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Easy board

3 × 6

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A52No rule
A21Sum = 9
A13Sum = 9
A26Sum = 9
A21Sum = 9
A21Sum = 9
A40Sum < 3
A16Sum = 9
A32Sum = 4
A32Sum = 4
Area 1: Sum = 9Area 2: Sum = 9Area 3: Sum = 4Area 4: Sum < 3Area 5: 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 | 6): horizontal; row 3, column 1 = 0, paired with row 3, column 2 = 6.
  2. Piece 2 (2 | 2): horizontal; row 3, column 5 = 2, paired with row 3, column 6 = 2.
  3. Piece 3 (1 | 1): horizontal; row 2, column 4 = 1, paired with row 2, column 5 = 1.
  4. Piece 4 (2 | 1): horizontal; row 1, column 3 = 2, paired with row 1, column 4 = 1.
  5. Piece 5 (3 | 6): horizontal; row 2, column 2 = 3, paired with row 2, column 3 = 6.
  1. Area 1: Sum = 9. 6 + 3 = 9; target 9.
  2. Area 2: Sum = 9. 6 + 1 + 1 + 1 = 9; target 9.
  3. Area 3: Sum = 4. 2 + 2 = 4; target 4.
  4. Area 4: Sum < 3. 0 = 0 < 3.
  5. Area 5: No rule. This area has no additional rule.

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Medium board

4 × 4

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A10Sum < 3
A10Sum < 3
A10Sum < 3
A51Sum = 9
A53Sum = 9
A34All equal
A26All equal
A55Sum = 9
A44Sum = 9
A34All equal
A26All equal
A26All equal
A45Sum = 9
A66Sum > 5
Area 1: Sum < 3Area 2: All equalArea 3: All equalArea 4: Sum = 9Area 5: Sum = 9Area 6: 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 (1 | 6): vertical; row 2, column 1 = 1, paired with row 3, column 1 = 6.
  2. Piece 2 (5 | 6): horizontal; row 4, column 3 = 5, paired with row 4, column 4 = 6.
  3. Piece 3 (0 | 3): vertical; row 1, column 2 = 0, paired with row 2, column 2 = 3.
  4. Piece 4 (0 | 0): horizontal; row 1, column 3 = 0, paired with row 1, column 4 = 0.
  5. Piece 5 (4 | 4): vertical; row 2, column 4 = 4, paired with row 3, column 4 = 4.
  6. Piece 6 (6 | 6): horizontal; row 4, column 1 = 6, paired with row 4, column 2 = 6.
  7. Piece 7 (5 | 4): horizontal; row 3, column 2 = 5, paired with row 3, column 3 = 4.
  1. Area 1: Sum < 3. 0 + 0 + 0 = 0 < 3.
  2. Area 2: All equal. 6 = 6 = 6: all cells have the same value.
  3. Area 3: All equal. 4 = 4: all cells have the same value.
  4. Area 4: Sum = 9. 4 + 5 = 9; target 9.
  5. Area 5: Sum = 9. 5 + 3 + 1 = 9; target 9.
  6. Area 6: Sum > 5. 6 = 6 > 5.

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

Hard board

9 × 9

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A13Sum > 6
A14Sum > 6
A25Sum > 8
A33Sum < 4
A40Sum = 0
A26Sum > 8
A51Sum < 4
A60Sum = 0
A71Sum = 3
A71Sum = 3
A85Sum > 7
A52Sum < 4
A94Sum < 5
A71Sum = 3
A83Sum > 7
A102All equal
A114Sum = 6
A112Sum = 6
A125All equal
A131Sum < 5
A102All equal
A143Sum > 7
A155No rule
A125All equal
A133Sum < 5
A102All equal
A145Sum > 7
A160Sum = 0
A171No rule
A186Sum = 6
A191No rule
A204Sum > 1
Area 1: Sum > 6Area 2: Sum > 8Area 3: Sum < 4Area 4: Sum = 0Area 5: Sum < 4Area 6: Sum = 0Area 7: Sum = 3Area 8: Sum > 7Area 9: Sum < 5Area 10: All equalArea 11: Sum = 6Area 12: All equalArea 13: Sum < 5Area 14: Sum > 7Area 15: No ruleArea 16: Sum = 0Area 17: No ruleArea 18: Sum = 6Area 19: No ruleArea 20: Sum > 1

Hard solved board

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

  1. Piece 1 (0 | 3): horizontal; row 1, column 7 = 0, paired with row 1, column 6 = 3.
  2. Piece 2 (1 | 1): vertical; row 3, column 7 = 1, paired with row 4, column 7 = 1.
  3. Piece 3 (4 | 1): vertical; row 9, column 4 = 4, paired with row 8, column 4 = 1.
  4. Piece 4 (2 | 2): vertical; row 6, column 7 = 2, paired with row 7, column 7 = 2.
  5. Piece 5 (3 | 4): horizontal; row 1, column 3 = 3, paired with row 1, column 4 = 4.
  6. Piece 6 (5 | 6): vertical; row 1, column 5 = 5, paired with row 2, column 5 = 6.
  7. Piece 7 (3 | 5): vertical; row 6, column 9 = 3, paired with row 7, column 9 = 5.
  8. Piece 8 (2 | 3): vertical; row 5, column 9 = 2, paired with row 4, column 9 = 3.
  9. Piece 9 (1 | 5): horizontal; row 3, column 8 = 1, paired with row 3, column 9 = 5.
  10. Piece 10 (1 | 2): vertical; row 3, column 2 = 1, paired with row 4, column 2 = 2.
  11. Piece 11 (4 | 0): vertical; row 4, column 5 = 4, paired with row 3, column 5 = 0.
  12. Piece 12 (3 | 1): vertical; row 7, column 5 = 3, paired with row 6, column 5 = 1.
  13. Piece 13 (0 | 5): vertical; row 8, column 1 = 0, paired with row 7, column 1 = 5.
  14. Piece 14 (1 | 6): horizontal; row 9, column 2 = 1, paired with row 9, column 1 = 6.
  15. Piece 15 (2 | 4): horizontal; row 5, column 7 = 2, paired with row 5, column 8 = 4.
  16. Piece 16 (5 | 5): vertical; row 6, column 3 = 5, paired with row 7, column 3 = 5.
  1. Area 1: Sum > 6. 3 + 4 = 7 > 6.
  2. Area 2: Sum > 8. 5 + 6 = 11 > 8.
  3. Area 3: Sum < 4. 3 = 3 < 4.
  4. Area 4: Sum = 0. 0 = 0; target 0.
  5. Area 5: Sum < 4. 1 + 2 = 3 < 4.
  6. Area 6: Sum = 0. 0 = 0; target 0.
  7. Area 7: Sum = 3. 1 + 1 + 1 = 3; target 3.
  8. Area 8: Sum > 7. 5 + 3 = 8 > 7.
  9. Area 9: Sum < 5. 4 = 4 < 5.
  10. Area 10: All equal. 2 = 2 = 2: all cells have the same value.
  11. Area 11: Sum = 6. 4 + 2 = 6; target 6.
  12. Area 12: All equal. 5 = 5: all cells have the same value.
  13. Area 13: Sum < 5. 1 + 3 = 4 < 5.
  14. Area 14: Sum > 7. 3 + 5 = 8 > 7.
  15. Area 15: No rule. This area has no additional rule.
  16. Area 16: Sum = 0. 0 = 0; target 0.
  17. Area 17: No rule. This area has no additional rule.
  18. Area 18: Sum = 6. 6 = 6; target 6.
  19. Area 19: No rule. This area has no additional rule.
  20. Area 20: Sum > 1. 4 = 4 > 1.

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

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