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Pips hints — Sunday, March 22, 2026

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Sunday, March 22, 2026Archived board

Today's Easy board has 5 dominoes across 7 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 blue region: one cell that must be exactly 6. Only 1 pip combination fits it at all, which is why it gives way first.

Hint 2

Easy
Lay the 6–0 down column 1, rows 1–2 — no guesswork needed. It is the only tile that works there, because blue must add up to exactly 6. The 6 half sits in the blue region, which must be exactly 6.
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Easy solution — March 22, 2026

46
31
60
23
55

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

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
Blue6 — Be exactly 61
Purple6 — Be exactly 61
Green5 — Add up to exactly 52
Amber5 — Add up to exactly 52
OrangeTake any value it likes1
Slate2 — Be exactly 21
Teal= — Show the same number on every cell2

Today's Medium board has 8 dominoes across 9 regions, mixing 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
Your way in today is the green region: one cell that must be more than 4. Only 2 pip combinations fit it at all, which is why it gives way first.

Hint 2

Medium
Lay the 5–2 down column 5, rows 1–2 — no guesswork needed. It is the only tile that works there, because green must add up to more than 4. The 5 half sits in the green region, which must be more than 4.

Hint 3

Medium
Place the 0–2 domino across row 4, columns 4–5. It is the only tile that works there, because pink must add up to less than 2.
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Medium solution — March 22, 2026

15
11
32
60
42
02
22
52

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

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
Blue<4 — Be less than 41
PurpleTake any value it likes1
Green>4 — Be more than 41
Amber= — Show the same number on every cell3
Orange= — Show the same number on every cell3
Slate>4 — Be more than 41
Teal= — Show the same number on every cell3
Pink<2 — Add up to less than 22
LimeTake any value it likes1

Today's Hard board has 15 dominoes across 30 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.

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 blue region: one cell that must be exactly 2. Only 1 pip combination fits it at all, which is why it gives way first.

Hint 2

Hard
Lay the 2–2 down column 2, 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 3–3 domino across row 1, columns 3–4. 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 4

Hard
The 4–4 belongs across row 5, columns 6–7. It is the only tile that works there, because lime must add up to exactly 4. The 4 half sits in the lime region, which must be exactly 4.
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Hard solution — March 22, 2026

00
01
02
03
04
11
12
13
14
22
23
24
33
34
44

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

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
Blue2 — Be exactly 21
Purple3 — Be exactly 31
Green3 — Be exactly 31
Amber2 — Be exactly 21
Orange0 — Be exactly 01
Slate4 — Be exactly 41
Teal2 — Be exactly 21
PinkTake any value it likes1
Lime0 — Be exactly 01
Brown4 — Be exactly 41
Blue3 — Be exactly 31
Purple3 — Be exactly 31
Green3 — Be exactly 31
AmberTake any value it likes1
Orange0 — Be exactly 01
Slate0 — Be exactly 01
Teal0 — Be exactly 01
PinkTake any value it likes1
Lime2 — Be exactly 21
Brown3 — Be exactly 31
Blue0 — Be exactly 01
Purple2 — Be exactly 21
GreenTake any value it likes1
Amber4 — Be exactly 41
OrangeTake any value it likes1
Slate4 — Be exactly 41
Teal2 — Be exactly 21
PinkTake any value it likes1
Lime4 — Be exactly 41
Brown4 — Be exactly 41
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