Zoodoku level guide
Zoodoku Level 17 Walkthrough
Zoodoku Level 17 is a clean 9x9 nine-territory board. Start at the yellow r9c6 singleton, cross the teal and lower regions, and finish with r1c3 then r4c2.
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How to Solve Zoodoku Level 17 — Full Solution
- Place an animal at r9c6 in the yellow singleton; this anchors the bottom row and starts the white exclusion band.
- Place an animal at r3c8 in the right cell of the teal two-cell pocket, keeping its row, column, and diagonal neighborhood clear.
- Place an animal at r2c1 in the dark-green upper-left region; this fixes column 1 and leaves the rose territory for the later left-side finish.
- Place an animal at r7c7 in the hot-pink lower-right region; keep r8c4 and r6c5 open for the two lower-middle territories.
- Place an animal at r5c9 in the violet right-side region; reserve the remaining lower-middle rows and diagonals for r8c4 and r6c5.
- Place an animal at r8c4 in the mint lower-left/center region; its row and neighboring exclusions leave r6c5 as the shown pale-blue target.
- Place an animal at r6c5 in the pale-blue lower-middle region; this leaves row 1 and row 4 for the final brown and rose territories.
- Place an animal at r1c3 in the chestnut-brown region; preserve r4c2 as the final rose-territory closure.
- Place the final animal at r4c2 in the rose left-side region, then wait for the 9/9 Unbelievable completion state.
Colors in this level:
Chestnut brown, Dark green, Rose, Violet, Teal, Pale blue, Hot pink, Mint green, Yellow
Common Mistakes to Avoid
- Do not substitute r9c5 or r9c7 for the yellow singleton r9c6; the source marks those neighbors with white X exclusions immediately after the first placement.
- Do not spend the hot-pink territory on a different lower-right square before r5c9; the verified source order uses r7c7, then the violet target r5c9.
- Do not read propagated white X cells as failed inputs. This run has no red error X and retains all three hearts through completion.
Quick Tips for Zoodoku Level 17 (quick clues)
- Take the yellow singleton at r9c6 first; let its white X band define the lower boundary instead of probing adjacent cells.
- After r6c5, preserve the final pair in source order: use r1c3 for the brown territory, then r4c2 for the rose territory.
Board notes 5 details
- Layout
- The 9x9 territory map is: r1 A A A A A A A A A r2 B A C C A A A A D r3 B C C A A D E E D r4 C C C A A D D D D r5 C C A A A D D D D r6 C C A F F D D D D r7 H C F F G G G D D r8 H F F H H G G G G r9 H H H H H I G G G A is chestnut brown, B dark green, C rose, D violet, E teal, F pale blue, G hot pink, H mint green, and I the yellow singleton at r9c6.
- Goal
- Place one animal in each of the nine territories with unique rows and columns and no orthogonal or diagonal contact; the key chain is r9c6, r3c8, r2c1, r7c7, r5c9, r8c4, r6c5, r1c3, then r4c2.
- Opening
- The t=0 frame is an empty 9x9 board with no seeded animals and no opening X marks. It shows three full hearts and an empty animal-progress strip; r9c6 is a plain yellow singleton until the first player placement.
- Danger Zone
- After r9c6, white logical X marks appear at nearby bottom-row and diagonal candidates such as r9c5, r9c7, r8c5, and r8c6. They are exclusions, not red errors; the source shows no red X and keeps all three hearts.
- Mechanics
- This board combines a bottom singleton, a two-cell teal pocket, a split pale-blue region, and broad irregular territories. Correct placements propagate row, column, and eight-neighbor exclusions; the source reaches Good, Great, Excellent, Perfect, and final Unbelievable states, while animal species remain decorative.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does Level 17 start with a fixed animal or an opening X?
No. The first MP4 frame is an empty 9x9 board with no animal or X; the first player placement is the yellow singleton at r9c6.
What are the last two placements?
After r6c5, place the brown-territory animal at r1c3 and then the rose-territory animal at r4c2. The second placement triggers the final Unbelievable state.
Do the white X marks around r9c6 cost a heart?
No. They are logical row/column/neighbor exclusions, not red mistakes; the source keeps all three hearts.