Meowdoku Level 963 Step-by-Step Logic Walkthrough & Explained
Follow the replay below. Each board shows the result after applying that step.
Meowdoku Level 963 Step 1: Mark X at R7 C1, R7 C6, and R7 C7: a region is locked to this row
The magenta region must use row 7. No other region can use that row. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 963 Step 2: Mark X at R6 C5, R6 C6, and R6 C7: a region is locked to this row
The purple region must use row 6. No other region can use that row. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 963 Step 3: Mark X at R1 C7 and R2 C5: 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 963 Step 4: Mark X at R2 C6 and R4 C7: 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 963 Step 5: Mark X at R1 C1, R1 C2, and R1 C3: a region is locked to this row
The rose region must use row 1. No other region can use that row. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 963 Step 6: Mark X at R3 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 963 Step 7: Mark X at R4 C2: 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 963 Step 8: Mark X at R5 C7: cats cannot touch
Every possible cat for row 2 conflicts with these cells. Cats cannot share a row, column, region, or diagonal touch. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 963 Step 9: Mark X at R3 C6 and R4 C6: rows or columns are reserved
The rose, yellow, pink, teal, purple, and magenta regions must use columns 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6. No other region can use those columns. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 963 Step 10: Mark X at R1 C4: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty
Suppose held a cat in the rose region. That assumption would leave the teal 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 963 Step 11: Mark X at R1 C5: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty
Suppose held a cat in the rose region. That assumption would leave the purple 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 963 Step 12: Place cat at R1 C6: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The rose region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 963 Step 13: Place cat at R3 C7: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The sky blue region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 963 Step 14: Mark X at R4 C1 and R4 C5: a region is locked to this row
The pink region must use row 4. No other region can use that row. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 963 Step 15: Mark X at R5 C4 and R5 C5: a region is locked to this row
The teal region must use row 5. No other region can use that row. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 963 Step 16: Place cat at R7 C5: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . Column 5 has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 963 Step 17: Mark X at R5 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 963 Step 18: Mark X at R6 C1 and R6 C2: 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 963 Step 19: Place cat at R6 C3: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The purple region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 963 Step 20: Place cat at R4 C4: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The pink region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 963 Step 21: Place cat at R5 C1: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The teal region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 963 Step 22: Place cat at R2 C2: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The yellow region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 963 Result
All 7 cats are placed correctly:
- R1 C6
- R2 C2
- R3 C7
- R4 C4
- R5 C1
- R6 C3
- R7 C5