Meowdoku Level 976 Step-by-Step Logic Walkthrough & Explained
Follow the replay below. Each board shows the result after applying that step.
Meowdoku Level 976 Step 1: Mark X at R7 C6 and R7 C7: a region is locked to this row
The pink region must use row 7. No other region can use that row. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 976 Step 2: Mark X at R5 C5, R5 C6, and R5 C7 + 3 more: rows or columns are reserved
The teal and brown regions must use rows 5 and 6. No other region can use those rows. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 976 Step 3: Mark X at R4 C1, R4 C2, and R4 C3 + 2 more: a region is locked to this row
The blue region must use row 4. No other region can use that row. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 976 Step 4: Mark X at R2 C5 and R2 C6: rows or columns are reserved
The sky blue, rose, blue, teal, brown, and pink 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 976 Step 5: Mark X at R3 C2: 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 976 Step 6: Mark X at R3 C4, R3 C5, and R5 C4: cats cannot touch
Every possible cat for the blue region conflicts with these cells. Cats cannot share a row, column, region, or diagonal touch. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 976 Step 7: Mark X at R6 C1: a region is locked to this row
The brown region must use row 6. No other region can use that row. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 976 Step 8: Mark X at 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 976 Step 9: Mark X at R5 C3, R7 C3, and R7 C4: 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 976 Step 10: Mark X at R2 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 976 Step 11: Mark X at R1 C1, R1 C2, and R3 C3: 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 976 Step 12: Mark X at R3 C7: 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 976 Step 13: Place cat at R1 C7: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The yellow region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 976 Step 14: Place cat at R3 C6: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . Column 6 has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 976 Step 15: Place cat at R4 C4: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The blue region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 976 Step 16: Place cat at R6 C3: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The brown region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 976 Step 17: Place cat at R2 C2: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The sky blue region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 976 Step 18: Place cat at R5 C1: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The teal region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 976 Step 19: Place cat at R7 C5: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The pink region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 976 Result
All 7 cats are placed correctly:
- R1 C7
- R2 C2
- R3 C6
- R4 C4
- R5 C1
- R6 C3
- R7 C5