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Easy board

3 × 5

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A10Sum < 2
A22No rule
A31All equal
A31All equal
A43Sum = 3
A50No rule
A31All equal
A31All equal
A63Sum > 6
A66Sum > 6
Area 1: Sum < 2Area 2: No ruleArea 3: All equalArea 4: Sum = 3Area 5: No ruleArea 6: Sum > 6

Easy solved board

Easy · 5 dominoes · 10 cells. Use the solved board above to compare your answer for this level.

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

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

Medium board

3 × 7

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A10All equal
A10All equal
A10All equal
A22Sum = 6
A24Sum = 6
A33No rule
A44Sum = 4
A56Sum > 9
A61All equal
A70Sum = 6
A55Sum > 9
A61All equal
A76Sum = 6
A85All equal
A85All equal
A93No rule
Area 1: All equalArea 2: Sum = 6Area 3: No ruleArea 4: Sum = 4Area 5: Sum > 9Area 6: All equalArea 7: Sum = 6Area 8: All equalArea 9: No rule

Medium solved board

Medium · 8 dominoes · 16 cells. Use the solved board above to compare your answer for this level.

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

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

Hard board

10 × 9

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A12Sum = 2
A10Sum = 2
A10Sum = 2
A25Sum = 5
A34Sum = 8
A34Sum = 8
A46Sum > 9
A45Sum > 9
A53Sum > 2
A60Sum = 2
A62Sum = 2
A60Sum = 2
A72Sum = 2
A84Sum = 10
A96Sum > 4
A106Sum > 4
A86Sum = 10
A112Sum = 2
A123All equal
A131All equal
A110Sum = 2
A123All equal
A131All equal
A145All equal
A145All equal
A145All equal
A145All equal
A152Sum = 2
Area 1: Sum = 2Area 2: Sum = 5Area 3: Sum = 8Area 4: Sum > 9Area 5: Sum > 2Area 6: Sum = 2Area 7: Sum = 2Area 8: Sum = 10Area 9: Sum > 4Area 10: Sum > 4Area 11: Sum = 2Area 12: All equalArea 13: All equalArea 14: All equalArea 15: Sum = 2

Hard solved board

Hard · 14 dominoes · 28 cells. Use the solved board above to compare your answer for this level.

  1. Piece 1 (6 | 2): vertical; row 7, column 2 = 6, paired with row 8, column 2 = 2.
  2. Piece 2 (0 | 0): horizontal; row 1, column 2 = 0, paired with row 1, column 3 = 0.
  3. Piece 3 (2 | 5): vertical; row 1, column 1 = 2, paired with row 2, column 1 = 5.
  4. Piece 4 (3 | 0): horizontal; row 5, column 5 = 3, paired with row 5, column 6 = 0.
  5. Piece 5 (1 | 2): vertical; row 9, column 7 = 1, paired with row 10, column 7 = 2.
  6. Piece 6 (6 | 5): vertical; row 4, column 1 = 6, paired with row 5, column 1 = 5.
  7. Piece 7 (0 | 2): horizontal; row 5, column 8 = 0, paired with row 5, column 9 = 2.
  8. Piece 8 (5 | 5): horizontal; row 10, column 3 = 5, paired with row 10, column 4 = 5.
  9. Piece 9 (4 | 2): vertical; row 6, column 7 = 4, paired with row 5, column 7 = 2.
  10. Piece 10 (5 | 3): vertical; row 10, column 5 = 5, paired with row 9, column 5 = 3.
  11. Piece 11 (4 | 4): horizontal; row 3, column 1 = 4, paired with row 3, column 2 = 4.
  12. Piece 12 (3 | 6): vertical; row 8, column 5 = 3, paired with row 7, column 5 = 6.
  13. Piece 13 (5 | 0): vertical; row 10, column 2 = 5, paired with row 9, column 2 = 0.
  14. Piece 14 (6 | 1): vertical; row 7, column 7 = 6, paired with row 8, column 7 = 1.
  1. Area 1: Sum = 2. 2 + 0 + 0 = 2; target 2.
  2. Area 2: Sum = 5. 5 = 5; target 5.
  3. Area 3: Sum = 8. 4 + 4 = 8; target 8.
  4. Area 4: Sum > 9. 6 + 5 = 11 > 9.
  5. Area 5: Sum > 2. 3 = 3 > 2.
  6. Area 6: Sum = 2. 0 + 2 + 0 = 2; target 2.
  7. Area 7: Sum = 2. 2 = 2; target 2.
  8. Area 8: Sum = 10. 4 + 6 = 10; target 10.
  9. Area 9: Sum > 4. 6 = 6 > 4.
  10. Area 10: Sum > 4. 6 = 6 > 4.
  11. Area 11: Sum = 2. 2 + 0 = 2; target 2.
  12. Area 12: All equal. 3 = 3: all cells have the same value.
  13. Area 13: All equal. 1 = 1: all cells have the same value.
  14. Area 14: All equal. 5 = 5 = 5 = 5: all cells have the same value.
  15. Area 15: Sum = 2. 2 = 2; target 2.

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

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