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Easy board

4 × 4

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A10Sum < 5
A23Sum = 6
A31Sum = 4
A31Sum = 4
A46Sum > 5
A23Sum = 6
A31Sum = 4
A31Sum = 4
A55All equal
A55All equal
Area 1: Sum < 5Area 2: Sum = 6Area 3: Sum = 4Area 4: Sum > 5Area 5: 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 (1 | 3): horizontal; row 2, column 3 = 1, paired with row 2, column 2 = 3.
  2. Piece 2 (1 | 1): horizontal; row 3, column 3 = 1, paired with row 3, column 4 = 1.
  3. Piece 3 (3 | 6): horizontal; row 3, column 2 = 3, paired with row 3, column 1 = 6.
  4. Piece 4 (5 | 5): horizontal; row 4, column 2 = 5, paired with row 4, column 3 = 5.
  5. Piece 5 (1 | 0): vertical; row 2, column 4 = 1, paired with row 1, column 4 = 0.
  1. Area 1: Sum < 5. 0 = 0 < 5.
  2. Area 2: Sum = 6. 3 + 3 = 6; target 6.
  3. Area 3: Sum = 4. 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 = 4; target 4.
  4. Area 4: Sum > 5. 6 = 6 > 5.
  5. Area 5: 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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A16Sum = 6
A25Sum = 7
A22Sum = 7
A10Sum = 6
A33Sum = 4
A44Sum = 5
A41Sum = 5
A31Sum = 4
A50Sum = 0
A63Sum = 3
A50Sum = 0
A50Sum = 0
A71Sum = 1
A70Sum = 1
A82Sum = 2
A90No rule
Area 1: Sum = 6Area 2: Sum = 7Area 3: Sum = 4Area 4: Sum = 5Area 5: Sum = 0Area 6: Sum = 3Area 7: Sum = 1Area 8: Sum = 2Area 9: No rule

Medium solved board

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

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

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

Hard board

5 × 8

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A11Sum < 3
A21Sum < 2
A31Sum = 7
A44Sum = 9
A53Sum = 3
A36Sum = 7
A63Sum = 4
A61Sum = 4
A42Sum = 9
A71All equal
A71All equal
A85Sum = 5
A30Sum = 7
A43Sum = 9
A94Sum > 5
A80Sum = 5
A105Sum > 4
A115Sum > 4
A94Sum > 5
A80Sum = 5
Area 1: Sum < 3Area 2: Sum < 2Area 3: Sum = 7Area 4: Sum = 9Area 5: Sum = 3Area 6: Sum = 4Area 7: All equalArea 8: Sum = 5Area 9: Sum > 5Area 10: Sum > 4Area 11: Sum > 4

Hard solved board

Hard · 10 dominoes · 20 cells. Use the solved board above to compare your answer for this level.

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

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

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