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Easy board

4 × 4

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A10Sum < 1
A25No rule
A35Sum > 4
A41Sum < 3
A54No rule
A60Sum < 1
A74Sum = 10
A76Sum = 10
A83No rule
A96Sum > 5
Area 1: Sum < 1Area 2: No ruleArea 3: Sum > 4Area 4: Sum < 3Area 5: No ruleArea 6: Sum < 1Area 7: Sum = 10Area 8: No ruleArea 9: Sum > 5

Easy solved board

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

  1. Piece 1 (0 | 4): horizontal; row 3, column 2 = 0, paired with row 3, column 3 = 4.
  2. Piece 2 (0 | 5): horizontal; row 1, column 2 = 0, paired with row 1, column 3 = 5.
  3. Piece 3 (4 | 5): vertical; row 3, column 1 = 4, paired with row 2, column 1 = 5.
  4. Piece 4 (3 | 6): horizontal; row 4, column 2 = 3, paired with row 4, column 3 = 6.
  5. Piece 5 (1 | 6): vertical; row 2, column 4 = 1, paired with row 3, column 4 = 6.
  1. Area 1: Sum < 1. 0 = 0 < 1.
  2. Area 2: No rule. This area has no additional rule.
  3. Area 3: Sum > 4. 5 = 5 > 4.
  4. Area 4: Sum < 3. 1 = 1 < 3.
  5. Area 5: No rule. This area has no additional rule.
  6. Area 6: Sum < 1. 0 = 0 < 1.
  7. Area 7: Sum = 10. 4 + 6 = 10; target 10.
  8. Area 8: No rule. This area has no additional rule.
  9. Area 9: Sum > 5. 6 = 6 > 5.

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

Medium board

5 × 4

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A16No rule
A21Sum = 3
A34Sum > 3
A46All equal
A53No rule
A20Sum = 3
A46All equal
A46All equal
A65No rule
A22Sum = 3
A72Sum < 5
A46All equal
A80Sum < 1
A71Sum < 5
Area 1: No ruleArea 2: Sum = 3Area 3: Sum > 3Area 4: All equalArea 5: No ruleArea 6: No ruleArea 7: Sum < 5Area 8: Sum < 1

Medium solved board

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

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

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

Hard board

9 × 9

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A10Sum = 8
A14Sum = 8
A22Sum < 3
A14Sum = 8
A10Sum = 8
A36Sum = 6
A41Sum > 5
A53Sum > 7
A55Sum > 7
A66All equal
A72Sum > 1
A45Sum > 5
A81All different
A93Sum = 7
A66All equal
A85All different
A94Sum = 7
A103All equal
A66All equal
A66All equal
A80All different
A112Sum = 2
A103All equal
A103All equal
A120Sum = 3
A123Sum = 3
A130No rule
A141No rule
Area 1: Sum = 8Area 2: Sum < 3Area 3: Sum = 6Area 4: Sum > 5Area 5: Sum > 7Area 6: All equalArea 7: Sum > 1Area 8: All differentArea 9: Sum = 7Area 10: All equalArea 11: Sum = 2Area 12: Sum = 3Area 13: No ruleArea 14: No rule

Hard solved board

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

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

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

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