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Easy board

5 × 5

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A10No rule
A25Sum > 13
A26Sum > 13
A33Sum = 3
A25Sum > 13
A41Sum > 0
A52All equal
A52All equal
A63No rule
A52All equal
A52All equal
A71Sum < 2
Area 1: No ruleArea 2: Sum > 13Area 3: Sum = 3Area 4: Sum > 0Area 5: All equalArea 6: No ruleArea 7: Sum < 2

Easy solved board

Easy · 6 dominoes · 12 cells. Use the solved board above to compare your answer for this level.

  1. Piece 1 (5 | 1): vertical; row 2, column 2 = 5, paired with row 3, column 2 = 1.
  2. Piece 2 (2 | 3): horizontal; row 5, column 3 = 2, paired with row 5, column 2 = 3.
  3. Piece 3 (2 | 2): vertical; row 3, column 4 = 2, paired with row 4, column 4 = 2.
  4. Piece 4 (0 | 5): horizontal; row 1, column 1 = 0, paired with row 1, column 2 = 5.
  5. Piece 5 (3 | 6): horizontal; row 1, column 4 = 3, paired with row 1, column 3 = 6.
  6. Piece 6 (1 | 2): horizontal; row 5, column 5 = 1, paired with row 5, column 4 = 2.
  1. Area 1: No rule. This area has no additional rule.
  2. Area 2: Sum > 13. 5 + 6 + 5 = 16 > 13.
  3. Area 3: Sum = 3. 3 = 3; target 3.
  4. Area 4: Sum > 0. 1 = 1 > 0.
  5. Area 5: All equal. 2 = 2 = 2 = 2: all cells have the same value.
  6. Area 6: No rule. This area has no additional rule.
  7. Area 7: Sum < 2. 1 = 1 < 2.

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Medium board

4 × 5

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A10No rule
A21Sum = 3
A22Sum = 3
A30All equal
A30All equal
A44All equal
A56Sum > 2
A62Sum = 3
A72Sum = 3
A82Sum > 0
A44All equal
A95No rule
A61Sum = 3
A71Sum = 3
Area 1: No ruleArea 2: Sum = 3Area 3: All equalArea 4: All equalArea 5: Sum > 2Area 6: Sum = 3Area 7: Sum = 3Area 8: Sum > 0Area 9: No rule

Medium solved board

Medium · 7 dominoes · 14 cells. Use the solved board above to compare your answer for this level.

  1. Piece 1 (1 | 4): vertical; row 2, column 1 = 1, paired with row 3, column 1 = 4.
  2. Piece 2 (0 | 0): horizontal; row 2, column 3 = 0, paired with row 2, column 4 = 0.
  3. Piece 3 (6 | 2): horizontal; row 3, column 2 = 6, paired with row 3, column 3 = 2.
  4. Piece 4 (0 | 2): vertical; row 1, column 2 = 0, paired with row 2, column 2 = 2.
  5. Piece 5 (1 | 1): horizontal; row 4, column 3 = 1, paired with row 4, column 4 = 1.
  6. Piece 6 (4 | 5): horizontal; row 4, column 1 = 4, paired with row 4, column 2 = 5.
  7. Piece 7 (2 | 2): horizontal; row 3, column 4 = 2, paired with row 3, column 5 = 2.
  1. Area 1: No rule. This area has no additional rule.
  2. Area 2: Sum = 3. 1 + 2 = 3; target 3.
  3. Area 3: All equal. 0 = 0: all cells have the same value.
  4. Area 4: All equal. 4 = 4: all cells have the same value.
  5. Area 5: Sum > 2. 6 = 6 > 2.
  6. Area 6: Sum = 3. 2 + 1 = 3; target 3.
  7. Area 7: Sum = 3. 2 + 1 = 3; target 3.
  8. Area 8: Sum > 0. 2 = 2 > 0.
  9. Area 9: No rule. This area has no additional rule.

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Hard board

5 × 7

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A11Sum = 6
A15Sum = 6
A23All equal
A23All equal
A33Sum = 7
A34Sum = 7
A43Sum = 7
A51Sum = 6
A44Sum = 7
A55Sum = 6
A66All equal
A66All equal
A76All equal
A84Sum = 6
A96Sum = 6
A76All equal
A82Sum = 6
A104Sum = 6
A102Sum = 6
A110No rule
Area 1: Sum = 6Area 2: All equalArea 3: Sum = 7Area 4: Sum = 7Area 5: Sum = 6Area 6: All equalArea 7: All equalArea 8: Sum = 6Area 9: Sum = 6Area 10: Sum = 6Area 11: No rule

Hard solved board

Hard · 10 dominoes · 20 cells. Use the solved board above to compare your answer for this level.

  1. Piece 1 (6 | 2): vertical; row 4, column 3 = 6, paired with row 5, column 3 = 2.
  2. Piece 2 (3 | 4): horizontal; row 1, column 7 = 3, paired with row 1, column 6 = 4.
  3. Piece 3 (6 | 4): vertical; row 3, column 7 = 6, paired with row 2, column 7 = 4.
  4. Piece 4 (3 | 3): horizontal; row 1, column 4 = 3, paired with row 1, column 5 = 3.
  5. Piece 5 (6 | 6): horizontal; row 3, column 2 = 6, paired with row 3, column 3 = 6.
  6. Piece 6 (1 | 1): vertical; row 1, column 1 = 1, paired with row 2, column 1 = 1.
  7. Piece 7 (5 | 3): horizontal; row 1, column 2 = 5, paired with row 1, column 3 = 3.
  8. Piece 8 (6 | 0): vertical; row 4, column 7 = 6, paired with row 5, column 7 = 0.
  9. Piece 9 (5 | 4): vertical; row 3, column 1 = 5, paired with row 4, column 1 = 4.
  10. Piece 10 (4 | 2): horizontal; row 5, column 2 = 4, paired with row 5, column 1 = 2.
  1. Area 1: Sum = 6. 1 + 5 = 6; target 6.
  2. Area 2: All equal. 3 = 3: all cells have the same value.
  3. Area 3: Sum = 7. 3 + 4 = 7; target 7.
  4. Area 4: Sum = 7. 3 + 4 = 7; target 7.
  5. Area 5: Sum = 6. 1 + 5 = 6; target 6.
  6. Area 6: All equal. 6 = 6: all cells have the same value.
  7. Area 7: All equal. 6 = 6: all cells have the same value.
  8. Area 8: Sum = 6. 4 + 2 = 6; target 6.
  9. Area 9: Sum = 6. 6 = 6; target 6.
  10. Area 10: Sum = 6. 4 + 2 = 6; target 6.
  11. Area 11: No rule. This area has no additional rule.

If your board matches the one above, your answer is finished.

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