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Cat Sudoku Level 41 Hard · 8×8

Level 41 of 50 · 8 cats, one per row, column and color · about 21 logical steps.

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A place for every cat.

Find them all, one square at a time.

Tap a square to place a cat. Choose Mark to cross out squares.

How to play & cat styles
  1. One cat in each row, column and color.
  2. Cats cannot touch, even diagonally.
  3. Use Mark to cross out squares; drag to mark several.

C places a cat · X marks · arrows move.

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Level 41 at a glance

Board size8×8 (64 cells, 8 cats)
DifficultyHard
Smallest regionRose (3 cells)
Largest regionSky (25 cells)
Techniques neededa region locked into one row or column; touch eliminations (a cat that would block a whole region); region groups (k regions squeezed into k rows or columns); last open cell in a row, column or region

Hint: how to open level 41

The first three logical moves on this board, in order. Stop reading after the first one if you only want a nudge.

  1. Every open cell of the Rose region lies in row 3. That cat will use row 3, so the other cells of row 3 can be crossed out. Cross out row 3, column 4; row 3, column 5; row 3, column 6; row 3, column 7; row 3, column 8 .
  2. Every open cell of the Sage region lies in row 4. That cat will use row 4, so the other cells of row 4 can be crossed out. Cross out row 4, column 1; row 4, column 2; row 4, column 3; row 4, column 6; row 4, column 7 and 1 more.
  3. Every open cell of the Mint region lies in column 6. That cat will use column 6, so the other cells of column 6 can be crossed out. Cross out row 1, column 6; row 2, column 6; row 7, column 6; row 8, column 6 .
ButterButterSandSandSandSkySkyLilacButterButterSandSandSandSkySkyLilacRoseRoseRoseSageMintMintSkyLilacPeachPeachPeachSageSageMintSkyLilacPeachPeachPeachSkySkyMintSkyLilacPeachPeachPeachSkySkyMintSkyLilacPeachPeachSkySkySkySkySkySkyPeachSkySkySkySkySkySkySky ✕✕✕✕✕
Step 1 on level 41: the outlined cells are the ones the first move is about.

Still stuck later on? Press Hint under the board for the next step from your current position.

Level 41 solution

Show the solution (spoiler) ButterButterSandSandSandSkySkyLilacButterButterSandSandSandSkySkyLilacRoseRoseRoseSageMintMintSkyLilacPeachPeachPeachSageSageMintSkyLilacPeachPeachPeachSkySkyMintSkyLilacPeachPeachPeachSkySkyMintSkyLilacPeachPeachSkySkySkySkySkySkyPeachSkySkySkySkySkySkySky
  1. Row 1: column 4 (Sand region)
  2. Row 2: column 1 (Butter region)
  3. Row 3: column 3 (Rose region)
  4. Row 4: column 5 (Sage region)
  5. Row 5: column 8 (Lilac region)
  6. Row 6: column 6 (Mint region)
  7. Row 7: column 2 (Peach region)
  8. Row 8: column 7 (Sky region)

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