MeowBlock! level guide
MeowBlock! Level 43 Walkthrough
Solve Hard MeowBlock! Level 43 by building the lower-right anchors, reserving the long vertical lanes, and closing the upper 4/8/5/6/9/3 chamber last.
How to Solve MeowBlock! Level 43 — Full Solution
- Step 1: Anchor r12c8=3; commit r12c7:r12c9 as a 1x3 rectangle with area 3.
- Step 2: Anchor r11c10=4; commit r9c10:r12c10 as a 4x1 rectangle with area 4.
- Step 3: Anchor r10c8=9; commit r9c7:r11c9 as a 3x3 rectangle with area 9.
- Step 4: Anchor r9c3=7; commit r6c3:r12c3 as a 7x1 rectangle with area 7.
- Step 5: Anchor r9c5=5; commit r8c5:r12c5 as a 5x1 rectangle with area 5.
- Step 6: Anchor r10c4=6; commit r7c4:r12c4 as a 6x1 rectangle with area 6.
- Step 7: Anchor r10c6=4; commit r9c6:r12c6 as a 4x1 rectangle with area 4.
- Step 8: Anchor r8c2=10; commit r8c1:r12c2 as a 5x2 rectangle with area 10.
- Step 9: Anchor r7c1=2; commit r7c1:r7c2 as a 1x2 rectangle with area 2.
- Step 10: Anchor r6c8=7; commit r6c4:r6c10 as a 1x7 rectangle with area 7.
- Step 11: Anchor r7c8=6; commit r7c5:r7c10 as a 1x6 rectangle with area 6.
- Step 12: Anchor r8c9=5; commit r8c6:r8c10 as a 1x5 rectangle with area 5.
- Step 13: Anchor r1c1=4; commit r1c1:r2c2 as a 2x2 rectangle with area 4.
- Step 14: Anchor r3c1=8; commit r3c1:r6c2 as a 4x2 rectangle with area 8.
- Step 15: Anchor r3c3=5; commit r1c3:r5c3 as a 5x1 rectangle with area 5.
- Step 16: Anchor r4c4=6; commit r3c4:r5c5 as a 3x2 rectangle with area 6.
- Step 17: Anchor r4c7=9; commit r3c6:r5c8 as a 3x3 rectangle with area 9.
- Step 18: Anchor r4c9=3; commit r3c9:r5c9 as a 3x1 rectangle with area 3.
- Step 19: Anchor r1c9=2; commit r1c9:r2c9 as a 2x1 rectangle with area 2.
- Step 20: Anchor r2c7=10; commit r1c4:r2c8 as a 2x5 rectangle with area 10.
- Step 21: Anchor r4c10=5; commit r1c10:r5c10 as a 5x1 rectangle with area 5.
Colors in this level:
Orange, Green, Pink, Purple, Yellow, Blue, Cyan, Red, Lavender, Mint, Teal
Common Mistakes to Avoid
- Do not use r8c1:r9c5 for r8c2=10; it captures the separate r9c3=7 and r9c5=5 clues.
- Do not merge the row-6 area-7 and row-7 area-6 bars; their persistent bounds are r6c4:r6c10 and r7c5:r7c10.
- Do not shift the upper area-10 block away from r1c4:r2c8; the top-left 4 and right 2 require its exact bounds.
Quick Tips for MeowBlock! Level 43 (spoiler-free)
- Start with the lower-right r12c7:r12c9, r9c10:r12c10, and r9c7:r11c9 anchors.
- Reserve r6c3:r12c3, r8c5:r12c5, and r7c4:r12c4 as independent vertical lanes.
- Close the top r1c4:r2c8 and r1c10:r5c10 shapes only after the center 3x3 and side walls are fixed.
Board notes 5 details
- Layout
- Hard 12 rows by 10 columns, 120 cells. Clues: r1c1=4, r1c9=2, r2c7=10, r3c1=8, r3c3=5, r4c4=6, r4c7=9, r4c9=3, r4c10=5, r6c8=7, r7c1=2, r7c8=6, r8c2=10, r8c9=5, r9c3=7, r9c5=5, r10c4=6, r10c6=4, r10c8=9, r11c10=4, and r12c8=3. No unknown clues appear.
- Goal
- Partition all 120 cells into twenty-one rectangles in the persistent order: r12c8=3 at r12c7:r12c9 (area 3); r11c10=4 at r9c10:r12c10 (area 4); r10c8=9 at r9c7:r11c9 (area 9); r9c3=7 at r6c3:r12c3 (area 7); r9c5=5 at r8c5:r12c5 (area 5); r10c4=6 at r7c4:r12c4 (area 6); r10c6=4 at r9c6:r12c6 (area 4); r8c2=10 at r8c1:r12c2 (area 10); r7c1=2 at r7c1:r7c2 (area 2); r6c8=7 at r6c4:r6c10 (area 7); r7c8=6 at r7c5:r7c10 (area 6); r8c9=5 at r8c6:r8c10 (area 5); r1c1=4 at r1c1:r2c2 (area 4); r3c1=8 at r3c1:r6c2 (area 8); r3c3=5 at r1c3:r5c3 (area 5); r4c4=6 at r3c4:r5c5 (area 6); r4c7=9 at r3c6:r5c8 (area 9); r4c9=3 at r3c9:r5c9 (area 3); r1c9=2 at r1c9:r2c9 (area 2); r2c7=10 at r1c4:r2c8 (area 10); and r4c10=5 at r1c10:r5c10 (area 5).
- Opening
- The source opens with the lower-right area-3 and area-4 anchors, then adds the area-9 block and the long lower vertical lanes. The lower-left area-10 block and row-6/row-7 bands follow, before the upper-left wall and center chamber close the board. The top 2/10/5 edge regions are the final persistent additions.
- Danger Zone
- Do not replace r8c2=10 with a tempting 2x5 r8c1:r9c5 rectangle. It captures both r9c3=7 and r9c5=5 and leaves the lower vertical remainder impossible; the verified area-10 block is r8c1:r12c2.
- Mechanics
- The source marks this 12x10 board Hard. All twenty-one fixed areas sum to 120, and the lower vertical lanes determine the row-6/row-7 bars before the upper chamber can be tiled. Temporary colored previews move before the final 21-region state persists.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the correct area-10 shape for r8c2=10?
Use the 5x2 block r8c1:r12c2, not a 2x5 preview across rows 8 and 9.
How are the two lower horizontal bands separated?
The r6c8=7 clue uses r6c4:r6c10, while r7c8=6 uses r7c5:r7c10.
How many rectangles solve Level 43?
Twenty-one persistent rectangles cover all 120 cells in the Hard 12x10 solution.