Three rules

Rule ① One per row and column

Each row and each column may contain exactly one cat. No two cats share a row or column.

Rule ② One per color region

Each of the N color regions must contain exactly one cat.

Rule ③ No adjacency, including diagonals

Two cats may not be adjacent in any direction — horizontally, vertically, or diagonally. All 8 cells surrounding a cat are off-limits.

Tap to cycle: empty → X → cat → empty.

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