Meowdoku Level 945 Step-by-Step Logic Walkthrough & Explained
Follow the replay below. Each board shows the result after applying that step.
Meowdoku Level 945 Step 1: Place cat at R5 C4: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The magenta region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 945 Step 2: Mark X at R1 C7, R2 C7, and R6 C7 + 4 more: a region is locked to this column
The yellow region must use column 7. No other region can use that column. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 945 Step 3: Mark X at R1 C1, R1 C2, and R1 C3 + 3 more: a region is locked to this row
The brown region must use row 1. No other region can use that row. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 945 Step 4: Mark X at R1 C9, R2 C9, and R3 C9 + 4 more: a region is locked to this column
The green region must use column 9. No other region can use that column. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 945 Step 5: Place cat at R1 C10: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The brown region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 945 Step 6: Mark X at R2 C5, R3 C2, and R3 C5 + 3 more: rows or columns are reserved
The pink, yellow, and rose regions must use rows 2, 3, and 4. No other region can use those rows. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 945 Step 7: Mark X at R6 C8, R7 C5, and R7 C8: rows or columns are reserved
The teal and light blue regions must use rows 6 and 7. No other region can use those rows. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 945 Step 8: Mark X at R3 C7: 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 945 Step 9: Place cat at R4 C7: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The yellow region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 945 Step 10: Mark X at R2 C1, R2 C2, and R2 C3: a region is locked to this row
The pink region must use row 2. No other region can use that row. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 945 Step 11: Mark X at R6 C2 and R8 C1: cats cannot touch
Every possible cat for the light blue region conflicts with these cells. Cats cannot share a row, column, region, or diagonal touch. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 945 Step 12: Mark X at R9 C8 and R10 C8: cats cannot touch
Every possible cat for the green region conflicts with these cells. Cats cannot share a row, column, region, or diagonal touch. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 945 Step 13: Mark X at R8 C5: cats cannot touch
Every possible cat for the purple region conflicts with these cells. Cats cannot share a row, column, region, or diagonal touch. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 945 Step 14: Mark X at R8 C3: cats cannot touch
Every possible cat for column 2 conflicts with these cells. Cats cannot share a row, column, region, or diagonal touch. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 945 Step 15: Mark X at R9 C1, R9 C2, and R9 C3 + 2 more: cats cannot touch
Every possible cat for column 5 conflicts with these cells. Cats cannot share a row, column, region, or diagonal touch. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 945 Step 16: Mark X at R8 C8: cats cannot touch
Every possible cat for row 9 conflicts with these cells. Cats cannot share a row, column, region, or diagonal touch. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 945 Step 17: Place cat at R2 C8: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . Column 8 has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 945 Step 18: Mark X at R6 C6: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty
Suppose held a cat in the teal region. That assumption would leave the light 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 945 Step 19: Place cat at R6 C1: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . Row 6 has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 945 Step 20: Place cat at R3 C3: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The rose region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 945 Step 21: Place cat at R7 C6: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The teal region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 945 Step 22: Place cat at R9 C5: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The purple region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 945 Step 23: Place cat at R10 C9: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The green region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 945 Step 24: Place cat at R8 C2: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The orange region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 945 Result
All 10 cats are placed correctly:
- R1 C10
- R2 C8
- R3 C3
- R4 C7
- R5 C4
- R6 C1
- R7 C6
- R8 C2
- R9 C5
- R10 C9