Meowdoku Level 165 Help

What to Focus on for Level 165

This part of Meowdoku usually tests long chains across rows, columns, and colors. Before placing a cat, scan every colored region and identify the smallest one. Then check whether any of its cells would block a neighboring row through diagonal adjacency.

Check the smallest color region before committing to any obvious row move.

A Reliable Solving Pattern

1. 1. Find the smallest or most awkward colored region.
2. 2. Remove cells that would touch another forced cat candidate.
3. 3. Check whether a row or column has only one legal color left.
4. 4. Repeat until every row, column, and color has one cat.

Level 165 Tip

Treat adjacency as a removal rule

Every placed cat removes the eight surrounding cells from consideration. Even a candidate that is not final yet can help you see which neighboring cells cannot both be used.