Daily puzzle

2026-10-05 daily answer

Play the board, then read every forced move below.

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Time0:00
Cats0/7
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Step-by-step reasoning

  1. Region 1 has only one safe cell left: R1C6.
  2. R1C6 rules out cells in its row, column, color region, and touching neighborhood.
  3. Region 4 has only one safe cell left: R4C1.
  4. R4C1 rules out cells in its row, column, color region, and touching neighborhood.
  5. Region 3 has only one safe cell left: R3C7.
  6. R3C7 rules out cells in its row, column, color region, and touching neighborhood.
  7. Region 6 has only one safe cell left: R6C2.
  8. R6C2 rules out cells in its row, column, color region, and touching neighborhood.
  9. Column 3 has only one safe cell left: R2C3.
  10. R2C3 rules out cells in its row, column, color region, and touching neighborhood.
  11. Region 7 has only one safe cell left: R7C5.
  12. R7C5 rules out cells in its row, column, color region, and touching neighborhood.
  13. Row 5 has only one safe cell left: R5C4.