Meowdoku Level 927 Step-by-Step Logic Walkthrough & Explained
Follow the replay below. Each board shows the result after applying that step.
Meowdoku Level 927 Step 1: Mark X at R1 C3, R4 C1, and R4 C2 + 9 more: rows or columns are reserved
The brown, pink, and rose regions must use columns 1, 2, and 3. No other region can use those columns. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 927 Step 2: Mark X at R6 C5, R6 C6, and R6 C7 + 4 more: rows or columns are reserved
The green, rose, and yellow regions must use rows 6, 7, and 8. No other region can use those rows. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 927 Step 3: Place cat at R5 C7: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The purple region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 927 Step 4: Place cat at R8 C8: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The yellow region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 927 Step 5: Mark X at R2 C1: 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 927 Step 6: Mark X at R3 C4, R3 C5, and R3 C6: a region is locked to this row
The pink region must use row 3. No other region can use that row. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 927 Step 7: Mark X at R2 C2: 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 927 Step 8: Mark X at R1 C4: 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 927 Step 9: Mark X at R1 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 927 Step 10: Mark X at R2 C6: rows or columns are reserved
The teal and green regions must use columns 4 and 6. No other region can use those columns. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 927 Step 11: Mark X at R2 C4 and R3 C2: cats cannot touch
Every possible cat for column 3 conflicts with these cells. Cats cannot share a row, column, region, or diagonal touch. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 927 Step 12: Mark X at R4 C4: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty
Suppose held a cat in the teal 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 927 Step 13: Place cat at R1 C6: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The teal region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 927 Step 14: Place cat at R2 C3: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The brown region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 927 Step 15: Place cat at R3 C1: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The pink region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 927 Step 16: Place cat at R4 C5: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The magenta region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 927 Step 17: Place cat at R6 C4: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The green region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 927 Step 18: Place cat at R7 C2: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The rose region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 927 Result
All 8 cats are placed correctly:
- R1 C6
- R2 C3
- R3 C1
- R4 C5
- R5 C7
- R6 C4
- R7 C2
- R8 C8