Meowdoku Level 936 Step-by-Step Logic Walkthrough & Explained
Follow the replay below. Each board shows the result after applying that step.
Meowdoku Level 936 Step 1: Place cat at R3 C6: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The rose region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 936 Step 2: Mark X at R1 C1, R1 C2, and R1 C3 + 1 more: a region is locked to this row
The magenta region must use row 1. No other region can use that row. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 936 Step 3: Mark X at R7 C1: a region is locked to this column
The teal region must use column 1. No other region can use that column. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 936 Step 4: Mark X at R5 C1, R5 C4, and R5 C5 + 1 more: 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 936 Step 5: Mark X at R6 C1: rows or columns are reserved
The yellow and sky blue regions must use rows 6 and 7. No other region can use those rows. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 936 Step 6: Mark X at R4 C2, R4 C3, and R6 C2 + 1 more: 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 936 Step 7: Mark X at R7 C4 and R7 C5: cats cannot touch
Every possible cat for the yellow region conflicts with these cells. Cats cannot share a row, column, region, or diagonal touch. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 936 Step 8: Mark X at R1 C5: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty
Suppose held a cat in the magenta region. That assumption would leave the yellow 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 936 Step 9: Place cat at R1 C7: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The magenta region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 936 Step 10: Place cat at R7 C3: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The sky blue region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 936 Step 11: Place cat at R5 C2: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The pink region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 936 Step 12: Place cat at R2 C1: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The teal region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 936 Step 13: Place cat at R4 C4: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The purple region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 936 Step 14: Place cat at R6 C5: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The yellow region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 936 Result
All 7 cats are placed correctly:
- R1 C7
- R2 C1
- R3 C6
- R4 C4
- R5 C2
- R6 C5
- R7 C3