Catdoku level 1865 answer and walkthrough

The level 1865 board

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

Level 1865 answer

1. Row 1: column 6, in the yellow patch
2. Row 2: column 10, in the sky patch
3. Row 3: column 7, in the rose patch
4. Row 4: column 3, in the mint patch
5. Row 5: column 1, in the lilac patch
6. Row 6: column 4, in the peach patch
7. Row 7: column 8, in the aqua patch
8. Row 8: column 5, in the coral patch
9. Row 9: column 9, in the lime patch
10. Row 10: column 2, in the periwinkle patch

How to solve level 1865, 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 coral patch sits in column 5, so the coral cat must come from there and the rest of column 5 can be crossed out. A cat at row 1, column 3 would leave column 4 with no home for its cat, so cross that square out. A cat at row 1, column 4 would leave the yellow patch with no home for its cat, so cross that square out. A cat at row 2, column 1 would leave column 4 with no home for its cat, so cross that square out. A cat at row 2, column 2 would leave column 4 with no home for its cat, so cross that square out. A cat at row 2, column 3 would leave column 4 with no home for its cat, so cross that square out. A cat at row 2, column 6 would leave the yellow patch with no home for its cat, so cross that square out. A cat at row 2, column 7 would leave the yellow patch with no home for its cat, so cross that square out. A cat at row 3, column 3 would leave column 4 with no home for its cat, so cross that square out. A cat at row 3, column 4 would leave column 3 with no home for its cat, so cross that square 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 4 would leave column 3 with no home for its cat, so cross that square out. A cat at row 6, column 2 would leave the lilac patch with no home for its cat, so cross that square out. A cat at row 7, column 6 would leave the aqua patch with no home for its cat, so cross that square out. A cat at row 8, column 1 would leave the lilac patch with no home for its cat, so cross that square out. A cat at row 8, column 8 would leave the aqua patch with no home for its cat, so cross that square out. A cat at row 9, column 2 would leave the periwinkle patch with no home for its cat, so cross that square out. A cat at row 9, column 4 would leave column 5 with no home for its cat, so cross that square out. A cat at row 9, column 6 would leave column 5 with no home for its cat, so cross that square out. The lilac and periwinkle patches all squeeze into columns 1 and 2, so those columns are reserved for them; every other square there can be crossed out. Cat 1 of 10: the mint patch is down to a single free square at row 4, column 3, so its cat settles there.
2. Every free square of the peach patch sits in column 4, so the peach cat must come from there and the rest of column 4 can be crossed out. Cat 2 of 10: the yellow patch is down to a single free square at row 1, column 6, so its cat settles there.
3. A cat at row 2, column 8 would leave row 3 with no home for its cat, so cross that square out. A cat at row 2, column 9 would leave row 3 with no home for its cat, so cross that square out. Cat 3 of 10: the only free square left in row 2 is column 10, so the cat goes there.
4. Cat 4 of 10: the only free square left in row 3 is column 7, so the cat goes there.
5. Cat 5 of 10: the aqua patch is down to a single free square at row 7, column 8, so its cat settles there.
6. Cat 6 of 10: the only free square left in row 5 is column 1, so the cat goes there.
7. Cat 7 of 10: the periwinkle patch is down to a single free square at row 10, column 2, so its cat settles there.
8. Cat 8 of 10: the lime patch is down to a single free square at row 9, column 9, so its cat settles there.
9. Cat 9 of 10: the coral patch is down to a single free square at row 8, column 5, so its cat settles there.
10. Cat 10 of 10: the peach patch is down to a single free square at row 6, column 4, so its cat settles there.