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Easy board

2 × 5

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A32Sum = 2
A23All equal
A23All equal
A55Sum > 5
A51Sum > 5
A16Sum = 12
A16Sum = 12
A23All equal
A42Sum < 3
A66Sum > 5
Area 1: Sum = 12Area 2: All equalArea 3: Sum = 2Area 4: Sum < 3Area 5: Sum > 5Area 6: 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 (2 | 6): vertical; row 1, column 1 = 2, paired with row 2, column 1 = 6.
  2. Piece 2 (3 | 2): horizontal; row 2, column 3 = 3, paired with row 2, column 4 = 2.
  3. Piece 3 (3 | 5): horizontal; row 1, column 3 = 3, paired with row 1, column 4 = 5.
  4. Piece 4 (1 | 6): vertical; row 1, column 5 = 1, paired with row 2, column 5 = 6.
  5. Piece 5 (3 | 6): vertical; row 1, column 2 = 3, paired with row 2, column 2 = 6.
  1. Area 1: Sum = 12. 6 + 6 = 12; target 12.
  2. Area 2: All equal. 3 = 3 = 3: all cells have the same value.
  3. Area 3: Sum = 2. 2 = 2; target 2.
  4. Area 4: Sum < 3. 2 = 2 < 3.
  5. Area 5: Sum > 5. 1 + 5 = 6 > 5.
  6. Area 6: Sum > 5. 6 = 6 > 5.

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

Medium board

3 × 6

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A13All different
A24Sum > 3
A11All different
A10All different
A20Sum > 3
A32All equal
A32All equal
A45Sum > 4
A52Sum = 5
A53Sum = 5
A66Sum = 6
A32All equal
A72Sum > 5
A74Sum > 5
Area 1: All differentArea 2: Sum > 3Area 3: All equalArea 4: Sum > 4Area 5: Sum = 5Area 6: Sum = 6Area 7: Sum > 5

Medium solved board

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

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

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

Hard board

8 × 8

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A11Sum = 3
A22Sum = 5
A23Sum = 5
A12Sum = 3
A36No rule
A40Sum = 0
A56All different
A63Sum = 3
A40Sum = 0
A73Sum = 3
A84All equal
A84All equal
A94Sum > 8
A54All different
A105Sum > 4
A112Sum = 7
A84All equal
A121Sum = 1
A95Sum > 8
A135No rule
A115Sum = 7
A84All equal
A142All equal
A142All equal
A152Sum = 3
A150Sum = 3
A163No rule
A151Sum = 3
Area 1: Sum = 3Area 2: Sum = 5Area 3: No ruleArea 4: Sum = 0Area 5: All differentArea 6: Sum = 3Area 7: Sum = 3Area 8: All equalArea 9: Sum > 8Area 10: Sum > 4Area 11: Sum = 7Area 12: Sum = 1Area 13: No ruleArea 14: All equalArea 15: Sum = 3Area 16: 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 (5 | 5): horizontal; row 5, column 7 = 5, paired with row 5, column 8 = 5.
  2. Piece 2 (4 | 4): horizontal; row 4, column 6 = 4, paired with row 4, column 7 = 4.
  3. Piece 3 (5 | 2): horizontal; row 5, column 3 = 5, paired with row 5, column 4 = 2.
  4. Piece 4 (1 | 4): horizontal; row 5, column 6 = 1, paired with row 5, column 5 = 4.
  5. Piece 5 (2 | 0): horizontal; row 7, column 5 = 2, paired with row 7, column 6 = 0.
  6. Piece 6 (0 | 0): vertical; row 3, column 3 = 0, paired with row 4, column 3 = 0.
  7. Piece 7 (1 | 3): horizontal; row 8, column 5 = 1, paired with row 8, column 4 = 3.
  8. Piece 8 (2 | 3): horizontal; row 2, column 1 = 2, paired with row 2, column 2 = 3.
  9. Piece 9 (3 | 6): vertical; row 4, column 2 = 3, paired with row 3, column 2 = 6.
  10. Piece 10 (4 | 6): vertical; row 4, column 8 = 4, paired with row 3, column 8 = 6.
  11. Piece 11 (1 | 2): vertical; row 1, column 3 = 1, paired with row 2, column 3 = 2.
  12. Piece 12 (4 | 5): horizontal; row 6, column 5 = 4, paired with row 6, column 4 = 5.
  13. Piece 13 (3 | 4): horizontal; row 4, column 4 = 3, paired with row 4, column 5 = 4.
  14. Piece 14 (2 | 2): horizontal; row 6, column 6 = 2, paired with row 6, column 7 = 2.
  1. Area 1: Sum = 3. 1 + 2 = 3; target 3.
  2. Area 2: Sum = 5. 2 + 3 = 5; target 5.
  3. Area 3: No rule. This area has no additional rule.
  4. Area 4: Sum = 0. 0 + 0 = 0; target 0.
  5. Area 5: All different. 6, 4: every value is different.
  6. Area 6: Sum = 3. 3 = 3; target 3.
  7. Area 7: Sum = 3. 3 = 3; target 3.
  8. Area 8: All equal. 4 = 4 = 4 = 4: all cells have the same value.
  9. Area 9: Sum > 8. 4 + 5 = 9 > 8.
  10. Area 10: Sum > 4. 5 = 5 > 4.
  11. Area 11: Sum = 7. 2 + 5 = 7; target 7.
  12. Area 12: Sum = 1. 1 = 1; target 1.
  13. Area 13: No rule. This area has no additional rule.
  14. Area 14: All equal. 2 = 2: all cells have the same value.
  15. Area 15: Sum = 3. 2 + 0 + 1 = 3; target 3.
  16. Area 16: No rule. This area has no additional rule.

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

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