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Pips hints — Monday, March 23, 2026

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

Monday, March 23, 2026Archived board

The Easy grid runs to 6 regions and 5 tiles, with target-sum 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.

Hint 1 — where to start

Easy
Ignore the open areas for now and go straight to the blue region, where one cell must be exactly 1. Only 1 pip combination fits it at all, which is why it gives way first.

Hint 2

Easy
Place the 1–5 domino down column 4, rows 3–4. It is the only tile that works there, because slate must add up to exactly 1. The 1 half sits in the slate region, which must be exactly 1.
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Easy solution — March 23, 2026

04
15
00
13
54

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

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
Blue1 — Be exactly 11
Purple= — Show the same number on every cell3
GreenTake any value it likes1
Amber= — Show the same number on every cell2
Orange= — Show the same number on every cell2
Slate1 — Be exactly 11

The Medium grid runs to 8 regions and 7 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

Medium
Ignore the open areas for now and go straight to the green region, where two cells must add up to exactly 2. Only 3 pip combinations fit it at all, which is why it gives way first.

Hint 2

Medium
Place the 4–1 domino down column 2, rows 2–3. It is the only tile that works there, because green must add up to exactly 2. The 4 half sits in the blue region, which must add up to exactly 6.

Hint 3

Medium
The 5–1 belongs across row 3, columns 3–4. It is the only tile that works there, because amber must add up to exactly 10.
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Medium solution — March 23, 2026

33
41
23
51
42
66
53

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

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
Blue6 — Add up to exactly 62
Purple10 — Add up to exactly 103
Green2 — Add up to exactly 22
Amber10 — Add up to exactly 102
Orange5 — Add up to exactly 52
SlateTake any value it likes1
TealTake any value it likes1
PinkTake any value it likes1

The Hard grid runs to 14 regions and 13 tiles, with target-sum 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
Ignore the open areas for now and go straight to the blue region, where one cell must be exactly 6. Only 1 pip combination fits it at all, which is why it gives way first.

Hint 2

Hard
Place the 0–6 domino down column 3, rows 1–2. It is the only tile that works there, because blue must add up to exactly 6. The 0 half sits in the purple region, which must add up to exactly 3.

Hint 3

Hard
The 6–2 belongs down column 3, rows 4–5. It is the only tile that works there, because orange must add up to exactly 6. The 6 half sits in the orange region, which must be exactly 6.

Hint 4

Hard
There is exactly one home for the 6–4: down column 8, rows 7–8. It is the only tile that works there, because amber must add up to exactly 4. The 6 half sits in the blue region, which must add up to exactly 10.
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Hard solution — March 23, 2026

01
62
41
20
44
03
33
06
55
12
64
34
16

blue (=6): 6 | purple (=3): 2 · 1 · 0 | green: 0 | amber (=4): 2 · 2 | orange (=6): 6 | slate (=2): 1 · 1 | teal: 0 | pink (=12): 4 · 4 · 4 | lime (=1): 1 · 0 | brown: 3 | blue (=10): 4 · 6 | purple (=16): 6 · 5 · 5 | green (=): 3 · 3 · 3 | amber (=4): 4

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
Blue6 — Be exactly 61
Purple3 — Add up to exactly 33
GreenTake any value it likes1
Amber4 — Add up to exactly 42
Orange6 — Be exactly 61
Slate2 — Add up to exactly 22
TealTake any value it likes1
Pink12 — Add up to exactly 123
Lime1 — Add up to exactly 12
BrownTake any value it likes1
Blue10 — Add up to exactly 102
Purple16 — Add up to exactly 163
Green= — Show the same number on every cell3
Amber4 — Be exactly 41
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