MeowBlock! level guide
MeowBlock! Level 40 Walkthrough
Solve MeowBlock! Level 40 by fixing the bottom edge, separating the two area-8 corridors, and closing the central and upper 3/6 bands around the left wall.
How to Solve MeowBlock! Level 40 — Full Solution
- Anchor r9c1=2 and drag to r8c1, committing r8c1:r9c1 as a 2x1 rectangle with area 2.
- Anchor r9c4=4 and drag to r9c3, committing r9c3:r9c6 as a 1x4 rectangle with area 4.
- Anchor r5c8=2 and drag to r5c7, committing r5c7:r5c8 as a 1x2 rectangle with area 2.
- Anchor r5c6=2 and drag to r5c6, committing r5c6:r6c6 as a 2x1 rectangle with area 2.
- Anchor r7c8=8 and drag to r6c7, committing r6c7:r9c8 as a 4x2 rectangle with area 8.
- Anchor r4c6=4 and drag to r4c5, committing r4c5:r4c8 as a 1x4 rectangle with area 4.
- Anchor r8c6=2 and drag to r7c6, committing r7c6:r8c6 as a 2x1 rectangle with area 2.
- Anchor r6c3=4 and drag to r5c3, committing r5c3:r8c3 as a 4x1 rectangle with area 4.
- Anchor r7c2=5 and drag to r5c2, committing r5c2:r9c2 as a 5x1 rectangle with area 5.
- Anchor r8c4=8 and drag to r5c4, committing r5c4:r8c5 as a 4x2 rectangle with area 8.
- Anchor r4c3=3 and drag to r4c2, committing r4c2:r4c4 as a 1x3 rectangle with area 3.
- Anchor r3c6=6 and drag to r1c6, committing r1c6:r3c7 as a 3x2 rectangle with area 6.
- Anchor r1c3=3 and drag to r1c2, committing r1c2:r1c4 as a 1x3 rectangle with area 3.
- Anchor r2c5=3 and drag to r1c5, committing r1c5:r3c5 as a 3x1 rectangle with area 3.
- Anchor r2c8=3 and drag to r1c8, committing r1c8:r3c8 as a 3x1 rectangle with area 3.
- Anchor r4c1=7 and drag to r1c1, committing r1c1:r7c1 as a 7x1 rectangle with area 7.
- Finish with r3c3=6 at r2c2:r3c4, a 2x3 rectangle with area 6.
Colors in this level:
Blue, Purple, Cyan, Green, Orange, Pink, Yellow, Red, Lavender, Lime, Mint
Common Mistakes to Avoid
- Do not release r5c3:r8c4 for r8c4=8; it captures the r6c3=4 clue. The accepted rectangle is r5c4:r8c5.
- Do not shift the right r7c8=8 block left into the two area-2 clues; its persistent bounds are r6c7:r9c8.
- Do not merge r4c2:r4c4 area 3 with the r4c5:r4c8 area-4 bar; the two horizontal regions are separate.
Quick Tips for MeowBlock! Level 40 (spoiler-free)
- Anchor the bottom with r8c1:r9c1 and r9c3:r9c6 before filling the vertical corridors.
- Keep the two area-8 regions separate: r5c4:r8c5 in the center and r6c7:r9c8 on the right.
- Finish the top as r1c2:r1c4, r1c5:r3c5, r1c6:r3c7, and r1c8:r3c8 around the left 7 wall.
Board notes 5 details
- Layout
- 9 rows by 8 columns, 72 cells. Clues: r1c3=3, r2c5=3, r2c8=3, r3c3=6, r3c6=6, r4c1=7, r4c3=3, r4c6=4, r5c6=2, r5c8=2, r6c3=4, r7c2=5, r7c8=8, r8c4=8, r8c6=2, r9c1=2, and r9c4=4. No unknown clues appear.
- Goal
- Partition all 72 cells into seventeen rectangles: r1c2:r1c4 for area 3, r1c5:r3c5 for area 3, r1c8:r3c8 for area 3, r2c2:r3c4 for area 6, r1c6:r3c7 for area 6, r1c1:r7c1 for area 7, r4c2:r4c4 for area 3, r4c5:r4c8 for area 4, r5c6:r6c6 for area 2, r5c7:r5c8 for area 2, r5c3:r8c3 for area 4, r5c2:r9c2 for area 5, r6c7:r9c8 for area 8, r5c4:r8c5 for area 8, r7c6:r8c6 for area 2, r8c1:r9c1 for area 2, and r9c3:r9c6 for area 4.
- Opening
- The video first fixes r8c1:r9c1 area 2 and the bottom r9c3:r9c6 area-4 bar. It then settles the right area-8 and central 2/4/5 columns, followed by the middle horizontal 3/4 and the top 3/6/3 bands; the long left 7 wall closes the persistent state.
- Danger Zone
- For r8c4=8, reject the area-correct r5c3:r8c4 preview because it captures r6c3=4; use r5c4:r8c5. On the right, keep r7c8=8 at r6c7:r9c8 so the two area-2 clues at r5c6 and r5c8 keep their own cells.
- Mechanics
- Level 40 alternates long vertical walls and short horizontal bands. Several colored shapes in the source are provisional drag previews; the final 17 rectangles are the regions that persist through the solved transition.
Frequently Asked Questions
What are the two area-8 shapes?
r8c4=8 uses r5c4:r8c5, while r7c8=8 uses r6c7:r9c8.
Where does the long 7 go?
The r4c1=7 clue fills the left wall r1c1:r7c1.
How many rectangles solve Level 40?
Seventeen rectangles cover all 72 cells in the persistent 9x8 solution.