Meowdoku Level 933 Step-by-Step Logic Walkthrough & Explained
Follow the replay below. Each board shows the result after applying that step.
Meowdoku Level 933 Step 1: Mark X at R1 C1, R2 C1, and R3 C1 + 1 more: a region is locked to this column
The brown region must use column 1. No other region can use that column. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 933 Step 2: Mark X at R2 C3, R2 C4, and R2 C5 + 1 more: rows or columns are reserved
The teal, yellow, pink, and blue regions must use columns 2, 3, 4, and 5. No other region can use those columns. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 933 Step 3: Mark X at R5 C6, R6 C6, and R7 C6: a region is locked to this column
The rose region must use column 6. No other region can use that column. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 933 Step 4: Mark X at R6 C2: 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 933 Step 5: Mark X at R7 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 933 Step 6: Mark X at R1 C2: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty
Suppose held a cat in the teal region. That assumption would leave the rose 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 933 Step 7: Mark X at R1 C3: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty
Suppose held a cat in the teal region. That assumption would leave the rose 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 933 Step 8: Mark X at R1 C4: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty
Suppose held a cat in the teal region. That assumption would leave the rose 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 933 Step 9: Mark X at R2 C6: 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 933 Step 10: Mark X at R4 C5, R5 C5, and R6 C5: 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 933 Step 11: Mark X at R2 C2: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty
Suppose held a cat in the teal 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 933 Step 12: Place cat at R1 C5: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The teal region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 933 Step 13: Place cat at R2 C7: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . Row 2 has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 933 Step 14: Place cat at R4 C6: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The rose region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 933 Step 15: Mark X at R5 C1: a region is locked to this row
The pink region must use row 5. No other region can use that row. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 933 Step 16: Mark X at R6 C4: rows or columns are reserved
The brown and blue regions must use rows 6 and 7. No other region can use those rows. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 933 Step 17: Mark X at R6 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 933 Step 18: Place cat at R6 C1: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . Row 6 has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 933 Step 19: Place cat at R7 C3: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The blue region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 933 Step 20: Place cat at R5 C4: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The pink region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 933 Step 21: Place cat at R3 C2: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The yellow region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 933 Result
All 7 cats are placed correctly:
- R1 C5
- R2 C7
- R3 C2
- R4 C6
- R5 C4
- R6 C1
- R7 C3