YOUR NEXT CAT IS RIGHT HERE

Meowdoku Level 193
Answer & Walkthrough

A 7 × 7 board with 7 cats to find. Compare the region shapes with your game, then use the answer below or follow one placement at a time.

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7 × 7 board7 / 7 cats

All 7 cats are in place. Hide the cats to follow the solution one step at a time.

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The same level number can have different layouts. Check the grid size and colored region shapes. Only one layout is available here so far. If none matches, do not use these coordinates. Browse nearby levels to compare their boards.

Follow the cats, step by step

7 checked placements

These steps start with an empty board. Each placement removes its row, column, region, and touching cells from consideration. Steps marked as a search test alternative placements for contradictions.

  1. 1

    Place a cat at R1C3

    Place a cat at R1C3. Testing each other candidate in row 1 leads to a contradiction: none allows a complete valid board. This step uses a search of possible continuations.

    Tested alternatives: R1C1, R1C2, R1C4, R1C5, R1C6, R1C7.

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  2. 2

    Place a cat at R2C7

    Place a cat at R2C7. Testing each other candidate in row 2 leads to a contradiction: none allows a complete valid board. This step uses a search of possible continuations.

    Tested alternatives: R2C1, R2C5, R2C6.

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  3. 3

    Place a cat at R3C1

    Place a cat at R3C1. Testing each other candidate in row 3 leads to a contradiction: none allows a complete valid board. This step uses a search of possible continuations.

    Tested alternatives: R3C2, R3C4, R3C5.

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  4. 4

    Place a cat at R4C6

    Place a cat at R4C6. Testing each other candidate in row 4 leads to a contradiction: none allows a complete valid board. This step uses a search of possible continuations.

    Tested alternatives: R4C4, R4C5.

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  5. 5

    Place a cat at R5C4

    Place a cat at R5C4. After excluding cells that conflict with earlier cats, it is the only available cell in region 5.

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  6. 6

    Place a cat at R7C5

    Place a cat at R7C5. After excluding cells that conflict with earlier cats, it is the only available cell in region 7.

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  7. 7

    Place a cat at R6C2

    Place a cat at R6C2. After excluding cells that conflict with earlier cats, it is the only available cell in region 6.

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Board reference: Meowdoku.app level 193, an independent guide. The answer is checked against the puzzle rules and independently solved. The illustrations and explanation here are generated for this board; this is not official publisher verification.

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