Find the Cat #26: 6x6 Grid Puzzle (Easy)
easyTap a square: ✕ (ruled out) → 🐱 (cat) → clear
Every row, every column and every color region needs exactly one cat -- but no two cats may touch, not even diagonally. This puzzle is a 6x6 grid with 6 colored regions.
- One cat in every row and every column.
- One cat in every color region.
- Cats can’t touch — not even diagonally.
Step-by-step solution
Squares are written as R<row>C<column>, counting from the top-left. Cross out the squares listed, and place a cat wherever a step says so.
- The Teal region has only one open square left: R1C5. Put a cat there.
- Wherever the cat in the Red region ends up, it rules out R2C3. Cross that square out.
- The Yellow region has only one open square left: R2C2. Put a cat there.
- Wherever the cat in the Red region ends up, it rules out R4C4 and R5C4. Cross those squares out.
- Wherever the cat in the Orange region ends up, it rules out R5C6 and R6C6. Cross those squares out.
- The Green region has only one open square left: R6C4. Put a cat there.
- The Red region has only one open square left: R4C3. Put a cat there.
- The Orange region has only one open square left: R3C6. Put a cat there.
- The Blue region has only one open square left: R5C1. Put a cat there.
About this puzzle
Where to start: the Teal region is a single square, so its cat is already decided. Its 6 color regions range from 1 square (Teal) to 10 squares. It can be solved in 9 deduction steps using "wherever it goes" eliminations.
Look for a color that sits entirely inside one row or one column. Its cat must be in that line, so every other square in that line can be crossed out.
Stuck? Open the step-by-step solution below -- each step names the row, column or color involved, so you can use it as a hint and then finish the puzzle yourself.