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Easy board

4 × 4

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A14All equal
A25Sum = 11
A32Sum < 3
A14All equal
A26Sum = 11
A14All equal
A46Sum > 3
A55Sum = 10
A55Sum = 10
A60Sum < 2
Area 1: All equalArea 2: Sum = 11Area 3: Sum < 3Area 4: Sum > 3Area 5: Sum = 10Area 6: Sum < 2

Easy solved board

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

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

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

Medium board

7 × 6

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A11Sum = 5
A14Sum = 5
A25Sum > 8
A25Sum > 8
A32Sum = 8
A36Sum = 8
A43All equal
A43All equal
A50No rule
A60No rule
A72Sum = 7
A75Sum = 7
A83Sum = 8
A85Sum = 8
Area 1: Sum = 5Area 2: Sum > 8Area 3: Sum = 8Area 4: All equalArea 5: No ruleArea 6: No ruleArea 7: Sum = 7Area 8: 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 (5 | 3): horizontal; row 7, column 3 = 5, paired with row 7, column 4 = 3.
  2. Piece 2 (0 | 2): vertical; row 6, column 2 = 0, paired with row 7, column 2 = 2.
  3. Piece 3 (3 | 2): vertical; row 4, column 3 = 3, paired with row 3, column 3 = 2.
  4. Piece 4 (4 | 1): horizontal; row 1, column 2 = 4, paired with row 1, column 1 = 1.
  5. Piece 5 (0 | 5): vertical; row 6, column 5 = 0, paired with row 7, column 5 = 5.
  6. Piece 6 (3 | 6): vertical; row 4, column 4 = 3, paired with row 3, column 4 = 6.
  7. Piece 7 (5 | 5): horizontal; row 1, column 5 = 5, paired with row 1, column 6 = 5.
  1. Area 1: Sum = 5. 1 + 4 = 5; target 5.
  2. Area 2: Sum > 8. 5 + 5 = 10 > 8.
  3. Area 3: Sum = 8. 2 + 6 = 8; target 8.
  4. Area 4: All equal. 3 = 3: all cells have the same value.
  5. Area 5: No rule. This area has no additional rule.
  6. Area 6: No rule. This area has no additional rule.
  7. Area 7: Sum = 7. 2 + 5 = 7; target 7.
  8. Area 8: Sum = 8. 3 + 5 = 8; target 8.

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

Hard board

7 × 5

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A12Sum = 4
A20Sum = 1
A35Sum = 10
A44Sum = 6
A42Sum = 6
A12Sum = 4
A20Sum = 1
A35Sum = 10
A53All equal
A53All equal
A65Sum = 9
A21Sum = 1
A76Sum = 12
A53All equal
A80Sum = 0
A64Sum = 9
A76Sum = 12
A95Sum = 5
A101Sum = 3
A114Sum = 7
A101Sum = 3
A101Sum = 3
A113Sum = 7
A126Sum > 10
A130Sum = 0
A141Sum = 1
A126Sum > 10
A151Sum = 1
A164Sum = 10
A166Sum = 10
Area 1: Sum = 4Area 2: Sum = 1Area 3: Sum = 10Area 4: Sum = 6Area 5: All equalArea 6: Sum = 9Area 7: Sum = 12Area 8: Sum = 0Area 9: Sum = 5Area 10: Sum = 3Area 11: Sum = 7Area 12: Sum > 10Area 13: Sum = 0Area 14: Sum = 1Area 15: Sum = 1Area 16: Sum = 10

Hard solved board

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

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

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

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