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Easy board

4 × 5

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A15All equal
A15All equal
A23All equal
A34Sum > 2
A15All equal
A23All equal
A46Sum < 9
A23All equal
A54No rule
A42Sum < 9
A23All equal
A61No rule
Area 1: All equalArea 2: All equalArea 3: Sum > 2Area 4: Sum < 9Area 5: No ruleArea 6: No rule

Easy solved board

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

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

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Medium board

5 × 6

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A15Sum = 9
A26All equal
A14Sum = 9
A26All equal
A30All equal
A44No rule
A30All equal
A53Sum = 4
A60Sum < 2
A51Sum = 4
A74Sum = 9
A75Sum = 9
A82All equal
A82All equal
Area 1: Sum = 9Area 2: All equalArea 3: All equalArea 4: No ruleArea 5: Sum = 4Area 6: Sum < 2Area 7: Sum = 9Area 8: All equal

Medium solved board

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

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

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

Hard board

10 × 9

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A16Sum = 6
A20All equal
A20All equal
A33Sum < 4
A45Sum > 9
A20All equal
A46Sum > 9
A20All equal
A55Sum > 4
A62Sum = 7
A74Sum = 4
A65Sum = 7
A82Sum = 2
A92Sum = 6
A94Sum = 6
A106Sum = 6
A114Sum = 6
A111Sum = 6
A111Sum = 6
A123Sum = 6
A130Sum = 0
A123Sum = 6
A142All equal
A153Sum = 6
A142All equal
A153Sum = 6
A165Sum = 6
A161Sum = 6
Area 1: Sum = 6Area 2: All equalArea 3: Sum < 4Area 4: Sum > 9Area 5: Sum > 4Area 6: Sum = 7Area 7: Sum = 4Area 8: Sum = 2Area 9: Sum = 6Area 10: Sum = 6Area 11: Sum = 6Area 12: Sum = 6Area 13: Sum = 0Area 14: All equalArea 15: Sum = 6Area 16: Sum = 6

Hard solved board

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

  1. Piece 1 (2 | 1): vertical; row 9, column 9 = 2, paired with row 10, column 9 = 1.
  2. Piece 2 (3 | 4): vertical; row 7, column 7 = 3, paired with row 6, column 7 = 4.
  3. Piece 3 (5 | 2): horizontal; row 5, column 1 = 5, paired with row 5, column 2 = 2.
  4. Piece 4 (4 | 6): horizontal; row 5, column 5 = 4, paired with row 5, column 6 = 6.
  5. Piece 5 (0 | 0): vertical; row 1, column 4 = 0, paired with row 2, column 4 = 0.
  6. Piece 6 (4 | 2): vertical; row 4, column 4 = 4, paired with row 5, column 4 = 2.
  7. Piece 7 (0 | 5): horizontal; row 3, column 4 = 0, paired with row 3, column 5 = 5.
  8. Piece 8 (1 | 1): horizontal; row 6, column 8 = 1, paired with row 6, column 9 = 1.
  9. Piece 9 (6 | 2): vertical; row 3, column 1 = 6, paired with row 4, column 1 = 2.
  10. Piece 10 (3 | 3): vertical; row 8, column 7 = 3, paired with row 9, column 7 = 3.
  11. Piece 11 (6 | 5): vertical; row 1, column 1 = 6, paired with row 2, column 1 = 5.
  12. Piece 12 (2 | 0): vertical; row 8, column 9 = 2, paired with row 7, column 9 = 0.
  13. Piece 13 (5 | 3): horizontal; row 10, column 8 = 5, paired with row 10, column 7 = 3.
  14. Piece 14 (3 | 0): horizontal; row 1, column 6 = 3, paired with row 1, column 5 = 0.
  1. Area 1: Sum = 6. 6 = 6; target 6.
  2. Area 2: All equal. 0 = 0 = 0 = 0: all cells have the same value.
  3. Area 3: Sum < 4. 3 = 3 < 4.
  4. Area 4: Sum > 9. 5 + 6 = 11 > 9.
  5. Area 5: Sum > 4. 5 = 5 > 4.
  6. Area 6: Sum = 7. 2 + 5 = 7; target 7.
  7. Area 7: Sum = 4. 4 = 4; target 4.
  8. Area 8: Sum = 2. 2 = 2; target 2.
  9. Area 9: Sum = 6. 2 + 4 = 6; target 6.
  10. Area 10: Sum = 6. 6 = 6; target 6.
  11. Area 11: Sum = 6. 4 + 1 + 1 = 6; target 6.
  12. Area 12: Sum = 6. 3 + 3 = 6; target 6.
  13. Area 13: Sum = 0. 0 = 0; target 0.
  14. Area 14: All equal. 2 = 2: all cells have the same value.
  15. Area 15: Sum = 6. 3 + 3 = 6; target 6.
  16. Area 16: Sum = 6. 5 + 1 = 6; target 6.

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

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