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Cat Sudoku Level 49 Hard · 9×9

Level 49 of 50 · 9 cats, one per row, column and color · about 19 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 49 at a glance

Board size9×9 (81 cells, 9 cats)
DifficultyHard
Smallest regionLilac (2 cells)
Largest regionMint (25 cells)
Techniques neededa region locked into one row or column; last open cell in a row, column or region; touch eliminations (a cat that would block a whole region); region groups (k regions squeezed into k rows or columns)

Hint: how to open level 49

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 Lilac region lies in row 7. That cat will use row 7, so the other cells of row 7 can be crossed out. Cross out row 7, column 1; row 7, column 2; row 7, column 3; row 7, column 4; row 7, column 5 and 2 more.
  2. Every open cell of the Butter region lies in row 9. That cat will use row 9, so the other cells of row 9 can be crossed out. Cross out row 9, column 1; row 9, column 2; row 9, column 3; row 9, column 4; row 9, column 5 and 2 more.
  3. Only one cell is left in the Sand region, so the cat must go there. Cat at row 8, column 6.
SageSageSageSageRoseRoseRoseCoralCoralSageSageSageCoralCoralCoralCoralCoralCoralSageSageSageCoralCoralPeachPeachPeachCoralSageMintMintMintMintPeachPeachPeachPeachMintMintMintMintPeachPeachPeachPeachPeachSkyMintMintMintMintPeachPeachPeachPeachSkySkyMintMintMintMintLilacLilacPeachSkyMintMintMintMintSandPeachPeachPeachMintMintMintMintMintSandPeachButterButter ✕✕✕✕✕✕✕
Step 1 on level 49: 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 49 solution

Show the solution (spoiler) SageSageSageSageRoseRoseRoseCoralCoralSageSageSageCoralCoralCoralCoralCoralCoralSageSageSageCoralCoralPeachPeachPeachCoralSageMintMintMintMintPeachPeachPeachPeachMintMintMintMintPeachPeachPeachPeachPeachSkyMintMintMintMintPeachPeachPeachPeachSkySkyMintMintMintMintLilacLilacPeachSkyMintMintMintMintSandPeachPeachPeachMintMintMintMintMintSandPeachButterButter
  1. Row 1: column 5 (Rose region)
  2. Row 2: column 2 (Sage region)
  3. Row 3: column 4 (Coral region)
  4. Row 4: column 7 (Peach region)
  5. Row 5: column 3 (Mint region)
  6. Row 6: column 1 (Sky region)
  7. Row 7: column 8 (Lilac region)
  8. Row 8: column 6 (Sand region)
  9. Row 9: column 9 (Butter region)

Want to learn the logic behind these steps? Read Cat Sudoku tips and strategies or review the rules.