Catdoku level 1152 answer and walkthrough

The level 1152 board

Place one cat in every row, every column and every colored patch. No two cats may touch, not even diagonally.

Level 1152 answer

1. Row 1: column 2, in the yellow patch
2. Row 2: column 8, in the sky patch
3. Row 3: column 6, in the rose patch
4. Row 4: column 1, in the mint patch
5. Row 5: column 3, in the lilac patch
6. Row 6: column 9, in the peach patch
7. Row 7: column 4, in the aqua patch
8. Row 8: column 7, in the coral patch
9. Row 9: column 5, in the lime patch

How to solve level 1152, step by step

After every placed cat, cross out the rest of its row, its column, its patch and the four corner squares around it. The steps below assume you do (the in-game auto-paws assist does it for you).

1. A cat at row 2, column 1 would leave the mint patch with no home for its cat, so cross that square out. Every free square of the yellow patch sits in row 1, so the yellow cat must come from there and the rest of row 1 can be crossed out. Every free square of the sky patch sits in row 2, so the sky cat must come from there and the rest of row 2 can be crossed out. A cat at row 3, column 8 would leave row 2 with no home for its cat, so cross that square out. A cat at row 3, column 9 would leave row 2 with no home for its cat, so cross that square out. A cat at row 4, column 2 would leave the mint patch with no home for its cat, so cross that square out. A cat at row 4, column 6 would leave the rose patch with no home for its cat, so cross that square out. A cat at row 8, column 5 would leave the lime patch with no home for its cat, so cross that square out. The rose and mint patches all squeeze into rows 3 and 4, so those rows are reserved for them; every other square there can be crossed out. A cat at row 6, column 8 would leave the peach patch with no home for its cat, so cross that square out. The aqua, coral and lime patches all squeeze into rows 7, 8 and 9, so those rows are reserved for them; every other square there can be crossed out. The yellow and mint patches all squeeze into columns 1 and 2, so those columns are reserved for them; every other square there can be crossed out. A cat at row 9, column 4 would leave the aqua patch with no home for its cat, so cross that square out. The sky and peach patches all squeeze into columns 8 and 9, so those columns are reserved for them; every other square there can be crossed out. Every free square of the coral patch sits in column 7, so the coral cat must come from there and the rest of column 7 can be crossed out. Cat 1 of 9: the rose patch is down to a single free square at row 3, column 6, so its cat settles there.
2. Cat 2 of 9: the mint patch is down to a single free square at row 4, column 1, so its cat settles there.
3. Cat 3 of 9: the yellow patch is down to a single free square at row 1, column 2, so its cat settles there.
4. Cat 4 of 9: the lime patch is down to a single free square at row 9, column 5, so its cat settles there.
5. Cat 5 of 9: the coral patch is down to a single free square at row 8, column 7, so its cat settles there.
6. Cat 6 of 9: the aqua patch is down to a single free square at row 7, column 4, so its cat settles there.
7. Cat 7 of 9: the lilac patch is down to a single free square at row 5, column 3, so its cat settles there.
8. Cat 8 of 9: the peach patch is down to a single free square at row 6, column 9, so its cat settles there.
9. Cat 9 of 9: the sky patch is down to a single free square at row 2, column 8, so its cat settles there.