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Easy board

4 × 5

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A13Sum = 3
A24No rule
A34Sum > 3
A45All equal
A53Sum = 6
A53Sum = 6
A45All equal
A61Sum < 3
A72All equal
A72All equal
Area 1: Sum = 3Area 2: No ruleArea 3: Sum > 3Area 4: All equalArea 5: Sum = 6Area 6: Sum < 3Area 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 (5 | 2): vertical; row 3, column 2 = 5, paired with row 4, column 2 = 2.
  2. Piece 2 (3 | 3): horizontal; row 2, column 4 = 3, paired with row 2, column 5 = 3.
  3. Piece 3 (4 | 5): horizontal; row 2, column 1 = 4, paired with row 2, column 2 = 5.
  4. Piece 4 (1 | 2): vertical; row 3, column 3 = 1, paired with row 4, column 3 = 2.
  5. Piece 5 (3 | 4): horizontal; row 1, column 2 = 3, paired with row 1, column 3 = 4.
  1. Area 1: Sum = 3. 3 = 3; target 3.
  2. Area 2: No rule. This area has no additional rule.
  3. Area 3: Sum > 3. 4 = 4 > 3.
  4. Area 4: All equal. 5 = 5: all cells have the same value.
  5. Area 5: Sum = 6. 3 + 3 = 6; target 6.
  6. Area 6: Sum < 3. 1 = 1 < 3.
  7. Area 7: All equal. 2 = 2: all cells have the same value.

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

Medium board

4 × 5

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A11All equal
A25Sum = 10
A33No rule
A11All equal
A25Sum = 10
A42Sum > 1
A52Sum = 8
A56Sum = 8
A66Sum = 8
A62Sum = 8
A71Sum = 4
A73Sum = 4
A84All equal
A84All equal
Area 1: All equalArea 2: Sum = 10Area 3: No ruleArea 4: Sum > 1Area 5: Sum = 8Area 6: Sum = 8Area 7: Sum = 4Area 8: All equal

Medium solved board

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

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

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

Hard board

10 × 6

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A11Sum = 6
A23Sum = 3
A33Sum = 3
A41Sum = 1
A12Sum = 6
A52Sum = 3
A63Sum = 9
A71Sum = 5
A13Sum = 6
A51Sum = 3
A66Sum = 9
A74Sum = 5
A80All equal
A80All equal
A80All equal
A80All equal
A80All equal
A80All equal
A80All equal
A80All equal
A92Sum < 3
A105Sum > 3
A116All different
A113All different
A112All different
A115All different
A114All different
A111All different
Area 1: Sum = 6Area 2: Sum = 3Area 3: Sum = 3Area 4: Sum = 1Area 5: Sum = 3Area 6: Sum = 9Area 7: Sum = 5Area 8: All equalArea 9: Sum < 3Area 10: Sum > 3Area 11: All different

Hard solved board

Hard · 14 dominoes · 28 cells. Use the solved board above to compare your answer for this level.

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

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

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