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Pips hints — Wednesday, March 4, 2026

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Today's Easy board has 5 dominoes across 6 regions, mixing all-equal 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
The green region is the anchor: one cell, and it must be more than 5. Only 1 pip combination fits it at all, which is why it gives way first.

Hint 2

Easy
The 6–5 belongs down column 4, rows 3–4. It is the only tile that works there, because green must add up to more than 5. The 6 half sits in the green region, which must be more than 5.
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Easy solution — March 4, 2026

65
05
55
31
03

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

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
Blue= — Show the same number on every cell2
PurpleTake any value it likes1
Green>5 — Be more than 51
Amber= — Show the same number on every cell2
Orange= — Show the same number on every cell2
Slate= — Show the same number on every cell2

Today's Medium board has 7 dominoes across 8 regions, mixing all-equal, 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

Medium
The amber region is the anchor: two cells, and they must add up to exactly 8. Only 5 pip combinations fit it at all, which is why it gives way first.

Hint 2

Medium
The 4–4 belongs down column 5, rows 3–4. It is the only tile that works there, because amber must add up to exactly 8.

Hint 3

Medium
There is exactly one home for the 2–5: down column 1, rows 3–4. It is the only tile that works there, because orange must add up to exactly 8. The 2 half sits in the green region, which must be more than 0.
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Medium solution — March 4, 2026

05
44
02
11
25
43
33

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

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
Blue= — Show the same number on every cell2
Purple7 — Add up to exactly 72
Green>0 — Be more than 01
Amber8 — Add up to exactly 82
Orange8 — Add up to exactly 82
SlateTake any value it likes1
Teal= — Show the same number on every cell2
Pink8 — Add up to exactly 82

Today's Hard board has 14 dominoes across 13 regions, mixing target-sum, all-equal, less-than 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.

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
The pink region is the anchor: two cells, and they must add up to exactly 12. Only 1 pip combination fits it at all, which is why it gives way first.

Hint 2

Hard
The 2–6 belongs down column 4, rows 5–6. It is the only tile that works there, because pink must add up to exactly 12. The 2 half sits in the blue region, which must show the same number on every cell.

Hint 3

Hard
There is exactly one home for the 1–6: across row 4, columns 3–4. It is the only tile that works there, because pink must add up to exactly 12. The 1 half sits in the slate region, which must add up to exactly 3.

Hint 4

Hard
Lay the 1–5 across row 3, columns 2–3 — no guesswork needed. It is the only tile that works there, because orange must add up to exactly 10. The 1 half sits in the slate region, which must add up to exactly 3.
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Hard solution — March 4, 2026

01
15
22
25
04
26
00
64
50
36
12
24
16
31

blue (=10): 6 · 4 | purple: 5 | green (=): 0 · 0 · 0 · 0 · 0 | amber (<5): 4 | orange (=10): 5 · 5 | slate (=3): 1 · 1 · 1 | teal: 2 | pink (=12): 6 · 6 | lime (>2): 3 | brown (=2): 1 · 1 | blue (=): 2 · 2 · 2 · 2 · 2 | purple (=10): 4 · 6 | green: 3

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
Blue10 — Add up to exactly 102
PurpleTake any value it likes1
Green= — Show the same number on every cell5
Amber<5 — Be less than 51
Orange10 — Add up to exactly 102
Slate3 — Add up to exactly 33
TealTake any value it likes1
Pink12 — Add up to exactly 122
Lime>2 — Be more than 21
Brown2 — Add up to exactly 22
Blue= — Show the same number on every cell5
Purple10 — Add up to exactly 102
GreenTake any value it likes1
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