Meowdoku Level 989 Step-by-Step Logic Walkthrough & Explained
Follow the replay below. Each board shows the result after applying that step.
Meowdoku Level 989 Step 1: Mark X at R2 C1, R2 C2, and R2 C8 + 6 more: regions are trapped in those lines
Row 1 can only be filled by the pink region. Those region must stay in that row. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 989 Step 2: Place cat at R1 C8: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . Column 8 has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 989 Step 3: Mark X at R3 C1, R3 C2, and R3 C3 + 2 more: a region is locked to this row
The brown region must use row 3. No other region can use that row. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 989 Step 4: Mark X at R2 C6, R4 C6, and R4 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 989 Step 5: Mark X at R5 C4: cats cannot touch
Every possible cat for the orange region conflicts with these cells. Cats cannot share a row, column, region, or diagonal touch. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 989 Step 6: Mark X at R7 C5: cats cannot touch
Every possible cat for the green region conflicts with these cells. Cats cannot share a row, column, region, or diagonal touch. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 989 Step 7: Mark X at R7 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 989 Step 8: Mark X at R7 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 989 Step 9: Mark X at R2 C3: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty
Suppose held a cat in the teal 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 989 Step 10: Mark X at R6 C4: 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 989 Step 11: Mark X at R4 C1: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty
Suppose held a cat in the teal 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 989 Step 12: Mark X at R4 C2: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty
Suppose held a cat in the teal 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 989 Step 13: Mark X at R7 C4 and R8 C4: a region is locked to this column
The teal region must use column 4. No other region can use that column. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 989 Step 14: Mark X at R6 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 989 Step 15: Mark X at R8 C3, R8 C5, and R8 C6 + 1 more: a region is locked to this row
The rose region must use row 8. No other region can use that row. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 989 Step 16: Mark X at R6 C6 and R7 C6: rows or columns are reserved
The brown and blue regions must use columns 6 and 7. No other region can use those columns. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 989 Step 17: Mark X at R5 C3, R6 C3, and R8 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 989 Step 18: Place cat at R8 C1: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The rose region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 989 Step 19: Mark X at R4 C5: 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 989 Step 20: Mark X at R4 C4: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty
Suppose held a cat in the teal 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 989 Step 21: Place cat at R2 C4: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The teal region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 989 Step 22: Place cat at R4 C3: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . Row 4 has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 989 Step 23: Place cat at R6 C2: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The magenta region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 989 Step 24: Place cat at R5 C5: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The green region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 989 Step 25: Place cat at R7 C7: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The blue region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 989 Step 26: Place cat at R3 C6: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The brown region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 989 Result
All 8 cats are placed correctly:
- R1 C8
- R2 C4
- R3 C6
- R4 C3
- R5 C5
- R6 C2
- R7 C7
- R8 C1