Meowdoku Level 985 Step-by-Step Logic Walkthrough & Explained
Follow the replay below. Each board shows the result after applying that step.
Meowdoku Level 985 Step 1: Place cat at R6 C3: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The purple region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 985 Step 2: Place cat at R10 C9: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The light blue region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 985 Step 3: Place cat at R1 C10: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The pink region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 985 Step 4: Mark X at R2 C4, R2 C5, and R2 C6 + 2 more: a region is locked to this row
The brown region must use row 2. No other region can use that row. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 985 Step 5: Mark X at R5 C8, R7 C8, and R8 C8: a region is locked to this column
The teal region must use column 8. No other region can use that column. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 985 Step 6: Mark X at R3 C1 and R3 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 985 Step 7: Mark X at R3 C7 and R4 C7: 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 985 Step 8: Mark X at R2 C1: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty
Suppose held a cat in the brown region. That assumption would leave the rose 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 985 Step 9: Place cat at R2 C2: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The brown region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 985 Step 10: Place cat at R4 C4: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The yellow region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 985 Step 11: Place cat at R3 C8: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The teal region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 985 Step 12: Place cat at R5 C7: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The magenta region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 985 Step 13: Mark X at R7 C1: a region is locked to this row
The green region must use row 7. No other region can use that row. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 985 Step 14: Mark X at R7 C6: a region is locked to this column
The rose region must use column 6. No other region can use that column. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 985 Step 15: Place cat at R7 C5: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The green region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 985 Step 16: Place cat at R9 C6: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The rose region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 985 Step 17: Place cat at R8 C1: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The sky blue region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 985 Result
All 10 cats are placed correctly:
- R1 C10
- R2 C2
- R3 C8
- R4 C4
- R5 C7
- R6 C3
- R7 C5
- R8 C1
- R9 C6
- R10 C9