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Pips hints — Saturday, March 7, 2026

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Saturday, March 7, 2026Archived board

Today's Easy board has 5 dominoes across 5 regions, mixing target-sum and all-equal 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
Your way in today is the orange region: one cell that must be exactly 3. Only 1 pip combination fits it at all, which is why it gives way first.

Hint 2

Easy
Place the 3–2 domino across row 3, columns 4–5. It is the only tile that works there, because orange must add up to exactly 3. The 3 half sits in the orange region, which must be exactly 3.
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Easy solution — March 7, 2026

12
32
00
31
06

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

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
Blue7 — Add up to exactly 72
Purple= — Show the same number on every cell3
Green4 — Add up to exactly 42
Amber= — Show the same number on every cell2
Orange3 — Be exactly 31

Today's Medium board has 8 dominoes across 9 regions, mixing all-equal, greater-than and target-sum 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
Your way in today is the lime region: two cells that must add up to exactly 10. Only 3 pip combinations fit it at all, which is why it gives way first.

Hint 2

Medium
Place the 3–6 domino down column 4, rows 2–3. It is the only tile that works there, because blue must show the same number on every cell.

Hint 3

Medium
The 3–3 belongs across row 1, columns 3–4. It is the only tile that works there, because blue must show the same number on every cell.
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Medium solution — March 7, 2026

36
11
60
33
15
64
55
02

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

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
Blue= — Show the same number on every cell3
Purple= — Show the same number on every cell3
GreenTake any value it likes1
Amber= — Show the same number on every cell3
OrangeTake any value it likes1
Slate>0 — Be more than 01
TealTake any value it likes1
Pink>0 — Be more than 01
Lime10 — Add up to exactly 102

Today's Hard board has 16 dominoes across 14 regions, mixing target-sum and all-equal 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
Your way in today is the green region: one cell that must be exactly 3. Only 1 pip combination fits it at all, which is why it gives way first.

Hint 2

Hard
Place the 3–6 domino across row 3, columns 1–2. It is the only tile that works there, because green must add up to exactly 3. The 3 half sits in the green region, which must be exactly 3.

Hint 3

Hard
The 2–0 belongs down column 8, rows 2–3. It is the only tile that works there, because lime must add up to exactly 2. The 2 half sits in the lime region, which must be exactly 2.

Hint 4

Hard
There is exactly one home for the 0–3: down column 4, rows 4–5. It is the only tile that works there, because blue must add up to exactly 0.
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Hard solution — March 7, 2026

03
64
53
20
31
44
23
66
14
56
45
12
36
42
60
51

blue (=3): 2 · 1 · 0 | purple (=7): 3 · 4 | green (=3): 3 | amber (=18): 6 · 6 · 6 | orange (=): 4 · 4 | slate (=): 1 · 1 | teal (=5): 2 · 2 · 1 | pink (=): 4 · 4 · 4 | lime (=2): 2 | brown (=18): 6 · 6 · 6 | blue (=0): 0 · 0 | purple (=): 3 · 3 · 3 | green (=10): 5 · 5 | amber (=10): 5 · 5

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
Blue3 — Add up to exactly 33
Purple7 — Add up to exactly 72
Green3 — Be exactly 31
Amber18 — Add up to exactly 183
Orange= — Show the same number on every cell2
Slate= — Show the same number on every cell2
Teal5 — Add up to exactly 53
Pink= — Show the same number on every cell3
Lime2 — Be exactly 21
Brown18 — Add up to exactly 183
Blue0 — Add up to exactly 02
Purple= — Show the same number on every cell3
Green10 — Add up to exactly 102
Amber10 — Add up to exactly 102
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