Meowdoku Level 977 Step-by-Step Logic Walkthrough & Explained
Follow the replay below. Each board shows the result after applying that step.
Meowdoku Level 977 Step 1: Mark X at R1 C4, R1 C5, and R2 C4 + 7 more: rows or columns are reserved
The rose and magenta regions must use columns 4 and 5. No other region can use those columns. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 977 Step 2: Mark X at R6 C3 and R7 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 977 Step 3: Mark X at R8 C1, R8 C2, and R8 C3 + 3 more: a region is locked to this row
The magenta region must use row 8. No other region can use that row. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 977 Step 4: Mark X at R3 C6, R3 C7, and R4 C6: rows or columns are reserved
The brown, pink, green, sky blue, and yellow regions must use columns 1, 2, 3, 6, and 7. No other region can use those columns. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 977 Step 5: Mark X at R2 C3: 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 977 Step 6: Mark X at R7 C4: 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 977 Step 7: Mark X at R6 C1, R6 C2, and R6 C6 + 2 more: a region is locked to this row
The rose region must use row 6. No other region can use that row. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 977 Step 8: Mark X at R7 C3: 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 977 Step 9: Mark X at R5 C6: 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 977 Step 10: Mark X at R7 C6: 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 977 Step 11: Mark X at R1 C7 and R2 C7: a region is locked to this column
The green region must use column 7. No other region can use that column. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 977 Step 12: Mark X at R1 C2: 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 977 Step 13: Mark X at R3 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 977 Step 14: Mark X at R2 C2: 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 977 Step 15: Mark X at R4 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 977 Step 16: Mark X at R5 C1: 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 977 Step 17: Mark X at R3 C2: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty
Suppose held a cat in the brown region. That assumption would leave the green 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 977 Step 18: Place cat at R1 C6: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The brown region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 977 Step 19: Place cat at R5 C3: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The sky blue region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 977 Step 20: Place cat at R6 C5: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The rose region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 977 Step 21: Place cat at R8 C4: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The magenta region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 977 Step 22: Place cat at R7 C2: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . Column 2 has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 977 Step 23: Place cat at R4 C7: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The green region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 977 Step 24: Place cat at R2 C8: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The orange region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 977 Step 25: Place cat at R3 C1: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The pink region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 977 Result
All 8 cats are placed correctly:
- R1 C6
- R2 C8
- R3 C1
- R4 C7
- R5 C3
- R6 C5
- R7 C2
- R8 C4