Dens · Devilish

Dens Devilish Level 993

Exactly the board of Devilish level 993 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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Rows count from the top, columns from the left. Tap Next monster to see where the first one goes, and why.

SolutionSpoiler

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.

  1. row 1, column 4. The pink den has only one free spot left. Its monster moves in there.
  2. row 9, column 2. The blue den fits only into column 7. Whichever spot its monster takes, that line is used: cross out the rest of it. The red den fits only into column 10. Whichever spot its monster takes, that line is used: cross out the rest of it. Column 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. Column 10: 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 yellow 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 mint 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 yellow den and the lilac den fit only into columns 1 and 2. Together they fill these lines, so every other spot there is out. The mint den and the orange den fit only into columns 8 and 9. Together they fill these lines, so every other spot there is out. Try a monster on the marked spot and follow it through: column 8 ends up without a spot. So no monster goes there. Try a monster on the marked spot and follow it through: column 8 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. Column 2 has only one free spot left, so a monster goes there.
  3. row 2, column 7. 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 8 ends up without a spot. So no monster goes there. Try a monster on the marked spot and follow it through: row 8 ends up without a spot. So no monster goes there. Try a monster on the marked spot and follow it through: row 8 ends up without a spot. So no monster goes there. Try a monster on the marked spot and follow it through: row 8 ends up without a spot. So no monster goes there. Try a monster on the marked spot and follow it through: row 5 ends up without a spot. So no monster goes there. Try a monster on the marked spot and follow it through: column 10 ends up without a spot. So no monster goes there. The turquoise den fits only into column 6. Whichever spot its monster takes, that line is used: cross out the rest of it. Try a monster on the marked spot and follow it through: row 5 ends up without a spot. So no monster goes there. Row 2 has only one free spot left, so a monster goes there.
  4. row 3, column 1. Try a monster on the marked spot and follow it through: row 5 ends up without a spot. So no monster goes there. Try a monster on the marked spot and follow it through: column 8 ends up without a spot. So no monster goes there. The yellow den has only one free spot left. Its monster moves in there.
  5. row 4, column 8. Row 4 has only one free spot left, so a monster goes there.
  6. row 5, column 5. Row 5: 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 purple den has only one free spot left. Its monster moves in there.
  7. row 7, column 3. The green den has only one free spot left. Its monster moves in there.
  8. row 10, column 6. The turquoise den has only one free spot left. Its monster moves in there.
  9. row 8, column 10. The red den has only one free spot left. Its monster moves in there.
  10. row 6, column 9. The orange den has only one free spot left. Its monster moves in there.

Every player gets the same levels in the same order, so this board matches your app. Every Dens level has exactly one solution, and you can always reach it by logic. How to play Dens