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Pips hints — Friday, January 30, 2026

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Today's Easy board has 6 dominoes across 6 regions, mixing all-equal, less-than, target-sum and greater-than rules. 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
Start with the purple region — its 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
Lay the 0–6 across row 2, columns 3–4 — no guesswork needed. It is the only tile that works there, because purple must add up to less than 1. The 0 half sits in the purple region, which must be less than 1.
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Easy solution — January 30, 2026

25
13
23
06
21
11

blue (=): 1 · 1 · 1 | purple (<1): 0 | green (=7): 6 · 1 | amber (=): 3 · 3 | orange (=): 2 · 2 · 2 | slate (>4): 5

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
Blue= — Show the same number on every cell3
Purple<1 — Be less than 11
Green7 — Add up to exactly 72
Amber= — Show the same number on every cell2
Orange= — Show the same number on every cell3
Slate>4 — Be more than 41

Today's Medium board has 7 dominoes across 6 regions, mixing all-equal, target-sum and no-repeats rules. 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
Start with the green region — its two cells must add up to exactly 3. Only 4 pip combinations fit it at all, which is why it gives way first.

Hint 2

Medium
Lay the 5–3 across row 1, columns 4–5 — no guesswork needed. It is the only tile that works there, because green must add up to exactly 3. The 5 half sits in the purple region, which must show the same number on every cell.

Hint 3

Medium
Place the 0–0 domino down column 5, rows 2–3. It is the only tile that works there, because green must add up to exactly 3.
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Medium solution — January 30, 2026

53
00
45
33
52
11
03

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

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
BlueTake any value it likes1
Purple= — Show the same number on every cell2
Green3 — Add up to exactly 32
Amber6 — Add up to exactly 62
Orange≠ — Have no two cells showing the same number6
SlateTake any value it likes1

Today's Hard board has 14 dominoes across 15 regions, mixing target-sum, all-equal, greater-than and less-than rules. 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
Start with the blue region — its one cell must be exactly 5. Only 1 pip combination fits it at all, which is why it gives way first.

Hint 2

Hard
Lay the 6–5 down column 4, rows 1–2 — no guesswork needed. It is the only tile that works there, because blue must add up to exactly 5. The 6 half sits in the green region, which must show the same number on every cell.

Hint 3

Hard
Place the 3–4 domino down column 3, rows 2–3. It is the only tile that works there, because purple must add up to exactly 4. The 3 half sits in the amber region, which must show the same number on every cell.

Hint 4

Hard
The 3–5 belongs down column 4, rows 3–4. It is the only tile that works there, because pink must add up to exactly 5. The 3 half sits in the amber region, which must show the same number on every cell.
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Hard solution — January 30, 2026

26
45
33
05
22
34
65
44
25
63
51
00
35
60

blue (=5): 5 | purple (=4): 4 | green (=): 6 · 6 | amber (=): 3 · 3 · 3 · 3 · 3 | orange (>4): 5 | slate (=12): 4 · 4 · 4 | teal (=): 2 · 2 · 2 | pink (=5): 5 | lime (=): 0 · 0 | brown: 5 | blue (=2): 2 | purple (=): 6 · 6 | green (<2): 1 | amber (=): 0 · 0 | orange (=): 5 · 5

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
Blue5 — Be exactly 51
Purple4 — Be exactly 41
Green= — Show the same number on every cell2
Amber= — Show the same number on every cell5
Orange>4 — Be more than 41
Slate12 — Add up to exactly 123
Teal= — Show the same number on every cell3
Pink5 — Be exactly 51
Lime= — Show the same number on every cell2
BrownTake any value it likes1
Blue2 — Be exactly 21
Purple= — Show the same number on every cell2
Green<2 — Be less than 21
Amber= — Show the same number on every cell2
Orange= — Show the same number on every cell2
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