MeowBlock! level guide
MeowBlock! Level 17 Walkthrough
MeowBlock! Level 17 is a Hard 10x9 board built around two 9-cell right-edge strips, a 7-cell left strip, and a late 8-cell center block that forces the final four-cell column.
How to Solve MeowBlock! Level 17 — Full Solution
- Place the r9c9=9 rectangle at r1c9:r9c9, area 9.
- Place the r5c8=9 rectangle at r1c8:r9c8, area 9.
- Place the r10c6=2 rectangle at r10c6:r10c7, area 2.
- Place the r10c5=4 rectangle at r7c5:r10c5, area 4.
- Place the r10c8=2 rectangle at r10c8:r10c9, area 2.
- Place the r7c1=7 rectangle at r4c1:r10c1, area 7.
- Place the r1c7=4 rectangle at r1c4:r1c7, area 4.
- Place the r2c1=3 rectangle at r1c1:r3c1, area 3.
- Place the r1c2=4 rectangle at r1c2:r2c3, area 4.
- Place the r3c2=4 rectangle at r3c2:r4c3, area 4.
- Place the r9c4=4 rectangle at r7c4:r10c4, area 4.
- Place the r7c6=6 rectangle at r6c6:r8c7, area 6.
- Place the r9c6=2 rectangle at r9c6:r9c7, area 2.
- Place the r9c2=6 rectangle at r8c2:r10c3, area 6.
- Place the r7c3=2 rectangle at r7c2:r7c3, area 2.
- Place the r6c3=4 rectangle at r6c2:r6c5, area 4.
- Place the r5c3=2 rectangle at r5c2:r5c3, area 2.
- Place the r3c7=4 rectangle at r2c7:r5c7, area 4.
- Place the r3c5=8 rectangle at r2c5:r5c6, area 8.
- Finish with the r3c4=4 rectangle at r2c4:r5c4, area 4.
Colors in this level:
Light blue, Lavender, Green, Purple, Pink, Orange, Lime, Blue, Yellow, Red
Common Mistakes to Avoid
- Do not retain r1c1:r4c1 for the 3 clue; the correct first-column split is r1c1:r3c1 for 3 and r4c1:r10c1 for 7.
- Do not retain r2c9:r10c9 for the 9 clue; it consumes the bottom-right cell needed by r10c8:r10c9.
- Do not copy the white touch-ring numbers at r1c2, r7c1, or r10c8 into the clue map.
Quick Tips for MeowBlock! Level 17 (spoiler-free)
- Lock both 9-cell right strips and the 7-cell left strip before solving the central 8-cell block.
- Treat the white 2, 4, and 6 rings in the opening as touch overlays; the real anchors are 4, 7, and 2.
- Think in chain clears. The best move is the one that sets up the next two moves, not just the quickest current match.
Board notes 5 details
- Layout
- The board is a 10x9 grid. Real clues are r1c2=4, r1c7=4, r2c1=3, r3c2=4, r3c4=4, r3c5=8, r3c7=4, r5c3=2, r5c8=9, r6c3=4, r7c1=7, r7c3=2, r7c6=6, r9c2=6, r9c4=4, r9c6=2, r9c9=9, r10c5=4, r10c6=2, and r10c8=2.
- Goal
- Cover all 90 cells once. The two right strips are r1c8:r9c8 for 9 and r1c9:r9c9 for 9, while the bottom-right remainder is r10c8:r10c9 for 2; the central 8-cell block is r2c5:r5c6.
- Opening
- The video replaces a provisional r1c1:r4c1 area-4 strip, then retains r1c9:r9c9 for 9, r1c8:r9c8 for 9, r10c6:r10c7 for 2, r7c5:r10c5 for 4, and r10c8:r10c9 for 2.
- Danger Zone
- The area-4 r1c1:r4c1 preview captures the r2c1=3 clue, and the area-9 r2c9:r10c9 preview consumes r10c9 and strands r1c9. White touch rings at r1c2, r7c1, and r10c8 are not clue values.
- Mechanics
- This Hard 10x9 video uses long edge strips and redraws several area-correct previews. The final persistent cats, rather than touch bubbles, determine the three obscured clue values.
Frequently Asked Questions
What are the three obscured clue values in the opening frame?
The touch rings are not clues. The final persistent regions identify r1c2=4, r7c1=7, and r10c8=2.
Why does the rightmost 9-cell rectangle start at row 1 and end at row 9?
The bounds r1c9:r9c9 leave the entire row-10 pair available for the r10c8=2 clue; shifting it down strands r1c9 or steals r10c9.