Meowdoku Level 966 Step-by-Step Logic Walkthrough & Explained
Follow the replay below. Each board shows the result after applying that step.
Meowdoku Level 966 Step 1: Mark X at R1 C1 and R1 C2: a region is locked to this row
The pink region must use row 1. No other region can use that row. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 966 Step 2: Mark X at R2 C2, R2 C3, and R3 C2 + 9 more: rows or columns are reserved
The pink, teal, rose, light blue, magenta, and sky blue regions must use columns 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7. No other region can use those columns. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 966 Step 3: Mark X at R7 C6 and R7 C7: rows or columns are reserved
The pink, teal, rose, light blue, magenta, and sky blue regions must use columns 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7. No other region can use those columns. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 966 Step 4: Mark X at R5 C3 and R7 C2: cats cannot touch
Every possible cat for the magenta region conflicts with these cells. Cats cannot share a row, column, region, or diagonal touch. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 966 Step 5: Mark X at R6 C3: rows or columns are reserved
The pink, teal, rose, light blue, and sky blue regions must use columns 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7. No other region can use those columns. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 966 Step 6: Mark X at R5 C1: cats cannot touch
Every possible cat for the magenta region conflicts with these cells. Cats cannot share a row, column, region, or diagonal touch. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 966 Step 7: Mark X at R1 C3: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty
Suppose held a cat in the pink 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 966 Step 8: Mark X at R1 C4: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty
Suppose held a cat in the pink 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 966 Step 9: Mark X at R2 C6: 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 966 Step 10: Mark X at R1 C6: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty
Suppose held a cat in the pink region. That assumption would leave the magenta 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 966 Step 11: Mark X at R3 C7 and R4 C7: cats cannot touch
Every possible cat for column 6 conflicts with these cells. Cats cannot share a row, column, region, or diagonal touch. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 966 Step 12: Mark X at R4 C1, R4 C2, and R5 C2: rows or columns are reserved
The rose and light blue regions must use rows 4 and 5. No other region can use those rows. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 966 Step 13: Place cat at R6 C2: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The magenta region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 966 Step 14: Place cat at R7 C4: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The sky blue region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 966 Step 15: Place cat at R4 C3: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The rose region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 966 Step 16: Place cat at R5 C7: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The light blue region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 966 Step 17: Place cat at R1 C5: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The pink region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 966 Step 18: Place cat at R3 C6: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The teal region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 966 Step 19: Place cat at R2 C1: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The yellow region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 966 Result
All 7 cats are placed correctly:
- R1 C5
- R2 C1
- R3 C6
- R4 C3
- R5 C7
- R6 C2
- R7 C4