Choose a row and list its remaining possible squares. Repeat for a column and a color region. Each needs one cat, so an empty row or region with one remaining legal position tells you what to do next.
How do Cat Sudoku region restrictions affect a row?
If every possible square in a region lies in the same row, its cat must occupy that row. Other regions cannot place their cats there. Mark those positions and scan again.
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