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Pips hints — Tuesday, January 13, 2026

An archived puzzle. Pick your difficulty for a spoiler-safe nudge, then reveal the full board if you want it.

Tuesday, January 13, 2026Archived board

The Easy grid runs to 7 regions and 5 tiles, with less-than, target-sum and all-equal rules in play. We give you a light nudge first — enough to get unstuck without spoiling the fun — and the full answer only when you ask for it.

Hint 1 — where to start

Easy
Ignore the open areas for now and go straight to the orange region, where one cell must be less than 1. Only 1 pip combination fits it at all, which is why it gives way first.

Hint 2

Easy
There is exactly one home for the 0–6: down column 4, rows 1–2. It is the only tile that works there, because orange must add up to less than 1. The 0 half sits in the orange region, which must be less than 1.
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Easy solution — January 13, 2026

24
63
15
16
06

blue (<5): 4 | purple: 6 | green (=5): 2 · 3 | amber (=): 6 · 6 | orange (<1): 0 | slate: 5 | teal (=): 1 · 1

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
Blue<5 — Be less than 51
PurpleTake any value it likes1
Green5 — Add up to exactly 52
Amber= — Show the same number on every cell2
Orange<1 — Be less than 11
SlateTake any value it likes1
Teal= — Show the same number on every cell2

The Medium grid runs to 9 regions and 8 tiles, with all-equal, target-sum, less-than and greater-than rules in play. We give you a light nudge first — enough to get unstuck without spoiling the fun — and the full answer only when you ask for it.

Hint 1 — where to start

Medium
Ignore the open areas for now and go straight to the purple region, where one cell must be exactly 4. Only 1 pip combination fits it at all, which is why it gives way first.

Hint 2

Medium
There is exactly one home for the 4–1: across row 1, columns 3–4. It is the only tile that works there, because purple must add up to exactly 4. The 4 half sits in the purple region, which must be exactly 4.

Hint 3

Medium
Lay the 6–5 down column 4, rows 4–5 — no guesswork needed. It is the only tile that works there, because lime must add up to more than 5. The 6 half sits in the lime region, which must be more than 5.
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Medium solution — January 13, 2026

62
00
65
33
06
41
66
51

blue (=): 3 · 3 | purple (=4): 4 | green (=): 1 · 1 | amber (=): 6 · 6 · 6 · 6 | orange (<1): 0 · 0 | slate (=): 5 · 5 | teal (<2): 0 | pink (<3): 2 | lime (>5): 6

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
Blue= — Show the same number on every cell2
Purple4 — Be exactly 41
Green= — Show the same number on every cell2
Amber= — Show the same number on every cell4
Orange<1 — Add up to less than 12
Slate= — Show the same number on every cell2
Teal<2 — Be less than 21
Pink<3 — Be less than 31
Lime>5 — Be more than 51

The Hard grid runs to 15 regions and 14 tiles, with target-sum, all-equal, less-than and greater-than rules in play. We give you a light nudge first — enough to get unstuck without spoiling the fun — and the full answer only when you ask for it.

Hard is where most players get stuck.We break it into small, spoiler-safe nudges so you can stop the moment you’re unstuck.

Hint 1 — where to start

Hard
Ignore the open areas for now and go straight to the blue region, where one cell must be exactly 0. Only 1 pip combination fits it at all, which is why it gives way first.

Hint 2

Hard
There is exactly one home for the 0–2: down column 1, rows 1–2. It is the only tile that works there, because blue must add up to exactly 0. The 0 half sits in the blue region, which must be exactly 0.

Hint 3

Hard
Lay the 6–1 down column 2, rows 1–2 — no guesswork needed. It is the only tile that works there, because orange must add up to exactly 6. The 6 half sits in the orange region, which must be exactly 6.

Hint 4

Hard
Place the 4–6 domino across row 4, columns 1–2. It is the only tile that works there, because purple must add up to exactly 4. The 4 half sits in the purple region, which must be exactly 4.
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Hard solution — January 13, 2026

10
53
11
30
66
00
31
22
61
33
02
46
25
43

blue (=0): 0 | purple (=): 1 · 1 · 1 · 1 · 1 | green (=): 3 · 3 | amber (=4): 2 · 2 | orange (=6): 6 | slate (<2): 0 | teal (>4): 6 | pink (=8): 6 · 2 | lime (=0): 0 · 0 · 0 | brown (=11): 5 · 6 | blue: 2 | purple (=4): 4 | green (=7): 3 · 4 | amber (=): 3 · 3 · 3 | orange (>4): 5

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
Blue0 — Be exactly 01
Purple= — Show the same number on every cell5
Green= — Show the same number on every cell2
Amber4 — Add up to exactly 42
Orange6 — Be exactly 61
Slate<2 — Be less than 21
Teal>4 — Be more than 41
Pink8 — Add up to exactly 82
Lime0 — Add up to exactly 03
Brown11 — Add up to exactly 112
BlueTake any value it likes1
Purple4 — Be exactly 41
Green7 — Add up to exactly 72
Amber= — Show the same number on every cell3
Orange>4 — Be more than 41
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