Meowdoku Level 901 Step-by-Step Logic Walkthrough & Explained
Follow the replay below. Each board shows the result after applying that step.
Meowdoku Level 901 Step 1: Mark X at R1 C5, R1 C6, and R1 C7: a region is locked to this row
The rose region must use row 1. No other region can use that row. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 901 Step 2: Mark X at R2 C1, R2 C2, and R2 C3 + 1 more: a region is locked to this row
The sky blue region must use row 2. No other region can use that row. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 901 Step 3: Mark X at R1 C2, R1 C3, and R3 C3 + 1 more: rows or columns are reserved
The orange and magenta regions must use columns 2 and 3. No other region can use those columns. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 901 Step 4: Mark X at R3 C6: 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 901 Step 5: Mark X at R5 C2: cats cannot touch
Every possible cat for the orange region conflicts with these cells. Cats cannot share a row, column, region, or diagonal touch. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 901 Step 6: Mark X at R7 C1: 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 901 Step 7: Mark X at R6 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 901 Step 8: Mark X at R2 C5: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty
Suppose held a cat in the sky blue 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 901 Step 9: Mark X at R5 C6, R6 C6, and R7 C6: rows or columns are reserved
The sky blue and pink regions must use columns 6 and 7. No other region can use those columns. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 901 Step 10: Mark X at R3 C7: 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 901 Step 11: Mark X at R4 C1: cats cannot touch
Every possible cat for row 3 conflicts with these cells. Cats cannot share a row, column, region, or diagonal touch. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 901 Step 12: Mark X at R3 C5: 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 901 Step 13: Mark X at R5 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 901 Step 14: Mark X at R6 C1, R6 C7, and R7 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 901 Step 15: Mark X at R7 C3: 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 901 Step 16: Mark X at R3 C2 and R4 C2: a region is locked to this column
The magenta region must use column 2. No other region can use that column. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 901 Step 17: Mark X at R4 C4, R4 C5, and R5 C1 + 1 more: rows or columns are reserved
The orange and pink regions must use rows 4 and 5. No other region can use those rows. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 901 Step 18: Place cat at R7 C5: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . Column 5 has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 901 Step 19: Place cat at R6 C2: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The magenta region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 901 Step 20: Place cat at R4 C3: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The orange region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 901 Step 21: Place cat at R3 C1: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The green region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 901 Step 22: Place cat at R1 C4: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The rose region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 901 Step 23: Place cat at R5 C7: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The pink region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 901 Step 24: Place cat at R2 C6: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The sky blue region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 901 Result
All 7 cats are placed correctly:
- R1 C4
- R2 C6
- R3 C1
- R4 C3
- R5 C7
- R6 C2
- R7 C5