The opening idea
If every candidate in a color region lies in one column, that column is reserved for that region even before its cat is placed.
Meowdoku Level 8 answer
Try the deductions below first, or open the answer when you want to check your completed board.
Reveal all 6 cat positions
Cat coordinates
- R1C1Row 1, column 1
- R2C3Row 2, column 3
- R3C5Row 3, column 5
- R4C2Row 4, column 2
- R5C4Row 5, column 4
- R6C6Row 6, column 6
The 6 cats occupy distinct rows, columns and regions. Neighboring rows place cats at least two columns apart, so no cats touch at a corner.
Why the key move works
Reserve column 5 for brown
R2 C5 is in an occupied row. R3 C3 uses the starting column and R3 C4 touches the starting cat. Brown is left with R3 C5 or R4 C5, so no other color may use column 5.
See this in the complete process ↓The original app board, in pictures
These are frames from Nasir Ali Gamer’s recorded Meowdoku playthrough. The clean diagrams use the same region geometry; their colors are visual identifiers. Video trial moves are preserved in the source frames and explained in the captions.
Complete solving process
All steps are shown below. The route uses rule-based deductions and explains each forced square or exclusion. You can use the answer above to check your board without reading the whole sequence.
Keep the starting cat at R2 C3
The small light-pink region is complete. Use its row, column and diagonal exclusions before working on the large regions.
Outlined cells show this step’s change. Cats and X marks carry forward.
Place the bottom-right single at R6 C6
This darker pink color has one square. R6 C6 is forced, so row 6 and column 6 are complete.
Outlined cells show this step’s change. Cats and X marks carry forward.
Reserve column 5 for brown
R2 C5 is in an occupied row. R3 C3 uses the starting column and R3 C4 touches the starting cat. Brown is left with R3 C5 or R4 C5, so no other color may use column 5.
Outlined cells show this step’s change. Cats and X marks carry forward.
Force the teal cat at R1 C1
The remaining teal candidates are R1 C1 and R1 C5. Column 5 is reserved for brown, so teal must use R1 C1.
Outlined cells show this step’s change. Cats and X marks carry forward.
Force the bright-pink cat at R4 C2
Its cells in column 1 or row 6 are excluded, and R4 C3 shares the starting column. That leaves only R4 C2 in the large bright-pink region.
Outlined cells show this step’s change. Cats and X marks carry forward.
Place brown at R3 C5
The brown candidate R4 C5 is now in the completed fourth row. Brown therefore uses R3 C5.
Outlined cells show this step’s change. Cats and X marks carry forward.
Finish light green at R5 C4
Row 5 is the last row without a cat, and column 4 is the last unused column. Place the final cat at their intersection.
Outlined cells show this step’s change. Cats and X marks carry forward.
What can go wrong on Level 8?
- R3 C2 touches the starting cat at R2 C3 diagonally. The source recording shows a wrong attempt there.
- The large bright-pink outer region and the darker pink bottom-right single are separate colors.
Audit the row, column, colored region and immediate diagonal neighbors after every cat. If your copied board gives no solution, check uncertain X marks before changing a region boundary.
The lesson to carry into the next board
If every candidate in a color region lies in one column, that column is reserved for that region even before its cat is placed.
On your next puzzle, look for the same type of constraint before choosing a square. A useful question is: “Which row, column or region now has fewer candidates because of my last cat?” Keep the answer tied to a specific marked cell.
Read the illustrated Meowdoku strategy guide ↗Watch the source video
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This guide covers the mobile-game board visible in the linked Nasir Ali Gamer recording. Its region geometry, starting cat and completed cat locations were visually checked against the extracted opening and final frames; a solver verified the unique legal solution. Region numbers are arbitrary identifiers. Compare the opening screenshot with your board before following the coordinates.
Sources & further reading
Level 8 questions
What is the Meowdoku Level 8 answer?
For this 6×6 recorded board, the cats belong at R1C1, R2C3, R3C5, R4C2, R5C4, R6C6. Compare the opening regions and given cats before applying the answer.
Why does the video use a different move order?
Several forced moves can be available at once. The written guide orders them to explain a clear deduction chain. Rejected trial crosses in the source video are not placements to copy.
What if my board is different?
Use the Meowdoku solver with your exact region map and known cats. A different map can have a different answer under the same number.