Medium 9×9 Diagonal block chains

Meowdoku Level 177 Answer & Walkthrough

Official-style walkthrough for Meowdoku Level 177: a 9×9 board with 9 cats. Final coordinates and a video guide are listed below.

Level 177 answer summary

Final cat positions below (rows and columns counted from 1). Sourced from public Meowdoku walkthrough listings.

Row Column
Row 1 Column 8
Row 2 Column 6
Row 3 Column 9
Row 4 Column 5
Row 5 Column 3
Row 6 Column 1
Row 7 Column 4
Row 8 Column 7
Row 9 Column 2

Video walkthrough

Watch after checking the answer table, or use it when you want a visual solve.

Video source: @rockgaming323 · Open on YouTube

How to solve

  1. Treat the board as 9×9: one cat per row, column, and color region.
  2. A useful anchor is row 1, column 8 — place it when forced, then ban its row, column, and diagonals.
  3. Repeat elimination until every remaining line has only one legal square.
  4. Finish by verifying row 9, column 2; every row and column should hold exactly one cat with no diagonal contact.
  5. Answer: R1C8, R2C6, R3C9, R4C5, R5C3, R6C1, R7C4, R8C7, R9C2.

Tips for this level

  • Scan single-cell color regions first — they are forced placements.
  • After each cat, mark its row, column, and all 8 neighbors with X.
  • Prefer forced cells over guessing to protect fish tokens / lives.

Rules reminder

Always keep: one cat per color, one per row and column, and no touching (including diagonals). See How to Play and Strategy for more. How to Play · Strategy

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