Catdoku level 789 answer and walkthrough

The level 789 board

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

Level 789 answer

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

How to solve level 789, 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 9, so its cat settles there.
2. Cat 2 of 10: the rose patch is down to a single free square at row 3, column 10, so its cat settles there.
3. Every free square of the sky patch sits in row 2, so the sky cat must come from there and the rest of row 2 can be crossed out. Every free square of the mint patch sits in row 4, so the mint cat must come from there and the rest of row 4 can be crossed out. Every free square of the lime patch sits in column 4, so the lime cat must come from there and the rest of column 4 can be crossed out. Column 2 only has free squares inside the aqua patch, so that patch's cat is spoken for and its squares outside the line can be crossed out. Cat 3 of 10: column 1 has exactly one square left, at row 4, so the cat goes there.
4. 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 2 would leave the peach patch with no home for its cat, so cross that square out. A cat at row 6, column 7 would leave row 5 with no home for its cat, so cross that square out. A cat at row 7, column 5 would leave the peach patch with no home for its cat, so cross that square out. A cat at row 7, column 6 would leave column 5 with no home for its cat, so cross that square out. A cat at row 9, column 5 would leave column 4 with no home for its cat, so cross that square out. A cat at row 9, column 7 would leave column 8 with no home for its cat, so cross that square out. A cat at row 9, column 8 would leave the lilac patch with no home for its cat, so cross that square out. Every free square of the periwinkle patch sits in row 10, so the periwinkle cat must come from there and the rest of row 10 can be crossed out. Cat 4 of 10: the lime patch is down to a single free square at row 9, column 4, so its cat settles there.
5. A cat at row 6, column 6 would leave column 5 with no home for its cat, so cross that square out. A cat at row 7, column 3 would leave column 2 with no home for its cat, so cross that square out. Cat 5 of 10: the peach patch is down to a single free square at row 6, column 5, so its cat settles there.
6. Cat 6 of 10: column 3 has exactly one square left, at row 2, so the cat goes there.
7. Cat 7 of 10: column 6 has exactly one square left, at row 8, so the cat goes there.
8. Cat 8 of 10: the aqua patch is down to a single free square at row 7, column 2, so its cat settles there.
9. Cat 9 of 10: the lilac patch is down to a single free square at row 5, column 8, so its cat settles there.
10. Cat 10 of 10: the periwinkle patch is down to a single free square at row 10, column 7, so its cat settles there.