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Easy board

3 × 6

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A11All equal
A26Sum > 2
A34Sum > 2
A45Sum = 5
A11All equal
A53All equal
A53All equal
A65Sum = 5
A76Sum > 3
A85Sum = 5
Area 1: All equalArea 2: Sum > 2Area 3: Sum > 2Area 4: Sum = 5Area 5: All equalArea 6: Sum = 5Area 7: Sum > 3Area 8: Sum = 5

Easy solved board

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

  1. Piece 1 (3 | 5): horizontal; row 2, column 5 = 3, paired with row 2, column 6 = 5.
  2. Piece 2 (5 | 4): horizontal; row 2, column 2 = 5, paired with row 2, column 1 = 4.
  3. Piece 3 (5 | 6): horizontal; row 3, column 4 = 5, paired with row 3, column 3 = 6.
  4. Piece 4 (1 | 6): horizontal; row 1, column 3 = 1, paired with row 1, column 4 = 6.
  5. Piece 5 (1 | 3): horizontal; row 2, column 3 = 1, paired with row 2, column 4 = 3.
  1. Area 1: All equal. 1 = 1: all cells have the same value.
  2. Area 2: Sum > 2. 6 = 6 > 2.
  3. Area 3: Sum > 2. 4 = 4 > 2.
  4. Area 4: Sum = 5. 5 = 5; target 5.
  5. Area 5: All equal. 3 = 3: all cells have the same value.
  6. Area 6: Sum = 5. 5 = 5; target 5.
  7. Area 7: Sum > 3. 6 = 6 > 3.
  8. Area 8: Sum = 5. 5 = 5; target 5.

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

Medium board

5 × 7

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A11No rule
A22No rule
A33Sum = 7
A34Sum = 7
A40Sum = 1
A41Sum = 1
A54Sum = 9
A55Sum = 9
A63Sum = 8
A65Sum = 8
A73Sum = 8
A72Sum = 8
A73Sum = 8
A86Sum > 4
Area 1: No ruleArea 2: No ruleArea 3: Sum = 7Area 4: Sum = 1Area 5: Sum = 9Area 6: Sum = 8Area 7: Sum = 8Area 8: Sum > 4

Medium solved board

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

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

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

Hard board

6 × 9

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A13All equal
A24Sum = 10
A26Sum = 10
A13All equal
A36Sum > 10
A35Sum > 10
A42Sum < 3
A50All equal
A50All equal
A50All equal
A50All equal
A63Sum < 4
A40Sum < 3
A75Sum = 6
A82All equal
A82All equal
A82All equal
A91All equal
A91All equal
A100Sum < 3
A71Sum = 6
A82All equal
A82All equal
A115Sum > 4
A91All equal
A91All equal
A124Sum = 10
A126Sum = 10
A135Sum > 4
A143No rule
Area 1: All equalArea 2: Sum = 10Area 3: Sum > 10Area 4: Sum < 3Area 5: All equalArea 6: Sum < 4Area 7: Sum = 6Area 8: All equalArea 9: All equalArea 10: Sum < 3Area 11: Sum > 4Area 12: Sum = 10Area 13: Sum > 4Area 14: No rule

Hard solved board

Hard · 15 dominoes · 30 cells. Use the solved board above to compare your answer for this level.

  1. Piece 1 (3 | 0): horizontal; row 3, column 7 = 3, paired with row 3, column 6 = 0.
  2. Piece 2 (2 | 1): horizontal; row 4, column 6 = 2, paired with row 4, column 7 = 1.
  3. Piece 3 (4 | 3): horizontal; row 1, column 2 = 4, paired with row 1, column 1 = 3.
  4. Piece 4 (2 | 0): vertical; row 3, column 1 = 2, paired with row 4, column 1 = 0.
  5. Piece 5 (5 | 2): horizontal; row 5, column 6 = 5, paired with row 5, column 5 = 2.
  6. Piece 6 (1 | 3): vertical; row 5, column 8 = 1, paired with row 6, column 8 = 3.
  7. Piece 7 (6 | 5): vertical; row 1, column 3 = 6, paired with row 2, column 3 = 5.
  8. Piece 8 (0 | 5): vertical; row 3, column 3 = 0, paired with row 4, column 3 = 5.
  9. Piece 9 (6 | 3): horizontal; row 2, column 2 = 6, paired with row 2, column 1 = 3.
  10. Piece 10 (1 | 0): horizontal; row 4, column 8 = 1, paired with row 4, column 9 = 0.
  11. Piece 11 (1 | 4): vertical; row 5, column 3 = 1, paired with row 6, column 3 = 4.
  12. Piece 12 (0 | 0): horizontal; row 3, column 4 = 0, paired with row 3, column 5 = 0.
  13. Piece 13 (2 | 6): vertical; row 5, column 4 = 2, paired with row 6, column 4 = 6.
  14. Piece 14 (5 | 1): vertical; row 6, column 7 = 5, paired with row 5, column 7 = 1.
  15. Piece 15 (2 | 2): horizontal; row 4, column 4 = 2, paired with row 4, column 5 = 2.
  1. Area 1: All equal. 3 = 3: all cells have the same value.
  2. Area 2: Sum = 10. 4 + 6 = 10; target 10.
  3. Area 3: Sum > 10. 6 + 5 = 11 > 10.
  4. Area 4: Sum < 3. 2 + 0 = 2 < 3.
  5. Area 5: All equal. 0 = 0 = 0 = 0: all cells have the same value.
  6. Area 6: Sum < 4. 3 = 3 < 4.
  7. Area 7: Sum = 6. 5 + 1 = 6; target 6.
  8. Area 8: All equal. 2 = 2 = 2 = 2 = 2: all cells have the same value.
  9. Area 9: All equal. 1 = 1 = 1 = 1: all cells have the same value.
  10. Area 10: Sum < 3. 0 = 0 < 3.
  11. Area 11: Sum > 4. 5 = 5 > 4.
  12. Area 12: Sum = 10. 4 + 6 = 10; target 10.
  13. Area 13: Sum > 4. 5 = 5 > 4.
  14. Area 14: No rule. This area has no additional rule.

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

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