Meowdoku Level 974 Step-by-Step Logic Walkthrough & Explained
Follow the replay below. Each board shows the result after applying that step.
Meowdoku Level 974 Step 1: Mark X at R7 C1, R7 C4, and R7 C5 + 4 more: 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 974 Step 2: Mark X at R1 C1, R1 C2, and R1 C3 + 8 more: rows or columns are reserved
The sky blue, magenta, and rose regions must use columns 1, 2, and 3. No other region can use those columns. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 974 Step 3: Mark X at R4 C5: 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 974 Step 4: Mark X at R5 C7: 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 974 Step 5: Mark X at R6 C2, R8 C2, and R8 C3: 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 974 Step 6: Mark X at R9 C4, R9 C5, and R9 C6 + 3 more: a region is locked to this row
The rose region must use row 9. No other region can use that row. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 974 Step 7: Mark X at R1 C5: 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 974 Step 8: Mark X at R8 C1: 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 974 Step 9: Mark X at R8 C4: cats cannot touch
Every possible cat for column 3 conflicts with these cells. Cats cannot share a row, column, region, or diagonal touch. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 974 Step 10: Mark X at R2 C4: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty
Suppose held a cat in the yellow region. That assumption would leave the brown 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 974 Step 11: Mark X at R1 C6: 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 974 Step 12: Mark X at R6 C4: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty
Suppose held a cat in the yellow region. That assumption would leave the pink 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 974 Step 13: Mark X at R2 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 974 Step 14: Mark X at R3 C2, R3 C9, and R4 C1 + 3 more: rows or columns are reserved
The teal, brown, and pink regions must use rows 3, 4, and 5. No other region can use those rows. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 974 Step 15: Place cat at R6 C1: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The sky blue region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 974 Step 16: Place cat at R7 C3: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The magenta region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 974 Step 17: Place cat at R9 C2: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The rose region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 974 Step 18: Mark X at R8 C7, R8 C8, and R8 C9: a region is locked to this row
The blue region must use row 8. No other region can use that row. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 974 Step 19: Place cat at R1 C4: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The yellow region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 974 Step 20: Mark X at R3 C7 and R3 C8: a region is locked to this row
The teal region must use row 3. No other region can use that row. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 974 Step 21: Mark X at R2 C6, R4 C6, and R5 C5 + 1 more: rows or columns are reserved
The teal and blue regions must use columns 5 and 6. No other region can use those columns. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 974 Step 22: Place cat at R4 C7: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The brown region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 974 Step 23: Place cat at R3 C5: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The teal region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 974 Step 24: Place cat at R5 C9: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The pink region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 974 Step 25: Place cat at R2 C8: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The purple region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 974 Step 26: Place cat at R8 C6: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The blue region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 974 Result
All 9 cats are placed correctly:
- R1 C4
- R2 C8
- R3 C5
- R4 C7
- R5 C9
- R6 C1
- R7 C3
- R8 C6
- R9 C2