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Easy board

3 × 6

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A46Sum > 4
A32All equal
A23Sum = 8
A25Sum = 8
A16Sum = 8
A56Sum > 4
A32All equal
A12Sum = 8
A32All equal
A63No rule
Area 1: Sum = 8Area 2: Sum = 8Area 3: All equalArea 4: Sum > 4Area 5: Sum > 4Area 6: 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 (6 | 6): horizontal; row 1, column 5 = 6, paired with row 1, column 6 = 6.
  2. Piece 2 (2 | 3): vertical; row 2, column 5 = 2, paired with row 3, column 5 = 3.
  3. Piece 3 (6 | 2): horizontal; row 1, column 1 = 6, paired with row 1, column 2 = 2.
  4. Piece 4 (2 | 2): vertical; row 2, column 2 = 2, paired with row 3, column 2 = 2.
  5. Piece 5 (3 | 5): horizontal; row 1, column 3 = 3, paired with row 1, column 4 = 5.
  1. Area 1: Sum = 8. 6 + 2 = 8; target 8.
  2. Area 2: Sum = 8. 3 + 5 = 8; target 8.
  3. Area 3: All equal. 2 = 2 = 2: all cells have the same value.
  4. Area 4: Sum > 4. 6 = 6 > 4.
  5. Area 5: Sum > 4. 6 = 6 > 4.
  6. Area 6: No rule. This area has no additional rule.

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Medium board

4 × 6

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A26All equal
A16Sum = 11
A15Sum = 11
A32All equal
A64Sum = 4
A26All equal
A32All equal
A96Sum > 3
A80Sum < 3
A41Sum = 2
A51Sum = 2
A103No rule
A81Sum < 3
A41Sum = 2
A51Sum = 2
A74Sum = 4
Area 1: Sum = 11Area 2: All equalArea 3: All equalArea 4: Sum = 2Area 5: Sum = 2Area 6: Sum = 4Area 7: Sum = 4Area 8: Sum < 3Area 9: Sum > 3Area 10: No rule

Medium solved board

Medium · 8 dominoes · 16 cells. Use the solved board above to compare your answer for this level.

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

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

Hard board

6 × 6

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A14Sum = 4
A20Sum = 3
A34Sum = 4
A46Sum = 6
A52Sum < 3
A64Sum = 4
A76Sum = 6
A23Sum = 3
A81Sum = 1
A90Sum = 0
A105Sum = 10
A105Sum = 10
A110All equal
A110All equal
A121Sum = 6
A90Sum = 0
A90Sum = 0
A90Sum = 0
A110All equal
A125Sum = 6
A135Sum = 8
A142All equal
A153Sum < 4
A132Sum = 8
A142All equal
A142All equal
A142All equal
A161Sum < 6
A164Sum < 6
A131Sum = 8
Area 1: Sum = 4Area 2: Sum = 3Area 3: Sum = 4Area 4: Sum = 6Area 5: Sum < 3Area 6: Sum = 4Area 7: Sum = 6Area 8: Sum = 1Area 9: Sum = 0Area 10: Sum = 10Area 11: All equalArea 12: Sum = 6Area 13: Sum = 8Area 14: All equalArea 15: Sum < 4Area 16: Sum < 6

Hard solved board

Hard · 15 dominoes · 30 cells. Use the solved board above to compare your answer for this level.

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

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

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