Meowdoku Level 909 Step-by-Step Logic Walkthrough & Explained
Follow the replay below. Each board shows the result after applying that step.
Meowdoku Level 909 Step 1: Mark X at R1 C3, R2 C3, and R3 C3 + 3 more: a region is locked to this column
The brown region must use column 3. No other region can use that column. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 909 Step 2: Mark X at R8 C1, R8 C2, and R8 C4 + 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 909 Step 3: Mark X at R2 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 909 Step 4: Mark X at R4 C2, R4 C4, and R5 C2 + 1 more: cats cannot touch
Every possible cat for the brown region conflicts with these cells. Cats cannot share a row, column, region, or diagonal touch. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 909 Step 5: Mark X at R6 C1, R6 C7, and R7 C1 + 1 more: rows or columns are reserved
The teal and purple regions must use rows 6 and 7. No other region can use those rows. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 909 Step 6: Mark X at R6 C6: 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 909 Step 7: Mark X at R7 C7 and R7 C8: 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 909 Step 8: 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 909 Step 9: Mark X at R2 C2: cats cannot touch
Every possible cat for column 1 conflicts with these cells. Cats cannot share a row, column, region, or diagonal touch. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 909 Step 10: Mark X at R1 C2: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty
Suppose held a cat in the 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 909 Step 11: Mark X at R5 C1: cats cannot touch
Every possible cat for column 2 conflicts with these cells. Cats cannot share a row, column, region, or diagonal touch. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 909 Step 12: Mark X at R1 C4: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty
Suppose held a cat in the blue region. That assumption would leave Column 1 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 909 Step 13: Mark X at R1 C5: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty
Suppose held a cat in the blue region. That assumption would leave the purple 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 909 Step 14: Mark X at R1 C6: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty
Suppose held a cat in the blue region. That assumption would leave Column 1 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 909 Step 15: Mark X at R1 C7: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty
Suppose held a cat in the blue region. That assumption would leave Column 1 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 909 Step 16: Mark X at R4 C1: a region is locked to this column
The blue region must use column 1. No other region can use that column. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 909 Step 17: Mark X at R3 C6: 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 909 Step 18: Mark X at R2 C1: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty
Suppose held a cat in the blue region. That assumption would leave Row 1 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 909 Step 19: Mark X at R3 C7: cats cannot touch
Every possible cat for row 2 conflicts with these cells. Cats cannot share a row, column, region, or diagonal touch. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 909 Step 20: Mark X at R3 C1: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty
Suppose held a cat in the blue region. That assumption would leave the purple 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 909 Step 21: Place cat at R1 C1: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The blue region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 909 Step 22: Mark X at R2 C5: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty
Suppose held a cat in the rose region. That assumption would leave the purple 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 909 Step 23: Mark X at R2 C6: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty
Suppose held a cat in the rose region. That assumption would leave the purple 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 909 Step 24: Mark X at R4 C7: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty
Suppose held a cat in the rose 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 909 Step 25: Place cat at R2 C4: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The rose region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 909 Step 26: Mark X at R5 C5: rows or columns are reserved
The pink and purple regions must use columns 2 and 5. No other region can use those columns. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 909 Step 27: Mark X at R4 C3: 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 909 Step 28: Place cat at R5 C3: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The brown region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 909 Step 29: Place cat at R7 C5: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The purple region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 909 Step 30: Place cat at R3 C2: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The pink region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 909 Step 31: Place cat at R6 C8: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The teal region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 909 Step 32: Place cat at R4 C6: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The yellow region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 909 Step 33: Place cat at R8 C7: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The orange region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 909 Result
All 8 cats are placed correctly:
- R1 C1
- R2 C4
- R3 C2
- R4 C6
- R5 C3
- R6 C8
- R7 C5
- R8 C7