Catdoku level 286 answer and walkthrough

A 10x10 board rated steady logic, level 286 of 300. Catdoku levels are identical for every player, so this solution always matches the board in your game.

The level 286 board

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

Level 286 answer

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

How to solve level 286, 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. Cat 1 of 10: the yellow patch is down to a single free square at row 1, column 6, so its cat settles there.
  2. Cat 2 of 10: the sky patch is down to a single free square at row 2, column 10, so its cat settles there.
  3. Cat 3 of 10: the periwinkle patch is down to a single free square at row 10, column 2, so its cat settles there.
  4. Cat 4 of 10: the coral patch is down to a single free square at row 8, column 1, so its cat settles there.
  5. Cat 5 of 10: the lime patch is down to a single free square at row 9, column 4, so its cat settles there.
  6. Cat 6 of 10: the aqua patch is down to a single free square at row 7, column 3, so its cat settles there.
  7. Every free square of the mint patch sits in column 5, so the mint cat must come from there and the rest of column 5 can be crossed out. Cat 7 of 10: the peach patch is down to a single free square at row 6, column 7, so its cat settles there.
  8. Cat 8 of 10: the lilac patch is down to a single free square at row 5, column 9, so its cat settles there.
  9. Cat 9 of 10: the rose patch is down to a single free square at row 3, column 8, so its cat settles there.
  10. Cat 10 of 10: the mint patch is down to a single free square at row 4, column 5, so its cat settles there.
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