at R3 C9: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty
Suppose held a cat in the pink 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 898 Step 6: 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 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 898 Step 7: 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 898 Step 8: Mark X at R2 C3: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty
Suppose held a cat in the green region. That assumption would leave Row 8 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 898 Step 9: Mark X at R3 C3: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty
Suppose held a cat in the green region. That assumption would leave Row 8 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 898 Step 10: Mark X at R9 C4: rows or columns are reserved
The pink, green, brown, teal, and rose regions must use columns 4, 6, 7, 8, and 9. No other region can use those columns. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 898 Step 11: Mark X at R8 C8 and R8 C9: cats cannot touch
Every possible cat for column 4 conflicts with these cells. Cats cannot share a row, column, region, or diagonal touch. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 898 Step 12: Mark X at R9 C3: cats cannot touch
Every possible cat for row 8 conflicts with these cells. Cats cannot share a row, column, region, or diagonal touch. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 898 Step 13: Mark X at R1 C9: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty
Suppose held a cat in the pink region. That assumption would leave Row 8 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 898 Step 14: Mark X at R2 C7 and R3 C8: cats cannot touch
Every possible cat for the pink region conflicts with these cells. Cats cannot share a row, column, region, or diagonal touch. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 898 Step 15: Mark X at R2 C9: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty
Suppose held a cat in the pink region. That assumption would leave Row 8 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 898 Step 16: Place cat at R1 C8: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The pink region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 898 Step 17: Mark X at R3 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 898 Step 18: Mark X at R6 C7: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty
Suppose held a cat in the green 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 898 Step 19: Mark X at R7 C4: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty
Suppose held a cat in the green region. That assumption would leave Column 3 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 898 Step 20: Mark X at R7 C9: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty
Suppose held a cat in the green region. That assumption would leave Row 9 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 898 Step 21: Mark X at R9 C7: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty
Suppose held a cat in the green 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 898 Step 22: Mark X at R9 C9: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty
Suppose held a cat in the green 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 898 Step 23: Place cat at R2 C4: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The green region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 898 Step 24: Mark X at R3 C1 and R3 C2: a region is locked to this row
The brown region must use row 3. No other region can use that row. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 898 Step 25: Mark X at R4 C7: rows or columns are reserved
The brown and rose regions must use columns 6 and 7. No other region can use those columns. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 898 Step 26: Mark X at R6 C2: rows or columns are reserved
The yellow and teal regions must use rows 4 and 6. No other region can use those rows. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 898 Step 27: Mark X at R7 C6 and R7 C7: a region is locked to this row
The purple region must use row 7. No other region can use that row. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 898 Step 28: Place cat at R9 C6: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The rose region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 898 Step 29: Place cat at R3 C7: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The brown region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 898 Step 30: Mark X at R8 C3: cats cannot touch
Every possible cat for the purple region conflicts with these cells. Cats cannot share a row, column, region, or diagonal touch. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 898 Step 31: Place cat at R8 C1: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The magenta region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 898 Step 32: Place cat at R7 C3: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The purple region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 898 Step 33: Place cat at R4 C2: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The yellow region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 898 Step 34: Place cat at R6 C9: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The teal region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 898 Result
All 9 cats are placed correctly:
- R1 C8
- R2 C4
- R3 C7
- R4 C2
- R5 C5
- R6 C9
- R7 C3
- R8 C1
- R9 C6


