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Pips hints — Friday, March 13, 2026

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Friday, March 13, 2026Archived board

Today's Easy board has 5 dominoes across 6 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
Ignore the open areas for now and go straight to the blue region, where two cells must add up to exactly 11. Only 2 pip combinations fit it at all, which is why it gives way first.

Hint 2

Easy
There is exactly one home for the 5–5: across row 1, columns 2–3. It is the only tile that works there, because blue must add up to exactly 11.
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Easy solution — March 13, 2026

22
33
44
55
66

blue (=11): 6 · 5 | purple: 5 | green (=): 3 · 3 | amber (=8): 6 · 2 | orange (=6): 2 · 4 | slate: 4

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
Blue11 — Add up to exactly 112
PurpleTake any value it likes1
Green= — Show the same number on every cell2
Amber8 — Add up to exactly 82
Orange6 — Add up to exactly 62
SlateTake any value it likes1

Today's Medium board has 7 dominoes across 7 regions, mixing 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
Ignore the open areas for now and go straight to the blue region, where two cells must add up to exactly 1. Only 2 pip combinations fit it at all, which is why it gives way first.

Hint 2

Medium
There is exactly one home for the 1–4: across row 1, columns 1–2. It is the only tile that works there, because blue must add up to exactly 1.

Hint 3

Medium
Lay the 0–0 down column 1, rows 2–3 — no guesswork needed. It is the only tile that works there, because blue must add up to exactly 1.
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Medium solution — March 13, 2026

31
26
14
53
00
45
43

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

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
Blue1 — Add up to exactly 12
Purple9 — Add up to exactly 92
Green6 — Add up to exactly 62
Amber5 — Add up to exactly 53
OrangeTake any value it likes1
Slate9 — Add up to exactly 92
Teal5 — Add up to exactly 52

Today's Hard board has 15 dominoes across 30 regions, mixing target-sum 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
Ignore the open areas for now and go straight to the blue region, where one cell must be exactly 0. Only 1 pip combination fits it at all, which is why it gives way first.

Hint 2

Hard
There is exactly one home for the 0–0: down column 2, rows 1–2. It is the only tile that works there, because blue must add up to exactly 0. The 0 half sits in the blue region, which must be exactly 0.

Hint 3

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

Hint 4

Hard
Place the 3–3 domino down column 3, rows 1–2. 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.
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Hard solution — March 13, 2026

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01
02
03
04
11
12
13
14
22
23
24
33
34
44

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

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
Blue0 — Be exactly 01
Purple3 — Be exactly 31
Green0 — Be exactly 01
Amber1 — Be exactly 11
Orange1 — Be exactly 11
SlateTake any value it likes1
Teal0 — Be exactly 01
Pink3 — Be exactly 31
Lime2 — Be exactly 21
BrownTake any value it likes1
Blue3 — Be exactly 31
Purple1 — Be exactly 11
Green<4 — Be less than 41
AmberTake any value it likes1
Orange1 — Be exactly 11
Slate0 — Be exactly 01
Teal0 — Be exactly 01
Pink1 — Be exactly 11
Lime0 — Be exactly 01
Brown3 — Be exactly 31
Blue3 — Be exactly 31
PurpleTake any value it likes1
Green2 — Be exactly 21
AmberTake any value it likes1
Orange2 — Be exactly 21
Slate2 — Be exactly 21
Teal3 — Be exactly 31
Pink2 — Be exactly 21
Lime1 — Be exactly 11
BrownTake any value it likes1
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