Catdoku level 3463 answer and walkthrough

The level 3463 board

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

Level 3463 answer

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

How to solve level 3463, 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 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 rose patch sits in row 3, so the rose cat must come from there and the rest of row 3 can be crossed out. Every free square of the lime patch sits in row 9, so the lime cat must come from there and the rest of row 9 can be crossed out. A cat at row 2, column 1 would leave row 3 with no home for its cat, so cross that square out. A cat at row 2, column 2 would leave row 1 with no home for its cat, so cross that square out. A cat at row 2, column 3 would leave row 1 with no home for its cat, so cross that square out. A cat at row 4, column 1 would leave row 3 with no home for its cat, so cross that square out. A cat at row 4, column 2 would leave row 3 with no home for its cat, so cross that square out. A cat at row 5, column 4 would leave the sky patch with no home for its cat, so cross that square out. A cat at row 6, column 6 would leave the aqua patch with no home for its cat, so cross that square out. A cat at row 8, column 5 would leave the aqua patch with no home for its cat, so cross that square out. A cat at row 8, column 6 would leave row 9 with no home for its cat, so cross that square out. A cat at row 7, column 4 would leave the aqua patch with no home for its cat, so cross that square out. A cat at row 8, column 7 would leave row 9 with no home for its cat, so cross that square out. The lilac, peach, aqua and coral patches all squeeze into rows 5, 6, 7 and 8, so those rows are reserved for them; every other square there can be crossed out. A cat at row 4, column 6 would leave row 5 with no home for its cat, so cross that square out. The yellow, rose and coral patches all squeeze into columns 1, 2 and 3, so those columns are reserved for them; every other square there can be crossed out. A cat at row 4, column 4 would leave the lilac patch with no home for its cat, so cross that square out. A cat at row 2, column 5 would leave row 4 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. A cat at row 5, column 6 would leave column 5 with no home for its cat, so cross that square out. A cat at row 6, column 7 would leave the aqua patch with no home for its cat, so cross that square out. The sky and lilac patches all squeeze into columns 4 and 5, so those columns are reserved for them; every other square there can be crossed out. Cat 1 of 9: the aqua patch is down to a single free square at row 7, column 6, so its cat settles there.
2. Cat 2 of 9: the lime patch is down to a single free square at row 9, column 7, so its cat settles there.
3. Cat 3 of 9: the only free square left in row 5 is column 5, so the cat goes there.
4. Cat 4 of 9: the sky patch is down to a single free square at row 2, column 4, so its cat settles there.
5. Cat 5 of 9: the yellow patch is down to a single free square at row 1, column 2, so its cat settles there.
6. Cat 6 of 9: the rose patch is down to a single free square at row 3, column 1, so its cat settles there.
7. Cat 7 of 9: the coral patch is down to a single free square at row 8, 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 8, so its cat settles there.
9. Cat 9 of 9: the mint patch is down to a single free square at row 4, column 9, so its cat settles there.