Meowdoku Level 912 Step-by-Step Logic Walkthrough & Explained
Follow the replay below. Each board shows the result after applying that step.
Meowdoku Level 912 Step 1: Mark X at R1 C3, R2 C3, and R3 C3 + 2 more: a region is locked to this column
The orange region must use column 3. No other region can use that column. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 912 Step 2: Mark X at R1 C2, R2 C2, and R3 C2 + 1 more: a region is locked to this column
The blue region must use column 2. No other region can use that column. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 912 Step 3: Mark X at R1 C1: a region is locked to this column
The yellow region must use column 1. No other region can use that column. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 912 Step 4: Mark X at R3 C1, R3 C7, and R3 C8: a region is locked to this row
The magenta region must use row 3. No other region can use that row. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 912 Step 5: Mark X at R1 C4, R1 C5, and R1 C6 + 3 more: rows or columns are reserved
The magenta, brown, pink, and sky blue regions must use columns 4, 5, 6, and 7. No other region can use those columns. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 912 Step 6: Place cat at R1 C8: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . Row 1 has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 912 Step 7: Mark X at R2 C5 and R4 C5: 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 912 Step 8: Mark X at R6 C2 and R6 C4: 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 912 Step 9: Mark X at R7 C5: 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 912 Step 10: Mark X at R2 C4, R3 C4, and R8 C4: a region is locked to this column
The sky blue region must use column 4. No other region can use that column. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 912 Step 11: Mark X at R2 C6 and R4 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 912 Step 12: Place cat at R2 C1: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . Row 2 has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 912 Step 13: Mark X at R3 C6: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty
Suppose held a cat in the magenta region. That assumption would leave the blue 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 912 Step 14: Place cat at R3 C5: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The magenta region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 912 Step 15: Place cat at R4 C7: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . Row 4 has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 912 Step 16: Mark X at R6 C3: 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 912 Step 17: Place cat at R6 C6: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . Row 6 has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 912 Step 18: Place cat at R8 C2: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . Row 8 has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 912 Step 19: Place cat at R5 C3: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The orange region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 912 Step 20: Place cat at R7 C4: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The sky blue region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 912 Result
All 8 cats are placed correctly:
- R1 C8
- R2 C1
- R3 C5
- R4 C7
- R5 C3
- R6 C6
- R7 C4
- R8 C2