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Easy board

3 × 6

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A31Sum = 1
A41Sum = 1
A14All equal
A73No rule
A63Sum < 4
A14All equal
A81No rule
A20All equal
A20All equal
A55Sum > 4
Area 1: All equalArea 2: All equalArea 3: Sum = 1Area 4: Sum = 1Area 5: Sum > 4Area 6: Sum < 4Area 7: No ruleArea 8: No rule

Easy solved board

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

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

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Medium board

3 × 6

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A13Sum < 4
A24All equal
A33Sum = 8
A35Sum = 8
A41Sum < 11
A43Sum < 11
A52Sum < 8
A24All equal
A64Sum > 3
A72No rule
A41Sum < 11
A45Sum < 11
A55Sum < 8
A24All equal
Area 1: Sum < 4Area 2: All equalArea 3: Sum = 8Area 4: Sum < 11Area 5: Sum < 8Area 6: Sum > 3Area 7: 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 (4 | 3): vertical; row 3, column 1 = 4, paired with row 2, column 1 = 3.
  2. Piece 2 (5 | 1): horizontal; row 3, column 4 = 5, paired with row 3, column 3 = 1.
  3. Piece 3 (3 | 1): vertical; row 1, column 3 = 3, paired with row 2, column 3 = 1.
  4. Piece 4 (2 | 5): vertical; row 3, column 2 = 2, paired with row 2, column 2 = 5.
  5. Piece 5 (5 | 4): horizontal; row 3, column 5 = 5, paired with row 3, column 6 = 4.
  6. Piece 6 (4 | 4): vertical; row 1, column 6 = 4, paired with row 2, column 6 = 4.
  7. Piece 7 (2 | 3): horizontal; row 2, column 5 = 2, paired with row 2, column 4 = 3.
  1. Area 1: Sum < 4. 3 = 3 < 4.
  2. Area 2: All equal. 4 = 4 = 4: all cells have the same value.
  3. Area 3: Sum = 8. 3 + 5 = 8; target 8.
  4. Area 4: Sum < 11. 1 + 3 + 1 + 5 = 10 < 11.
  5. Area 5: Sum < 8. 2 + 5 = 7 < 8.
  6. Area 6: Sum > 3. 4 = 4 > 3.
  7. Area 7: No rule. This area has no additional rule.

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Hard board

8 × 8

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A11Sum = 1
A22No rule
A33Sum = 3
A44Sum = 16
A53Sum = 3
A62Sum = 2
A71Sum = 1
A86Sum > 5
A91Sum < 2
A101Sum < 2
A114All equal
A44Sum = 16
A43Sum = 16
A121Sum = 1
A131All different
A142Sum < 3
A150Sum < 1
A114All equal
A114All equal
A45Sum = 16
A162Sum = 2
A136All different
A140Sum < 3
A175Sum > 4
A114All equal
A180All equal
A180All equal
A133All different
A180All equal
A180All equal
A192Sum = 7
A195Sum = 7
Area 1: Sum = 1Area 2: No ruleArea 3: Sum = 3Area 4: Sum = 16Area 5: Sum = 3Area 6: Sum = 2Area 7: Sum = 1Area 8: Sum > 5Area 9: Sum < 2Area 10: Sum < 2Area 11: All equalArea 12: Sum = 1Area 13: All differentArea 14: Sum < 3Area 15: Sum < 1Area 16: Sum = 2Area 17: Sum > 4Area 18: All equalArea 19: Sum = 7

Hard solved board

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

  1. Piece 1 (4 | 3): horizontal; row 2, column 3 = 4, paired with row 2, column 4 = 3.
  2. Piece 2 (3 | 2): horizontal; row 1, column 7 = 3, paired with row 1, column 6 = 2.
  3. Piece 3 (3 | 1): horizontal; row 3, column 4 = 3, paired with row 3, column 5 = 1.
  4. Piece 4 (0 | 5): vertical; row 5, column 4 = 0, paired with row 4, column 4 = 5.
  5. Piece 5 (2 | 0): vertical; row 3, column 7 = 2, paired with row 4, column 7 = 0.
  6. Piece 6 (0 | 3): horizontal; row 5, column 5 = 0, paired with row 5, column 6 = 3.
  7. Piece 7 (1 | 1): vertical; row 2, column 6 = 1, paired with row 3, column 6 = 1.
  8. Piece 8 (1 | 4): horizontal; row 3, column 1 = 1, paired with row 3, column 2 = 4.
  9. Piece 9 (2 | 5): horizontal; row 8, column 4 = 2, paired with row 8, column 5 = 5.
  10. Piece 10 (4 | 4): vertical; row 3, column 3 = 4, paired with row 4, column 3 = 4.
  11. Piece 11 (4 | 5): horizontal; row 5, column 3 = 4, paired with row 5, column 2 = 5.
  12. Piece 12 (2 | 6): horizontal; row 4, column 5 = 2, paired with row 4, column 6 = 6.
  13. Piece 13 (1 | 6): horizontal; row 2, column 8 = 1, paired with row 2, column 7 = 6.
  14. Piece 14 (1 | 2): vertical; row 1, column 5 = 1, paired with row 2, column 5 = 2.
  15. Piece 15 (4 | 0): horizontal; row 4, column 2 = 4, paired with row 4, column 1 = 0.
  16. Piece 16 (0 | 0): vertical; row 6, column 4 = 0, paired with row 7, column 4 = 0.
  1. Area 1: Sum = 1. 1 = 1; target 1.
  2. Area 2: No rule. This area has no additional rule.
  3. Area 3: Sum = 3. 3 = 3; target 3.
  4. Area 4: Sum = 16. 4 + 4 + 3 + 5 = 16; target 16.
  5. Area 5: Sum = 3. 3 = 3; target 3.
  6. Area 6: Sum = 2. 2 = 2; target 2.
  7. Area 7: Sum = 1. 1 = 1; target 1.
  8. Area 8: Sum > 5. 6 = 6 > 5.
  9. Area 9: Sum < 2. 1 = 1 < 2.
  10. Area 10: Sum < 2. 1 = 1 < 2.
  11. Area 11: All equal. 4 = 4 = 4 = 4: all cells have the same value.
  12. Area 12: Sum = 1. 1 = 1; target 1.
  13. Area 13: All different. 1, 6, 3: every value is different.
  14. Area 14: Sum < 3. 2 + 0 = 2 < 3.
  15. Area 15: Sum < 1. 0 = 0 < 1.
  16. Area 16: Sum = 2. 2 = 2; target 2.
  17. Area 17: Sum > 4. 5 = 5 > 4.
  18. Area 18: All equal. 0 = 0 = 0 = 0: all cells have the same value.
  19. Area 19: Sum = 7. 2 + 5 = 7; target 7.

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

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