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Easy board

5 × 6

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A13Sum = 8
A23Sum = 3
A30Sum = 2
A15Sum = 8
A44Sum = 8
A32Sum = 2
A51All equal
A44Sum = 8
A63Sum = 3
A51All equal
Area 1: Sum = 8Area 2: Sum = 3Area 3: Sum = 2Area 4: Sum = 8Area 5: All equalArea 6: Sum = 3

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

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

Medium board

4 × 6

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A13Sum > 2
A23Sum < 4
A35All equal
A42No rule
A52Sum < 4
A66Sum > 10
A74Sum = 10
A35All equal
A84Sum = 10
A96No rule
A66Sum > 10
A76Sum = 10
A35All equal
A86Sum = 10
Area 1: Sum > 2Area 2: Sum < 4Area 3: All equalArea 4: No ruleArea 5: Sum < 4Area 6: Sum > 10Area 7: Sum = 10Area 8: Sum = 10Area 9: No rule

Medium solved board

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

  1. Piece 1 (2 | 3): vertical; row 2, column 5 = 2, paired with row 1, column 5 = 3.
  2. Piece 2 (2 | 6): horizontal; row 3, column 1 = 2, paired with row 3, column 2 = 6.
  3. Piece 3 (3 | 4): vertical; row 2, column 3 = 3, paired with row 3, column 3 = 4.
  4. Piece 4 (4 | 6): horizontal; row 3, column 5 = 4, paired with row 3, column 6 = 6.
  5. Piece 5 (5 | 5): vertical; row 2, column 4 = 5, paired with row 3, column 4 = 5.
  6. Piece 6 (5 | 6): horizontal; row 4, column 4 = 5, paired with row 4, column 5 = 6.
  7. Piece 7 (6 | 6): horizontal; row 4, column 2 = 6, paired with row 4, column 3 = 6.
  1. Area 1: Sum > 2. 3 = 3 > 2.
  2. Area 2: Sum < 4. 3 = 3 < 4.
  3. Area 3: All equal. 5 = 5 = 5: all cells have the same value.
  4. Area 4: No rule. This area has no additional rule.
  5. Area 5: Sum < 4. 2 = 2 < 4.
  6. Area 6: Sum > 10. 6 + 6 = 12 > 10.
  7. Area 7: Sum = 10. 4 + 6 = 10; target 10.
  8. Area 8: Sum = 10. 4 + 6 = 10; target 10.
  9. Area 9: No rule. This area has no additional rule.

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

Hard board

10 × 9

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A11Sum = 3
A11Sum = 3
A26No rule
A11Sum = 3
A10Sum = 3
A34All equal
A34All equal
A40All equal
A40All equal
A34All equal
A56All equal
A40All equal
A40All equal
A65Sum = 5
A71Sum = 1
A56All equal
A56All equal
A56All equal
A56All equal
A83All equal
A83All equal
A95All equal
A56All equal
A104All equal
A95All equal
A104All equal
A95All equal
A115All equal
A123Sum = 3
A95All equal
A132Sum = 2
A115All equal
Area 1: Sum = 3Area 2: No ruleArea 3: All equalArea 4: All equalArea 5: All equalArea 6: Sum = 5Area 7: Sum = 1Area 8: All equalArea 9: All equalArea 10: All equalArea 11: All equalArea 12: Sum = 3Area 13: Sum = 2

Hard solved board

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

  1. Piece 1 (3 | 5): horizontal; row 10, column 3 = 3, paired with row 10, column 4 = 5.
  2. Piece 2 (0 | 4): vertical; row 2, column 3 = 0, paired with row 3, column 3 = 4.
  3. Piece 3 (6 | 6): horizontal; row 6, column 5 = 6, paired with row 6, column 6 = 6.
  4. Piece 4 (5 | 5): vertical; row 8, column 4 = 5, paired with row 9, column 4 = 5.
  5. Piece 5 (1 | 3): vertical; row 5, column 9 = 1, paired with row 6, column 9 = 3.
  6. Piece 6 (6 | 0): horizontal; row 5, column 4 = 6, paired with row 5, column 5 = 0.
  7. Piece 7 (5 | 4): vertical; row 9, column 7 = 5, paired with row 8, column 7 = 4.
  8. Piece 8 (6 | 1): horizontal; row 2, column 1 = 6, paired with row 2, column 2 = 1.
  9. Piece 9 (2 | 5): horizontal; row 10, column 6 = 2, paired with row 10, column 7 = 5.
  10. Piece 10 (4 | 4): vertical; row 4, column 3 = 4, paired with row 5, column 3 = 4.
  11. Piece 11 (6 | 5): vertical; row 6, column 4 = 6, paired with row 7, column 4 = 5.
  12. Piece 12 (1 | 1): horizontal; row 1, column 2 = 1, paired with row 1, column 3 = 1.
  13. Piece 13 (4 | 6): horizontal; row 7, column 7 = 4, paired with row 7, column 6 = 6.
  14. Piece 14 (5 | 0): horizontal; row 5, column 7 = 5, paired with row 5, column 6 = 0.
  15. Piece 15 (6 | 3): horizontal; row 6, column 7 = 6, paired with row 6, column 8 = 3.
  16. Piece 16 (0 | 0): horizontal; row 4, column 5 = 0, paired with row 4, column 6 = 0.
  1. Area 1: Sum = 3. 1 + 1 + 1 + 0 = 3; target 3.
  2. Area 2: No rule. This area has no additional rule.
  3. Area 3: All equal. 4 = 4 = 4: all cells have the same value.
  4. Area 4: All equal. 0 = 0 = 0 = 0: all cells have the same value.
  5. Area 5: All equal. 6 = 6 = 6 = 6 = 6 = 6: all cells have the same value.
  6. Area 6: Sum = 5. 5 = 5; target 5.
  7. Area 7: Sum = 1. 1 = 1; target 1.
  8. Area 8: All equal. 3 = 3: all cells have the same value.
  9. Area 9: All equal. 5 = 5 = 5 = 5: all cells have the same value.
  10. Area 10: All equal. 4 = 4: all cells have the same value.
  11. Area 11: All equal. 5 = 5: all cells have the same value.
  12. Area 12: Sum = 3. 3 = 3; target 3.
  13. Area 13: Sum = 2. 2 = 2; target 2.

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

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