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Easy board

6 × 4

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A11No rule
A21No rule
A36Sum > 4
A40Sum < 4
A54All equal
A54All equal
A60Sum < 1
A73All equal
A73All equal
A85Sum < 6
Area 1: No ruleArea 2: No ruleArea 3: Sum > 4Area 4: Sum < 4Area 5: All equalArea 6: Sum < 1Area 7: All equalArea 8: Sum < 6

Easy solved board

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

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

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

Medium board

4 × 5

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A16Sum > 3
A21All equal
A21All equal
A35All equal
A43Sum = 3
A21All equal
A35All equal
A35All equal
A50Sum < 3
A64All equal
A64All equal
A64All equal
A71All equal
A71All equal
Area 1: Sum > 3Area 2: All equalArea 3: All equalArea 4: Sum = 3Area 5: Sum < 3Area 6: All equalArea 7: 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 (4 | 1): horizontal; row 4, column 3 = 4, paired with row 4, column 4 = 1.
  2. Piece 2 (3 | 1): horizontal; row 3, column 1 = 3, paired with row 3, column 2 = 1.
  3. Piece 3 (5 | 5): horizontal; row 3, column 3 = 5, paired with row 3, column 4 = 5.
  4. Piece 4 (6 | 1): vertical; row 1, column 2 = 6, paired with row 2, column 2 = 1.
  5. Piece 5 (5 | 1): horizontal; row 2, column 4 = 5, paired with row 2, column 3 = 1.
  6. Piece 6 (4 | 4): horizontal; row 4, column 1 = 4, paired with row 4, column 2 = 4.
  7. Piece 7 (1 | 0): vertical; row 4, column 5 = 1, paired with row 3, column 5 = 0.
  1. Area 1: Sum > 3. 6 = 6 > 3.
  2. Area 2: All equal. 1 = 1 = 1: all cells have the same value.
  3. Area 3: All equal. 5 = 5 = 5: all cells have the same value.
  4. Area 4: Sum = 3. 3 = 3; target 3.
  5. Area 5: Sum < 3. 0 = 0 < 3.
  6. Area 6: All equal. 4 = 4 = 4: all cells have the same value.
  7. Area 7: All equal. 1 = 1: all cells have the same value.

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

Hard board

8 × 9

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A13All different
A22Sum = 7
A34Sum = 4
A45Sum = 10
A12All different
A22Sum = 7
A45Sum = 10
A11All different
A15All different
A23Sum = 7
A55Sum = 11
A56Sum = 11
A65Sum = 15
A65Sum = 15
A74Sum < 5
A81Sum = 2
A81Sum = 2
A80Sum = 2
A80Sum = 2
A65Sum = 15
A96Sum = 14
A102Sum = 4
A94Sum = 14
A114Sum = 4
A102Sum = 4
A94Sum = 14
Area 1: All differentArea 2: Sum = 7Area 3: Sum = 4Area 4: Sum = 10Area 5: Sum = 11Area 6: Sum = 15Area 7: Sum < 5Area 8: Sum = 2Area 9: Sum = 14Area 10: Sum = 4Area 11: Sum = 4

Hard solved board

Hard · 13 dominoes · 26 cells. Use the solved board above to compare your answer for this level.

  1. Piece 1 (2 | 4): horizontal; row 8, column 2 = 2, paired with row 8, column 1 = 4.
  2. Piece 2 (5 | 6): vertical; row 2, column 8 = 5, paired with row 3, column 8 = 6.
  3. Piece 3 (2 | 2): vertical; row 1, column 6 = 2, paired with row 2, column 6 = 2.
  4. Piece 4 (5 | 4): horizontal; row 1, column 8 = 5, paired with row 1, column 7 = 4.
  5. Piece 5 (3 | 2): vertical; row 1, column 3 = 3, paired with row 2, column 3 = 2.
  6. Piece 6 (5 | 5): horizontal; row 5, column 2 = 5, paired with row 5, column 3 = 5.
  7. Piece 7 (4 | 1): horizontal; row 5, column 5 = 4, paired with row 5, column 6 = 1.
  8. Piece 8 (5 | 2): vertical; row 6, column 2 = 5, paired with row 7, column 2 = 2.
  9. Piece 9 (4 | 4): vertical; row 7, column 7 = 4, paired with row 8, column 7 = 4.
  10. Piece 10 (1 | 6): vertical; row 5, column 7 = 1, paired with row 6, column 7 = 6.
  11. Piece 11 (5 | 3): horizontal; row 3, column 7 = 5, paired with row 3, column 6 = 3.
  12. Piece 12 (0 | 0): horizontal; row 5, column 8 = 0, paired with row 5, column 9 = 0.
  13. Piece 13 (5 | 1): horizontal; row 3, column 4 = 5, paired with row 3, column 3 = 1.
  1. Area 1: All different. 3, 2, 1, 5: every value is different.
  2. Area 2: Sum = 7. 2 + 2 + 3 = 7; target 7.
  3. Area 3: Sum = 4. 4 = 4; target 4.
  4. Area 4: Sum = 10. 5 + 5 = 10; target 10.
  5. Area 5: Sum = 11. 5 + 6 = 11; target 11.
  6. Area 6: Sum = 15. 5 + 5 + 5 = 15; target 15.
  7. Area 7: Sum < 5. 4 = 4 < 5.
  8. Area 8: Sum = 2. 1 + 1 + 0 + 0 = 2; target 2.
  9. Area 9: Sum = 14. 6 + 4 + 4 = 14; target 14.
  10. Area 10: Sum = 4. 2 + 2 = 4; target 4.
  11. Area 11: Sum = 4. 4 = 4; target 4.

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

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