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Pips hints — Wednesday, March 11, 2026

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

Wednesday, March 11, 2026Archived board

The Easy grid runs to 6 regions and 5 tiles, with target-sum 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
Look at the blue region first. Across one cell it has to be exactly 5. Only 1 pip combination fits it at all, which is why it gives way first.

Hint 2

Easy
Place the 5–5 domino down column 3, rows 1–2. It is the only tile that works there, because blue must add up to exactly 5. The 5 half sits in the blue region, which must be exactly 5.
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Easy solution — March 11, 2026

55
32
66
44
35

blue (=5): 5 | purple (=9): 4 · 5 | green (=9): 2 · 4 · 3 | amber (=9): 3 · 6 | orange (=5): 5 | slate: 6

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
Blue5 — Be exactly 51
Purple9 — Add up to exactly 92
Green9 — Add up to exactly 93
Amber9 — Add up to exactly 92
Orange5 — Be exactly 51
SlateTake any value it likes1

The Medium grid runs to 10 regions and 7 tiles, with target-sum and less-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
Look at the purple region first. Across one cell it has to be exactly 3. Only 1 pip combination fits it at all, which is why it gives way first.

Hint 2

Medium
Place the 3–5 domino down column 6, rows 1–2. It is the only tile that works there, because teal must add up to exactly 3. The 3 half sits in the teal region, which must be exactly 3.

Hint 3

Medium
The 0–1 belongs down column 1, rows 2–3. It is the only tile that works there, because pink must add up to less than 1. The 0 half sits in the pink region, which must be less than 1.
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Medium solution — March 11, 2026

24
34
45
01
35
14
55

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

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
BlueTake any value it likes1
Purple3 — Be exactly 31
Green12 — Add up to exactly 123
Amber10 — Add up to exactly 102
OrangeTake any value it likes1
SlateTake any value it likes1
Teal3 — Be exactly 31
Pink<1 — Be less than 11
Lime10 — Add up to exactly 102
Brown<2 — Be less than 21

The Hard grid runs to 17 regions and 14 tiles, with target-sum, greater-than, less-than 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.

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
Look at the purple region first. Across one cell it has to be exactly 3. Only 1 pip combination fits it at all, which is why it gives way first.

Hint 2

Hard
Place the 3–5 domino across row 1, columns 2–3. It is the only tile that works there, because purple must add up to exactly 3. The 3 half sits in the purple region, which must be exactly 3.

Hint 3

Hard
The 0–5 belongs across row 4, columns 6–7. It is the only tile that works there, because pink must add up to exactly 0.

Hint 4

Hard
There is exactly one home for the 6–6: down column 5, rows 3–4. It is the only tile that works there, because teal must add up to exactly 12.
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Hard solution — March 11, 2026

03
64
35
60
15
01
55
13
05
34
56
11
66
25

blue (=10): 5 · 5 | purple (=3): 3 | green (>0): 2 | amber: 3 | orange (<3): 1 · 1 | slate (=7): 3 · 4 | teal (=12): 6 · 6 | pink (=0): 0 · 0 | lime (=10): 5 · 5 | brown (=5): 5 | blue (=10): 5 · 5 | purple (=12): 6 · 6 | green (>3): 6 | amber (>0): 4 | orange (=): 0 · 0 | slate (=): 1 · 1 · 1 | teal: 3

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
Blue10 — Add up to exactly 102
Purple3 — Be exactly 31
Green>0 — Be more than 01
AmberTake any value it likes1
Orange<3 — Add up to less than 32
Slate7 — Add up to exactly 72
Teal12 — Add up to exactly 122
Pink0 — Add up to exactly 02
Lime10 — Add up to exactly 102
Brown5 — Be exactly 51
Blue10 — Add up to exactly 102
Purple12 — Add up to exactly 122
Green>3 — Be more than 31
Amber>0 — Be more than 01
Orange= — Show the same number on every cell2
Slate= — Show the same number on every cell3
TealTake any value it likes1
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