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Pips hints — Tuesday, March 10, 2026

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Today's Easy board has 5 dominoes across 6 regions, mixing all-equal 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

Easy
Start with the slate region — its one cell must be exactly 3. Only 1 pip combination fits it at all, which is why it gives way first.

Hint 2

Easy
Lay the 2–3 down column 1, rows 4–5 — no guesswork needed. It is the only tile that works there, because slate must add up to exactly 3. The 2 half sits in the amber region, which must show the same number on every cell.
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Easy solution — March 10, 2026

11
25
04
66
23

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

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
Blue= — Show the same number on every cell2
Purple2 — Add up to exactly 23
GreenTake any value it likes1
Amber= — Show the same number on every cell2
OrangeTake any value it likes1
Slate3 — Be exactly 31

Today's Medium board has 7 dominoes across 9 regions, mixing target-sum, less-than, greater-than 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

Medium
Start with the slate 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

Medium
Lay the 1–0 across row 4, columns 1–2 — no guesswork needed. It is the only tile that works there, because slate must add up to less than 1. The 1 half sits in the teal region, which must show the same number on every cell.

Hint 3

Medium
Place the 6–5 domino across row 4, columns 5–6. It is the only tile that works there, because pink must add up to more than 5. The 6 half sits in the pink region, which must be more than 5.
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Medium solution — March 10, 2026

25
00
11
65
10
54
05

blue (=9): 4 · 5 | purple: 5 | green (<3): 2 | amber (>4): 5 | orange (=): 0 · 0 · 0 | slate (<1): 0 | teal (=): 1 · 1 · 1 | pink (>5): 6 | lime: 5

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
Blue9 — Add up to exactly 92
PurpleTake any value it likes1
Green<3 — Be less than 31
Amber>4 — Be more than 41
Orange= — Show the same number on every cell3
Slate<1 — Be less than 11
Teal= — Show the same number on every cell3
Pink>5 — Be more than 51
LimeTake any value it likes1

Today's Hard board has 15 dominoes across 15 regions, mixing target-sum, 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.

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 2. Only 1 pip combination fits it at all, which is why it gives way first.

Hint 2

Hard
Lay the 2–0 down column 4, rows 1–2 — no guesswork needed. It is the only tile that works there, because blue must add up to exactly 2. The 2 half sits in the blue region, which must be exactly 2.

Hint 3

Hard
Place the 1–5 domino across row 5, columns 1–2. It is the only tile that works there, because pink must add up to exactly 1. The 1 half sits in the pink region, which must be exactly 1.

Hint 4

Hard
The 6–5 belongs down column 3, rows 8–9. It is the only tile that works there, because amber must add up to more than 4. The 6 half sits in the purple region, which must add up to exactly 9.
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Hard solution — March 10, 2026

30
55
41
23
16
44
50
31
20
65
22
54
62
15
60

blue (=2): 2 | purple (=): 2 · 2 | green (=): 0 · 0 | amber (=8): 6 · 1 · 1 | orange (=8): 6 · 2 | slate (=6): 3 · 3 | teal (=15): 5 · 5 · 5 | pink (=1): 1 | lime (=1): 0 · 0 · 1 | brown (=): 5 · 5 | blue (=): 4 · 4 · 4 · 4 | purple (=9): 3 · 6 | green (=2): 2 | amber (>4): 5 | orange (>0): 6

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
Blue2 — Be exactly 21
Purple= — Show the same number on every cell2
Green= — Show the same number on every cell2
Amber8 — Add up to exactly 83
Orange8 — Add up to exactly 82
Slate6 — Add up to exactly 62
Teal15 — Add up to exactly 153
Pink1 — Be exactly 11
Lime1 — Add up to exactly 13
Brown= — Show the same number on every cell2
Blue= — Show the same number on every cell4
Purple9 — Add up to exactly 92
Green2 — Be exactly 21
Amber>4 — Be more than 41
Orange>0 — Be more than 01
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