Catdoku level 1204 answer and walkthrough

The level 1204 board

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

Level 1204 answer

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

How to solve level 1204, 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. Every free square of the sky patch sits in column 6, so the sky cat must come from there and the rest of column 6 can be crossed out. A cat at row 1, column 5 would leave column 6 with no home for its cat, so cross that square out. A cat at row 1, column 7 would leave column 6 with no home for its cat, so cross that square out. A cat at row 2, column 5 would leave column 6 with no home for its cat, so cross that square out. A cat at row 2, column 7 would leave column 6 with no home for its cat, so cross that square out. A cat at row 2, column 8 would leave the yellow patch with no home for its cat, so cross that square out. A cat at row 4, column 2 would leave the peach patch with no home for its cat, so cross that square out. A cat at row 6, column 1 would leave the peach patch with no home for its cat, so cross that square out. A cat at row 8, column 8 would leave column 7 with no home for its cat, so cross that square out. The yellow, sky and rose patches all squeeze into rows 1, 2 and 3, so those rows are reserved for them; every other square there can be crossed out. Every free square of the mint patch sits in column 3, so the mint cat must come from there and the rest of column 3 can be crossed out. A cat at row 4, column 4 would leave column 3 with no home for its cat, so cross that square out. A cat at row 5, column 2 would leave column 3 with no home for its cat, so cross that square out. A cat at row 5, column 4 would leave column 3 with no home for its cat, so cross that square out. A cat at row 6, column 5 would leave the lilac patch with no home for its cat, so cross that square out. A cat at row 7, column 1 would leave the peach patch with no home for its cat, so cross that square out. A cat at row 7, column 5 would leave the lilac patch with no home for its cat, so cross that square out. The mint, lilac and peach patches all squeeze into rows 4, 5 and 6, so those rows are reserved for them; every other square there can be crossed out. Every free square of the aqua patch sits in row 7, so the aqua cat must come from there and the rest of row 7 can be crossed out. Column 7 only has free squares inside the coral patch, so that patch's cat is spoken for and its squares outside the line can be crossed out. Column 5 only has free squares inside the lilac patch, so that patch's cat is spoken for and its squares outside the line can be crossed out. Cat 1 of 9: the only free square left in row 6 is column 2, so the cat goes there.
2. Cat 2 of 9: the mint patch is down to a single free square at row 4, column 3, so its cat settles there.
3. Cat 3 of 9: the lilac patch is down to a single free square at row 5, column 5, so its cat settles there.
4. Cat 4 of 9: column 4 has exactly one square left, at row 9, so the cat goes 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 9, so its cat settles there.
7. Cat 7 of 9: the yellow patch is down to a single free square at row 1, column 8, so its cat settles there.
8. Cat 8 of 9: the sky patch is down to a single free square at row 2, column 6, so its cat settles there.
9. Cat 9 of 9: the rose patch is down to a single free square at row 3, column 1, so its cat settles there.