Meowdoku Level 997 Step-by-Step Logic Walkthrough & Explained
Follow the replay below. Each board shows the result after applying that step.
Meowdoku Level 997 Step 1: Mark X at R1 C8, R2 C8, and R3 C8: a region is locked to this column
The rose region must use column 8. No other region can use that column. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 997 Step 2: Mark X at R1 C1, R2 C1, and R3 C1 + 2 more: a region is locked to this column
The magenta region must use column 1. No other region can use that column. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 997 Step 3: Mark X at R1 C2, R1 C3, and R1 C4 + 7 more: rows or columns are reserved
The blue, brown, and teal regions must use columns 2, 3, and 4. No other region can use those columns. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 997 Step 4: Mark X at R2 C5, R3 C5, and R4 C5 + 1 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 997 Step 5: Mark X at R2 C6: 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 997 Step 6: Mark X at R5 C3, R6 C1, and R7 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 997 Step 7: Mark X at R6 C3: 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 997 Step 8: Mark X at R3 C2 and R4 C2: a region is locked to this column
The brown region must use column 2. No other region can use that column. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 997 Step 9: Mark X at R3 C7 and R5 C7: cats cannot touch
Every possible cat for row 4 conflicts with these cells. Cats cannot share a row, column, region, or diagonal touch. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 997 Step 10: Mark X at R4 C6, R5 C6, and R6 C5 + 2 more: rows or columns are reserved
The rose, brown, teal, magenta, and green regions must use rows 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8. No other region can use those rows. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 997 Step 11: Mark X at R1 C6 and R4 C7: cats cannot touch
Every possible cat for the yellow region conflicts with these cells. Cats cannot share a row, column, region, or diagonal touch. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 997 Step 12: Place cat at R4 C8: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . Row 4 has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 997 Step 13: Mark X at R1 C7: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty
Suppose held a cat in the pink 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 997 Step 14: Place cat at R1 C5: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The pink region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 997 Step 15: Place cat at R2 C7: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . Row 2 has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 997 Step 16: Place cat at R8 C6: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The green region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 997 Step 17: Place cat at R7 C1: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The magenta region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 997 Step 18: Place cat at R5 C2: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The brown region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 997 Step 19: Place cat at R6 C4: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The teal region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 997 Step 20: Place cat at R3 C3: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The blue region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 997 Result
All 8 cats are placed correctly:
- R1 C5
- R2 C7
- R3 C3
- R4 C8
- R5 C2
- R6 C4
- R7 C1
- R8 C6