I like Star Battle and Queens-style puzzles, so I made my own take with cats: Meowdoku.

The rules (30 seconds)

Place exactly one cat in every row, every column and every colored region. Cats can't touch each other — not even diagonally. That's it. The fun is in the deductions: a small region forces a cat, which blocks its neighbors, which forces the next region.

What's in it

  • 300 levels: Easy 7×7, Hard 8×8 and Expert 9×9.
  • A daily puzzle that resets at 00:00 UTC, with a global leaderboard.
  • A built-in solver for when you're truly stuck (or want to check a board you found elsewhere).
  • Works on phones with touch controls; progress saves on your device.

Design choices

I wanted it to feel like a paper puzzle book, not a mobile game, so there are no ads, no account and no download. It's a static web app, so it loads fast and works fine on slow connections. Every level is checked to have a unique solution, so you never have to guess.

Play

Today's board is waiting at meowdoku.page. If you try the Expert levels, tell me which ones felt unfair — I'm tuning difficulty and would love the feedback.