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Easy board

4 × 3

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A41Sum = 4
A41Sum = 4
A55Sum > 4
A42Sum = 4
A23All equal
A16All equal
A16All equal
A23All equal
A30All equal
A30All equal
Area 1: All equalArea 2: All equalArea 3: All equalArea 4: Sum = 4Area 5: Sum > 4

Easy solved board

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

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

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

Medium board

4 × 5

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A12All different
A22Sum < 10
A13All different
A10All different
A22Sum < 10
A34All equal
A34All equal
A44Sum = 5
A41Sum = 5
A22Sum < 10
A34All equal
A34All equal
A60No rule
A55Sum > 4
Area 1: All differentArea 2: Sum < 10Area 3: All equalArea 4: Sum = 5Area 5: Sum > 4Area 6: 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 | 4): horizontal; row 4, column 1 = 2, paired with row 4, column 2 = 4.
  2. Piece 2 (5 | 0): horizontal; row 4, column 5 = 5, paired with row 4, column 4 = 0.
  3. Piece 3 (4 | 1): horizontal; row 3, column 4 = 4, paired with row 3, column 5 = 1.
  4. Piece 4 (4 | 3): vertical; row 3, column 2 = 4, paired with row 2, column 2 = 3.
  5. Piece 5 (2 | 0): vertical; row 1, column 3 = 2, paired with row 2, column 3 = 0.
  6. Piece 6 (2 | 2): vertical; row 2, column 1 = 2, paired with row 3, column 1 = 2.
  7. Piece 7 (4 | 4): vertical; row 3, column 3 = 4, paired with row 4, column 3 = 4.
  1. Area 1: All different. 2, 3, 0: every value is different.
  2. Area 2: Sum < 10. 2 + 2 + 2 = 6 < 10.
  3. Area 3: All equal. 4 = 4 = 4 = 4: all cells have the same value.
  4. Area 4: Sum = 5. 4 + 1 = 5; target 5.
  5. Area 5: Sum > 4. 5 = 5 > 4.
  6. Area 6: No rule. This area has no additional rule.

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Hard board

6 × 6

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A12Sum = 2
A26All different
A23All different
A175Sum > 4
A31All equal
A64Sum = 4
A136Sum = 6
A144Sum = 6
A181Sum < 2
A164Sum = 4
A31All equal
A73Sum < 4
A142Sum = 6
A152All different
A154All different
A41Sum = 3
A85Sum = 5
A122Sum > 9
A125Sum > 9
A42Sum = 3
A94Sum > 2
A123Sum > 9
A53Sum = 3
A101Sum = 5
A104Sum = 5
A110All equal
A110All equal
A110All equal
Area 1: Sum = 2Area 2: All differentArea 3: All equalArea 4: Sum = 3Area 5: Sum = 3Area 6: Sum = 4Area 7: Sum < 4Area 8: Sum = 5Area 9: Sum > 2Area 10: Sum = 5Area 11: All equalArea 12: Sum > 9Area 13: Sum = 6Area 14: Sum = 6Area 15: All differentArea 16: Sum = 4Area 17: Sum > 4Area 18: Sum < 2

Hard solved board

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

  1. Piece 1 (1 | 4): horizontal; row 6, column 2 = 1, paired with row 6, column 3 = 4.
  2. Piece 2 (2 | 2): horizontal; row 3, column 4 = 2, paired with row 3, column 5 = 2.
  3. Piece 3 (5 | 4): vertical; row 4, column 2 = 5, paired with row 5, column 2 = 4.
  4. Piece 4 (1 | 1): vertical; row 3, column 1 = 1, paired with row 4, column 1 = 1.
  5. Piece 5 (2 | 1): vertical; row 1, column 1 = 2, paired with row 2, column 1 = 1.
  6. Piece 6 (5 | 1): vertical; row 1, column 5 = 5, paired with row 2, column 5 = 1.
  7. Piece 7 (6 | 4): horizontal; row 2, column 3 = 6, paired with row 2, column 4 = 4.
  8. Piece 8 (6 | 3): horizontal; row 1, column 2 = 6, paired with row 1, column 3 = 3.
  9. Piece 9 (4 | 4): vertical; row 2, column 6 = 4, paired with row 3, column 6 = 4.
  10. Piece 10 (2 | 5): horizontal; row 4, column 5 = 2, paired with row 4, column 6 = 5.
  11. Piece 11 (3 | 0): vertical; row 5, column 6 = 3, paired with row 6, column 6 = 0.
  12. Piece 12 (2 | 3): vertical; row 5, column 1 = 2, paired with row 6, column 1 = 3.
  13. Piece 13 (4 | 3): vertical; row 2, column 2 = 4, paired with row 3, column 2 = 3.
  14. Piece 14 (0 | 0): horizontal; row 6, column 4 = 0, paired with row 6, column 5 = 0.
  1. Area 1: Sum = 2. 2 = 2; target 2.
  2. Area 2: All different. 6, 3: every value is different.
  3. Area 3: All equal. 1 = 1: all cells have the same value.
  4. Area 4: Sum = 3. 1 + 2 = 3; target 3.
  5. Area 5: Sum = 3. 3 = 3; target 3.
  6. Area 6: Sum = 4. 4 = 4; target 4.
  7. Area 7: Sum < 4. 3 = 3 < 4.
  8. Area 8: Sum = 5. 5 = 5; target 5.
  9. Area 9: Sum > 2. 4 = 4 > 2.
  10. Area 10: Sum = 5. 1 + 4 = 5; target 5.
  11. Area 11: All equal. 0 = 0 = 0: all cells have the same value.
  12. Area 12: Sum > 9. 2 + 5 + 3 = 10 > 9.
  13. Area 13: Sum = 6. 6 = 6; target 6.
  14. Area 14: Sum = 6. 4 + 2 = 6; target 6.
  15. Area 15: All different. 2, 4: every value is different.
  16. Area 16: Sum = 4. 4 = 4; target 4.
  17. Area 17: Sum > 4. 5 = 5 > 4.
  18. Area 18: Sum < 2. 1 = 1 < 2.

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

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