Pawmoku

6x6 cats and dogs puzzle 20

Pawmoku 6x6 library puzzle 20 has 15 starting animals and is rated Gentle. Its 21 steps use Pair ends 19 times and Middle tile twice. The first tile to fall is row 1, column 3. Pair ends first decides a tile at step 1 and Middle tile at step 20. Play the board below.

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

Play puzzle 20

Fill this 6x6 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 3, and says when the line is complete.

Find the balance. Three cats, three 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 3 is a dog: the cats in columns 1 and 2 of row 1 are next to each other (Pair ends).
  2. Step 2. Row 2, column 4 is a cat: the dogs in columns 5 and 6 of row 2 are next to each other (Pair ends).
  3. Step 3. Row 3, column 2 is a dog: the cats in columns 3 and 4 of row 3 are next to each other (Pair ends).
  4. Step 4. Row 3, column 5 is a dog: the cats in columns 3 and 4 of row 3 are next to each other (Pair ends).
  5. Step 5. Row 4, column 3 is a cat: the dogs in columns 1 and 2 of row 4 are next to each other (Pair ends).
  6. Step 6. Row 6, column 3 is a cat: the dogs in columns 1 and 2 of row 6 are next to each other (Pair ends).
  7. Step 7. Row 6, column 4 is a dog: the cats in columns 5 and 6 of row 6 are next to each other (Pair ends).
  8. Step 8. Row 3, column 1 is a dog: the cats in rows 1 and 2 of column 1 are next to each other (Pair ends).
  9. Step 9. Row 5, column 1 is a cat: the dogs in rows 3 and 4 of column 1 are next to each other (Pair ends).
  10. Step 10. Row 2, column 2 is a cat: the dogs in rows 3 and 4 of column 2 are next to each other (Pair ends).
  11. Step 11. Row 2, column 3 is a dog: the cats in columns 1 and 2 of row 2 are next to each other (Pair ends).
  12. Step 12. Row 5, column 2 is a cat: the dogs in rows 3 and 4 of column 2 are next to each other (Pair ends).
  13. Step 13. Row 5, column 3 is a dog: the cats in columns 1 and 2 of row 5 are next to each other (Pair ends).
  14. Step 14. Row 1, column 4 is a dog: the cats in rows 2 and 3 of column 4 are next to each other (Pair ends).
  15. Step 15. Row 1, column 5 is a cat: the dogs in columns 3 and 4 of row 1 are next to each other (Pair ends).
  16. Step 16. Row 4, column 4 is a dog: the cats in rows 2 and 3 of column 4 are next to each other (Pair ends).
  17. Step 17. Row 4, column 5 is a cat: the dogs in rows 2 and 3 of column 5 are next to each other (Pair ends).
  18. Step 18. Row 3, column 6 is a cat: the dogs in rows 1 and 2 of column 6 are next to each other (Pair ends).
  19. Step 19. Row 5, column 6 is a dog: the cats in rows 3 and 4 of column 6 are next to each other (Pair ends).
  20. Step 20. Row 5, column 4 is a cat: it sits between the dogs in rows 4 and 6 of column 4 (Middle tile).
  21. Step 21. Row 5, column 5 is a dog: it sits between the cats in rows 4 and 6 of column 5 (Middle tile).

Solution

Deductions in this puzzle

Same size and difficulty

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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