Meowdoku Level 993 Step-by-Step Logic Walkthrough & Explained
Follow the replay below. Each board shows the result after applying that step.
Meowdoku Level 993 Step 1: Place cat at R7 C7: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The yellow region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 993 Step 2: Place cat at R3 C2: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The magenta region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 993 Step 3: Mark X at R5 C6: rows or columns are reserved
The blue and brown regions must use rows 5 and 6. No other region can use those rows. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 993 Step 4: Mark X at R5 C5: cats cannot touch
Every possible cat for the pink region conflicts with these cells. Cats cannot share a row, column, region, or diagonal touch. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 993 Step 5: Mark X at R6 C1: a region is locked to this row
The blue region must use row 6. No other region can use that row. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 993 Step 6: Mark X at R1 C3, R1 C4, and R1 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 993 Step 7: Mark X at 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 993 Step 8: Mark X at R6 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 993 Step 9: Mark X at R2 C5: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty
Suppose held a cat in the purple 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 993 Step 10: Mark X at R4 C6: a region is locked to this column
The purple region must use column 6. No other region can use that column. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 993 Step 11: Mark X at R2 C6: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty
Suppose held a cat in the purple 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 993 Step 12: Place cat at R1 C6: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The purple region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 993 Step 13: Place cat at R2 C4: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The teal region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 993 Step 14: Place cat at R4 C5: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The pink region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 993 Step 15: Place cat at R6 C3: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The blue region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 993 Step 16: Place cat at R5 C1: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The brown region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 993 Result
All 7 cats are placed correctly:
- R1 C6
- R2 C4
- R3 C2
- R4 C5
- R5 C1
- R6 C3
- R7 C7