Catdoku level 771 answer and walkthrough

The level 771 board

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

Level 771 answer

1. Row 1: column 4, 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 1, 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 6, in the aqua patch
8. Row 8: column 3, in the coral patch
9. Row 9: column 7, in the lime patch
10. Row 10: column 9, in the periwinkle patch

How to solve level 771, 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 sky patch is down to a single free square at row 2, column 10, so its cat settles there.
2. A cat at row 1, column 5 would leave the yellow patch with no home for its cat, so cross that square out. A cat at row 4, column 8 would leave the rose patch with no home for its cat, so cross that square out. A cat at row 4, column 9 would leave the rose patch with no home for its cat, so cross that square out. A cat at row 5, column 8 would leave the rose 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 6, column 8 would leave the rose patch with no home for its cat, so cross that square out. A cat at row 6, column 9 would leave the periwinkle patch with no home for its cat, so cross that square out. A cat at row 7, column 8 would leave the aqua patch with no home for its cat, so cross that square out. Every free square of the periwinkle patch sits in column 9, so the periwinkle cat must come from there and the rest of column 9 can be crossed out. Cat 2 of 10: the rose patch is down to a single free square at row 3, column 8, so its cat settles there.
3. Cat 3 of 10: the lime patch is down to a single free square at row 9, column 7, so its cat settles there.
4. Cat 4 of 10: the aqua patch is down to a single free square at row 7, column 6, so its cat settles there.
5. Cat 5 of 10: the periwinkle patch is down to a single free square at row 10, column 9, so its cat settles there.
6. Cat 6 of 10: the coral patch is down to a single free square at row 8, column 3, so its cat settles there.
7. Every free square of the mint patch sits in column 1, so the mint cat must come from there and the rest of column 1 can be crossed out. Every free square of the peach patch sits in column 2, so the peach cat must come from there and the rest of column 2 can be crossed out. Cat 7 of 10: the only free square left in row 1 is column 4, so the cat goes there.
8. Cat 8 of 10: the lilac patch is down to a single free square at row 5, column 5, so its cat settles there.
9. Cat 9 of 10: the mint patch is down to a single free square at row 4, column 1, so its cat settles there.
10. Cat 10 of 10: the peach patch is down to a single free square at row 6, column 2, so its cat settles there.