Pawmoku

4x4 cats and dogs puzzle 1

Pawmoku 4x4 library puzzle 1 has 7 starting animals and is rated Gentle. Its 9 steps use Pair ends 6 times and Middle tile 3 times. The first tile to fall is row 1, column 1. Pair ends first decides a tile at step 1 and Middle tile at step 6. Play the board below.

Gentle, difficulty 1 of 5
A little logic. A little rivalry.

Play puzzle 1

Fill this 4x4 board with cats and dogs.

Tap an empty tile to place your team, tap again for the other team, and once more to clear it. The starting animals stay put.

Using a keyboard? Move with the arrow keys. Place an animal with Space or Enter.

A library puzzle.
Just for practice, no team score.

THE LIBRARY BOARD0:00

Each row and column has a tally. It reads how many cats and dogs the line has, out of 2, and says when the line is complete.

Find the balance. Two cats, two dogs in every line.

Stuck?

This second board starts from the same starting animals and adds one step per press. It never touches your board. The new tile has a solid outline, the tiles that explain it a dashed one, and both carry a corner dot.

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Full walkthrough

  1. Step 1. Row 1, column 1 is a dog: the cats in columns 2 and 3 of row 1 are next to each other (Pair ends).
  2. Step 2. Row 1, column 4 is a dog: the cats in columns 2 and 3 of row 1 are next to each other (Pair ends).
  3. Step 3. Row 4, column 1 is a cat: the dogs in columns 2 and 3 of row 4 are next to each other (Pair ends).
  4. Step 4. Row 4, column 4 is a cat: the dogs in columns 2 and 3 of row 4 are next to each other (Pair ends).
  5. Step 5. Row 3, column 1 is a cat: the dogs in rows 1 and 2 of column 1 are next to each other (Pair ends).
  6. Step 6. Row 3, column 2 is a dog: it sits between the cats in columns 1 and 3 of row 3 (Middle tile).
  7. Step 7. Row 2, column 2 is a cat: the dogs in rows 3 and 4 of column 2 are next to each other (Pair ends).
  8. Step 8. Row 2, column 3 is a dog: it sits between the cats in columns 2 and 4 of row 2 (Middle tile).
  9. Step 9. Row 3, column 4 is a dog: it sits between the cats in rows 2 and 4 of column 4 (Middle tile).

Solution

Deductions in this puzzle

Follow the two rules: never three of the same animal in a row, across or down, and as many cats as dogs in every row and column.

The daily is the same puzzle for every player, on their own local date, and is always free.

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