Meowdoku Level 998 Step-by-Step Logic Walkthrough & Explained
Follow the replay below. Each board shows the result after applying that step.
Meowdoku Level 998 Step 1: Mark X at R4 C1, R4 C2, and R4 C3 + 4 more: a region is locked to this row
The magenta region must use row 4. No other region can use that row. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 998 Step 2: Mark X at R3 C7, R3 C8, and R5 C7 + 1 more: 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 998 Step 3: Mark X at R6 C6: 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 998 Step 4: Mark X at R5 C3 and R6 C1: cats cannot touch
Every possible cat for the purple region conflicts with these cells. Cats cannot share a row, column, region, or diagonal touch. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 998 Step 5: Mark X at R7 C4, R7 C5, and R7 C6 + 3 more: a region is locked to this row
The orange region must use row 7. No other region can use that row. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 998 Step 6: Mark X at R6 C2 and R8 C2: 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 998 Step 7: Mark X at R5 C4: cats cannot touch
Every possible cat for the purple region conflicts with these cells. Cats cannot share a row, column, region, or diagonal touch. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 998 Step 8: Mark X at R1 C1: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty
Suppose held a cat in the pink 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 998 Step 9: Mark X at R1 C2: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty
Suppose held a cat in the pink 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 998 Step 10: Mark X at R1 C3: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty
Suppose held a cat in the pink 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 998 Step 11: Mark X at R1 C4: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty
Suppose held a cat in the pink 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 998 Step 12: Mark X at R2 C6: cats cannot touch
Every possible cat for row 1 conflicts with these cells. Cats cannot share a row, column, region, or diagonal touch. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 998 Step 13: Mark X at R8 C5, R9 C5, and R9 C6 + 1 more: 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 998 Step 14: Mark X at R2 C1: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty
Suppose held a cat in the pink region. That assumption would leave Column 5 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 998 Step 15: Mark X at R2 C2: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty
Suppose held a cat in the pink region. That assumption would leave Column 5 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 998 Step 16: Mark X at R2 C3: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty
Suppose held a cat in the pink region. That assumption would leave Column 5 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 998 Step 17: Mark X at R2 C5: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty
Suppose held a cat in the pink region. That assumption would leave the light blue 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 998 Step 18: Mark X at R3 C1: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty
Suppose held a cat in the pink region. That assumption would leave the light blue 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 998 Step 19: Mark X at R3 C2: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty
Suppose held a cat in the pink region. That assumption would leave the light blue 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 998 Step 20: Mark X at R2 C4: 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 998 Step 21: Mark X at R3 C3, R3 C5, and R3 C9: rows or columns are reserved
The teal, brown, purple, green, and light blue regions must use rows 3, 5, 6, 8, and 9. No other region can use those rows. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 998 Step 22: Place cat at R1 C5: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The pink region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 998 Step 23: Mark X at R6 C7 and R8 C7: rows or columns are reserved
The blue, magenta, and green regions must use columns 7, 8, and 9. No other region can use those columns. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 998 Step 24: Mark X at R8 C6: a region is locked to this column
The brown region must use column 6. No other region can use that column. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 998 Step 25: Mark X at R9 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 998 Step 26: Mark X at 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 998 Step 27: Place cat at R4 C8: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The magenta region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 998 Step 28: Place cat at R2 C7: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . Column 7 has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 998 Step 29: Place cat at R5 C6: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The brown region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 998 Step 30: Place cat at R6 C3: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The purple region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 998 Step 31: Place cat at R7 C1: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The orange region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 998 Step 32: Place cat at R9 C2: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The light blue region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 998 Step 33: Place cat at R8 C9: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The green region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 998 Step 34: Place cat at R3 C4: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The teal region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 998 Result
All 9 cats are placed correctly:
- R1 C5
- R2 C7
- R3 C4
- R4 C8
- R5 C6
- R6 C3
- R7 C1
- R8 C9
- R9 C2