Levels 4001 to 5000: 1000 boards from 9x9 and 10x10, on 2 lives. Every 10th level is a boss board. Below: every technique this chapter needs, shown on its own boards, and two boards solved in full.
1000
Levels
2
Lives
100
Boss boards
What Midnight Pantry asks of you
Another thousand levels of boards that need the counting trick again and again, and now every board gives you just two lives, not only the bosses.
Play every level the way you played Fish Market Raid's bosses: cross out everything you can prove first, and place a cat only when nothing else is left to cross.
Techniques you will need
Grey crosses are squares already ruled out. Coral marks what the step changes.
Last free squareA row, column or patch is down to one square that can still hold a cat, so the cat goes there.Needed on 100% of Midnight Pantry boards, about 9.5 times per board.Level 4001. Cat 3 of 9: the yellow patch is down to a single free square at row 1, column 1, so its cat settles there.
Patch in a lineEvery free square of a patch sits in one row or column, so that line belongs to the patch and the rest of it can be crossed out. It works the other way round too.Needed on 98% of Midnight Pantry boards, about 3.4 times per board.Level 4001. 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.
Dead-end squarePicture a cat on a square. If it would cross out every last spot in some row, column or patch, that square can never hold a cat.Needed on 100% of Midnight Pantry boards, about 17.2 times per board.Level 4001. A cat at row 1, column 2 would leave the yellow patch with no home for its cat, so cross that square out.
Counting trickWhen two patches fit entirely inside the same two rows (or three inside three, and so on), those rows are theirs. Every other square in them can be crossed out.Needed on 100% of Midnight Pantry boards, about 3.5 times per board.Level 4001. The aqua and coral patches all squeeze into rows 7 and 8, so those rows are reserved for them; every other square there can be crossed out.
A cat at row 1, column 2 would leave the yellow patch with no home for its cat, so cross that square out. A cat at row 3, column 1 would leave the yellow patch with no home for its cat, so cross that square out. A cat at row 7, column 9 would leave the coral patch with no home for its cat, so cross that square out. A cat at row 8, column 2 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 the coral patch with no home for its cat, so cross that square 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 6, column 1 would leave the aqua patch with no home for its cat, so cross that square out. A cat at row 8, column 8 would leave row 9 with no home for its cat, so cross that square out. A cat at row 6, column 9 would leave the coral patch with no home for its cat, so cross that square out. A cat at row 5, column 7 would leave the lilac patch with no home for its cat, so cross that square out. A cat at row 7, column 7 would leave row 6 with no home for its cat, so cross that square out. A cat at row 9, column 8 would leave the coral patch with no home for its cat, so cross that square out. The aqua and coral patches all squeeze into rows 7 and 8, so those rows are reserved for them; every other square there can be crossed out. The lilac and peach patches all squeeze into rows 5 and 6, so those rows are reserved for them; every other square there can be crossed out. The yellow and aqua patches all squeeze into columns 1 and 2, so those columns are reserved for them; every other square there can be crossed out. The lilac, coral and lime patches all squeeze into columns 7, 8 and 9, so those columns are reserved for them; every other square there can be crossed out. Every free square of the sky patch sits in column 6, so the sky cat must come from there and the rest of column 6 can be crossed out. 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. A cat at row 2, column 5 would leave column 6 with no home for its cat, so cross that square out. A cat at row 3, column 4 would leave row 4 with no home for its cat, so cross that square out. A cat at row 3, column 5 would leave column 6 with no home for its cat, so cross that square out. Cat 1 of 9: the mint patch is down to a single free square at row 4, column 5, so its cat settles there.
Cat 2 of 9: the sky patch is down to a single free square at row 2, column 6, so its cat settles there.
Cat 3 of 9: the yellow patch is down to a single free square at row 1, column 1, so its cat settles there.
Cat 4 of 9: the rose patch is down to a single free square at row 3, column 3, so its cat settles there.
Cat 5 of 9: the peach patch is down to a single free square at row 6, column 4, so its cat settles there.
Cat 6 of 9: the aqua patch is down to a single free square at row 7, column 2, so its cat settles there.
Cat 7 of 9: the coral patch is down to a single free square at row 8, column 9, so its cat settles there.
Cat 8 of 9: the lilac patch is down to a single free square at row 5, column 8, so its cat settles there.
Cat 9 of 9: the lime patch is down to a single free square at row 9, column 7, so its cat settles there.
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 1, column 8 would leave the sky 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 2, column 10 would leave the sky patch with no home for its cat, so cross that square out. A cat at row 6, column 4 would leave row 8 with no home for its cat, so cross that square out. A cat at row 6, column 9 would leave the aqua patch with no home for its cat, so cross that square out. A cat at row 7, column 3 would leave row 8 with no home for its cat, so cross that square out. A cat at row 7, column 4 would leave row 8 with no home for its cat, so cross that square out. A cat at row 7, column 5 would leave row 8 with no home for its cat, so cross that square out. A cat at row 8, column 3 would leave row 9 with no home for its cat, so cross that square out. A cat at row 8, column 10 would leave the aqua patch with no home for its cat, so cross that square out. A cat at row 9, column 1 would leave the lime patch with no home for its cat, so cross that square out. A cat at row 9, column 5 would leave row 8 with no home for its cat, so cross that square out. A cat at row 10, column 3 would leave the lime patch with no home for its cat, so cross that square out. The yellow and sky patches all squeeze into rows 1 and 2, so those rows are reserved for them; every other square there 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 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 lilac patch sits in row 5, so the lilac cat must come from there and the rest of row 5 can be crossed out. A cat at row 5, column 9 would leave row 4 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. A cat at row 10, column 6 would leave column 5 with no home for its cat, so cross that square out. A cat at row 10, column 7 would leave column 5 with no home for its cat, so cross that square out. A cat at row 10, column 8 would leave column 5 with no home for its cat, so cross that square out. A cat at row 10, column 9 would leave column 5 with no home for its cat, so cross that square out. A cat at row 10, column 10 would leave column 5 with no home for its cat, so cross that square out. The peach and aqua patches all squeeze into rows 6 and 7, so those rows are reserved for them; every other square there can be crossed out. A cat at row 8, column 4 would leave column 5 with no home for its cat, so cross that square out. Row 8 only has free squares inside the coral patch, so that patch's cat is spoken for and its squares outside the line can be crossed 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 8, column 2 would leave row 9 with no home for its cat, so cross that square out. A cat at row 10, column 2 would leave row 9 with no home for its cat, so cross that square out. A cat at row 8, column 1 would leave the lime patch with no home for its cat, so cross that square out. The sky and aqua patches all squeeze into columns 9 and 10, 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 8, so its cat settles there.
The rose and lime patches all squeeze into columns 1 and 2, so those columns are reserved for them; every other square there can be crossed out. Cat 2 of 10: the peach patch is down to a single free square at row 6, column 3, so its cat settles there.
Cat 3 of 10: the lilac patch is down to a single free square at row 5, column 6, so its cat settles there.
Cat 4 of 10: the yellow patch is down to a single free square at row 1, column 7, so its cat settles there.
Cat 5 of 10: the sky patch is down to a single free square at row 2, column 9, so its cat settles there.
Cat 6 of 10: the aqua patch is down to a single free square at row 7, column 10, so its cat settles there.
Cat 7 of 10: the coral patch is down to a single free square at row 8, column 5, so its cat settles there.
Cat 8 of 10: the periwinkle patch is down to a single free square at row 10, column 4, so its cat settles there.
Cat 9 of 10: the lime patch is down to a single free square at row 9, column 2, so its cat settles there.
Cat 10 of 10: the rose patch is down to a single free square at row 3, column 1, so its cat settles there.
Stuck on a different board? Tap the hint paw in the game: it points at the row, column or patch where the next forced move hides, and only shows the square if you ask again.
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