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Easy board

4 × 5

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A15No rule
A20All equal
A31All equal
A31All equal
A42Sum < 3
A20All equal
A31All equal
A50Sum < 1
A66Sum > 5
A70No rule
Area 1: No ruleArea 2: All equalArea 3: All equalArea 4: Sum < 3Area 5: Sum < 1Area 6: Sum > 5Area 7: No rule

Easy solved board

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

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

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Medium board

4 × 5

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A11No rule
A26All equal
A26All equal
A26All equal
A31No rule
A40All equal
A40All equal
A40All equal
A53Sum = 7
A54Sum = 7
A65Sum = 7
A62Sum = 7
A72Sum = 8
A76Sum = 8
Area 1: No ruleArea 2: All equalArea 3: No ruleArea 4: All equalArea 5: Sum = 7Area 6: Sum = 7Area 7: Sum = 8

Medium solved board

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

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

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

Hard board

8 × 4

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A15Sum = 5
A22Sum = 2
A35Sum = 5
A42Sum = 2
A51Sum = 1
A61Sum = 1
A73Sum = 3
A86Sum > 0
A92Sum = 2
A105Sum = 5
A114Sum = 4
A122Sum = 2
A134Sum = 4
A140No rule
A151Sum = 1
A163Sum = 3
A174Sum = 4
A182Sum = 2
A193Sum = 3
A203Sum = 3
A210No rule
A221Sum = 1
A230No rule
A240No rule
A251Sum = 1
A265Sum = 5
A270No rule
A284Sum = 4
A294Sum = 4
A305Sum = 5
A313Sum > 0
A323Sum = 3
Area 1: Sum = 5Area 2: Sum = 2Area 3: Sum = 5Area 4: Sum = 2Area 5: Sum = 1Area 6: Sum = 1Area 7: Sum = 3Area 8: Sum > 0Area 9: Sum = 2Area 10: Sum = 5Area 11: Sum = 4Area 12: Sum = 2Area 13: Sum = 4Area 14: No ruleArea 15: Sum = 1Area 16: Sum = 3Area 17: Sum = 4Area 18: Sum = 2Area 19: Sum = 3Area 20: Sum = 3Area 21: No ruleArea 22: Sum = 1Area 23: No ruleArea 24: No ruleArea 25: Sum = 1Area 26: Sum = 5Area 27: No ruleArea 28: Sum = 4Area 29: Sum = 4Area 30: Sum = 5Area 31: Sum > 0Area 32: Sum = 3

Hard solved board

Hard · 16 dominoes · 32 cells. Use the solved board above to compare your answer for this level.

  1. Piece 1 (0 | 1): horizontal; row 6, column 3 = 0, paired with row 6, column 2 = 1.
  2. Piece 2 (0 | 2): vertical; row 4, column 2 = 0, paired with row 5, column 2 = 2.
  3. Piece 3 (0 | 3): vertical; row 6, column 4 = 0, paired with row 5, column 4 = 3.
  4. Piece 4 (0 | 4): vertical; row 6, column 1 = 0, paired with row 5, column 1 = 4.
  5. Piece 5 (0 | 5): horizontal; row 7, column 3 = 0, paired with row 7, column 2 = 5.
  6. Piece 6 (1 | 2): vertical; row 2, column 2 = 1, paired with row 1, column 2 = 2.
  7. Piece 7 (1 | 3): vertical; row 4, column 3 = 1, paired with row 5, column 3 = 3.
  8. Piece 8 (1 | 4): vertical; row 7, column 1 = 1, paired with row 8, column 1 = 4.
  9. Piece 9 (1 | 5): vertical; row 2, column 1 = 1, paired with row 1, column 1 = 5.
  10. Piece 10 (2 | 3): vertical; row 3, column 4 = 2, paired with row 4, column 4 = 3.
  11. Piece 11 (2 | 4): vertical; row 3, column 1 = 2, paired with row 4, column 1 = 4.
  12. Piece 12 (2 | 5): horizontal; row 1, column 4 = 2, paired with row 1, column 3 = 5.
  13. Piece 13 (3 | 4): vertical; row 8, column 4 = 3, paired with row 7, column 4 = 4.
  14. Piece 14 (3 | 5): horizontal; row 8, column 3 = 3, paired with row 8, column 2 = 5.
  15. Piece 15 (4 | 5): horizontal; row 3, column 3 = 4, paired with row 3, column 2 = 5.
  16. Piece 16 (3 | 6): horizontal; row 2, column 3 = 3, paired with row 2, column 4 = 6.
  1. Area 1: Sum = 5. 5 = 5; target 5.
  2. Area 2: Sum = 2. 2 = 2; target 2.
  3. Area 3: Sum = 5. 5 = 5; target 5.
  4. Area 4: Sum = 2. 2 = 2; target 2.
  5. Area 5: Sum = 1. 1 = 1; target 1.
  6. Area 6: Sum = 1. 1 = 1; target 1.
  7. Area 7: Sum = 3. 3 = 3; target 3.
  8. Area 8: Sum > 0. 6 = 6 > 0.
  9. Area 9: Sum = 2. 2 = 2; target 2.
  10. Area 10: Sum = 5. 5 = 5; target 5.
  11. Area 11: Sum = 4. 4 = 4; target 4.
  12. Area 12: Sum = 2. 2 = 2; target 2.
  13. Area 13: Sum = 4. 4 = 4; target 4.
  14. Area 14: No rule. This area has no additional rule.
  15. Area 15: Sum = 1. 1 = 1; target 1.
  16. Area 16: Sum = 3. 3 = 3; target 3.
  17. Area 17: Sum = 4. 4 = 4; target 4.
  18. Area 18: Sum = 2. 2 = 2; target 2.
  19. Area 19: Sum = 3. 3 = 3; target 3.
  20. Area 20: Sum = 3. 3 = 3; target 3.
  21. Area 21: No rule. This area has no additional rule.
  22. Area 22: Sum = 1. 1 = 1; target 1.
  23. Area 23: No rule. This area has no additional rule.
  24. Area 24: No rule. This area has no additional rule.
  25. Area 25: Sum = 1. 1 = 1; target 1.
  26. Area 26: Sum = 5. 5 = 5; target 5.
  27. Area 27: No rule. This area has no additional rule.
  28. Area 28: Sum = 4. 4 = 4; target 4.
  29. Area 29: Sum = 4. 4 = 4; target 4.
  30. Area 30: Sum = 5. 5 = 5; target 5.
  31. Area 31: Sum > 0. 3 = 3 > 0.
  32. Area 32: Sum = 3. 3 = 3; target 3.

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

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