Meowdoku Level 931 Step-by-Step Logic Walkthrough & Explained
Follow the replay below. Each board shows the result after applying that step.
Meowdoku Level 931 Step 1: Mark X at R1 C6, R1 C7, and R2 C6 + 2 more: rows or columns are reserved
The teal and yellow regions must use columns 6 and 7. No other region can use those columns. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 931 Step 2: Mark X at R1 C2 and R2 C4: cats cannot touch
Every possible cat for the blue region conflicts with these cells. Cats cannot share a row, column, region, or diagonal touch. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 931 Step 3: Mark X at R1 C5, R4 C5, and R5 C5 + 2 more: a region is locked to this column
The rose region must use column 5. No other region can use that column. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 931 Step 4: Mark X at R3 C4 and R3 C6: 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 931 Step 5: Mark X at R5 C7: 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 931 Step 6: Mark X at R1 C1: 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 931 Step 7: Mark X at R2 C3: rows or columns are reserved
The pink, rose, teal, sky blue, brown, and yellow regions must use rows 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7. No other region can use those rows. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 931 Step 8: Mark X at R1 C3: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty
Suppose held a cat in the blue region. That assumption would leave the brown 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 931 Step 9: Place cat at R1 C4: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The blue region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 931 Step 10: Place cat at R3 C5: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The rose region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 931 Step 11: Place cat at R4 C7: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The teal region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 931 Step 12: Place cat at R7 C6: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The yellow region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 931 Step 13: Mark X at R6 C1: a region is locked to this row
The brown region must use row 6. No other region can use that row. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 931 Step 14: Mark X at R6 C2: 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 931 Step 15: Place cat at R6 C3: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The brown region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 931 Step 16: Place cat at R5 C1: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The sky blue region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 931 Step 17: Place cat at R2 C2: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The pink region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 931 Result
All 7 cats are placed correctly:
- R1 C4
- R2 C2
- R3 C5
- R4 C7
- R5 C1
- R6 C3
- R7 C6