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Easy board

3 × 6

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A11Sum < 2
A20All equal
A34No rule
A42Sum < 4
A20All equal
A56No rule
A63All equal
A63All equal
A75All equal
A75All equal
Area 1: Sum < 2Area 2: All equalArea 3: No ruleArea 4: Sum < 4Area 5: No ruleArea 6: All equalArea 7: All equal

Easy solved board

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

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

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

Medium board

5 × 6

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A13Sum = 9
A13Sum = 9
A21No rule
A35Sum > 3
A46Sum > 6
A13Sum = 9
A52No rule
A46Sum > 6
A62All equal
A70All equal
A62All equal
A70All equal
A81Sum = 4
A81Sum = 4
A81Sum = 4
A81Sum = 4
Area 1: Sum = 9Area 2: No ruleArea 3: Sum > 3Area 4: Sum > 6Area 5: No ruleArea 6: All equalArea 7: All equalArea 8: Sum = 4

Medium solved board

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

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

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

Hard board

8 × 8

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A14All different
A13All different
A12All different
A10All different
A16All different
A21All equal
A30Sum = 0
A21All equal
A21All equal
A43All equal
A43All equal
A43All equal
A55Sum = 5
A66Sum = 12
A21All equal
A43All equal
A74All equal
A74All equal
A74All equal
A66Sum = 12
A86Sum = 12
A86Sum = 12
A95Sum = 10
A95Sum = 10
A102All equal
A102All equal
A114Sum < 6
A102All equal
Area 1: All differentArea 2: All equalArea 3: Sum = 0Area 4: All equalArea 5: Sum = 5Area 6: Sum = 12Area 7: All equalArea 8: Sum = 12Area 9: Sum = 10Area 10: All equalArea 11: 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 (4 | 4): horizontal; row 5, column 5 = 4, paired with row 5, column 6 = 4.
  2. Piece 2 (2 | 2): horizontal; row 7, column 5 = 2, paired with row 7, column 6 = 2.
  3. Piece 3 (3 | 1): horizontal; row 5, column 4 = 3, paired with row 5, column 3 = 1.
  4. Piece 4 (6 | 0): vertical; row 4, column 8 = 6, paired with row 3, column 8 = 0.
  5. Piece 5 (5 | 5): horizontal; row 6, column 6 = 5, paired with row 6, column 7 = 5.
  6. Piece 6 (4 | 0): vertical; row 1, column 3 = 4, paired with row 2, column 3 = 0.
  7. Piece 7 (6 | 1): horizontal; row 3, column 2 = 6, paired with row 3, column 3 = 1.
  8. Piece 8 (3 | 3): horizontal; row 4, column 4 = 3, paired with row 4, column 5 = 3.
  9. Piece 9 (4 | 6): horizontal; row 5, column 7 = 4, paired with row 5, column 8 = 6.
  10. Piece 10 (3 | 5): horizontal; row 4, column 6 = 3, paired with row 4, column 7 = 5.
  11. Piece 11 (6 | 6): horizontal; row 6, column 4 = 6, paired with row 6, column 5 = 6.
  12. Piece 12 (3 | 2): horizontal; row 2, column 1 = 3, paired with row 2, column 2 = 2.
  13. Piece 13 (1 | 1): horizontal; row 4, column 2 = 1, paired with row 4, column 3 = 1.
  14. Piece 14 (2 | 4): horizontal; row 8, column 5 = 2, paired with row 8, column 4 = 4.
  1. Area 1: All different. 4, 3, 2, 0, 6: every value is different.
  2. Area 2: All equal. 1 = 1 = 1 = 1: all cells have the same value.
  3. Area 3: Sum = 0. 0 = 0; target 0.
  4. Area 4: All equal. 3 = 3 = 3 = 3: all cells have the same value.
  5. Area 5: Sum = 5. 5 = 5; target 5.
  6. Area 6: Sum = 12. 6 + 6 = 12; target 12.
  7. Area 7: All equal. 4 = 4 = 4: all cells have the same value.
  8. Area 8: Sum = 12. 6 + 6 = 12; target 12.
  9. Area 9: Sum = 10. 5 + 5 = 10; target 10.
  10. Area 10: All equal. 2 = 2 = 2: all cells have the same value.
  11. Area 11: Sum < 6. 4 = 4 < 6.

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

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