Dens · Devilish

Dens Devilish Level 585

Exactly the board of Devilish level 585 in the app: 10×10 cells, 10 dens, 10 monsters to place. Step through the solution one monster at a time, each with the reason why, or open the full solution.

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Step by stepWith the reason why

Rows count from the top, columns from the left. Tap Next monster to see where the first one goes, and why.

All 10 monsters as a list

Rows count from the top, columns from the left. Each line says where the next monster goes and why.

row 5, column 8. The purple den has only one free spot left. Its monster moves in there.
row 9, column 7. The lilac den fits only into row 9. Whichever spot its monster takes, that line is used: cross out the rest of it. The blue den: a monster on a marked spot would see or touch all of its free spots. Nothing would be left there, so cross the marked spots out. The orange den: a monster on a marked spot would see or touch all of its free spots. Nothing would be left there, so cross the marked spots out. The red den: a monster on a marked spot would see or touch all of its free spots. Nothing would be left there, so cross the marked spots out. The turquoise den: a monster on a marked spot would see or touch all of its free spots. Nothing would be left there, so cross the marked spots out. The lilac den has only one free spot left. Its monster moves in there.
row 2, column 9. Try a monster on the marked spot and follow it through: row 2 ends up without a spot. So no monster goes there. Try a monster on the marked spot and follow it through: row 2 ends up without a spot. So no monster goes there. Try a monster on the marked spot and follow it through: row 3 ends up without a spot. So no monster goes there. Try a monster on the marked spot and follow it through: row 3 ends up without a spot. So no monster goes there. Try a monster on the marked spot and follow it through: row 3 ends up without a spot. So no monster goes there. Try a monster on the marked spot and follow it through: row 3 ends up without a spot. So no monster goes there. Try a monster on the marked spot and follow it through: row 3 ends up without a spot. So no monster goes there. Try a monster on the marked spot and follow it through: row 4 ends up without a spot. So no monster goes there. Try a monster on the marked spot and follow it through: row 10 ends up without a spot. So no monster goes there. Column 2: a monster on a marked spot would see or touch all of its free spots. Nothing would be left there, so cross the marked spots out. Try a monster on the marked spot and follow it through: the green den ends up without a spot. So no monster goes there. Try a monster on the marked spot and follow it through: column 3 ends up without a spot. So no monster goes there. Try a monster on the marked spot and follow it through: column 3 ends up without a spot. So no monster goes there. Try a monster on the marked spot and follow it through: the turquoise den ends up without a spot. So no monster goes there. Try a monster on the marked spot and follow it through: the turquoise den ends up without a spot. So no monster goes there. Try a monster on the marked spot and follow it through: the green den ends up without a spot. So no monster goes there. Try a monster on the marked spot and follow it through: row 3 ends up without a spot. So no monster goes there. Try a monster on the marked spot and follow it through: row 4 ends up without a spot. So no monster goes there. Try a monster on the marked spot and follow it through: row 4 ends up without a spot. So no monster goes there. Row 3: a monster on a marked spot would see or touch all of its free spots. Nothing would be left there, so cross the marked spots out. Try a monster on the marked spot and follow it through: column 3 ends up without a spot. So no monster goes there. Row 1 has free spots in one den only: the pink den. Its monster must go into this line, so the rest of the den is out. Row 2 has only one free spot left, so a monster goes there.
row 10, column 10. Row 4: a monster on a marked spot would see or touch all of its free spots. Nothing would be left there, so cross the marked spots out. Row 3: a monster on a marked spot would see or touch all of its free spots. Nothing would be left there, so cross the marked spots out. Rows 3 and 4 only have spots in the yellow den and the mint den. Their monsters take all of them, so the other spots there are out. Try a monster on the marked spot and follow it through: row 7 ends up without a spot. So no monster goes there. Try a monster on the marked spot and follow it through: the red den ends up without a spot. So no monster goes there. The green den: a monster on a marked spot would see or touch all of its free spots. Nothing would be left there, so cross the marked spots out. The red den fits only into column 4. Whichever spot its monster takes, that line is used: cross out the rest of it. Rows 4 and 6 only have spots in columns 1 and 5. Their monsters take all of them, so the other spots there are out. Row 10 has only one free spot left, so a monster goes there.
row 7, column 6. Row 7: a monster on a marked spot would see or touch all of its free spots. Nothing would be left there, so cross the marked spots out. The green den has only one free spot left. Its monster moves in there.
row 1, column 3. The pink den has only one free spot left. Its monster moves in there.
row 4, column 5. The mint den has only one free spot left. Its monster moves in there.
row 3, column 2. The yellow den has only one free spot left. Its monster moves in there.
row 6, column 1. The orange den has only one free spot left. Its monster moves in there.
row 8, column 4. The red den has only one free spot left. Its monster moves in there.

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