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Pips hints — Friday, March 27, 2026

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Easy today: 5 dominoes, 8 regions and less-than, target-sum and all-equal constraints. 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 purple region: one cell that must be exactly 0. Only 1 pip combination fits it at all, which is why it gives way first.

Hint 2

Easy
Place the 0–6 domino across row 4, columns 4–5. It is the only tile that works there, because teal must add up to exactly 0. The 0 half sits in the teal region, which must be exactly 0.
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Easy solution — March 27, 2026

43
22
03
65
06

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

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
Blue<6 — Add up to less than 62
Purple0 — Be exactly 01
GreenTake any value it likes1
Amber= — Show the same number on every cell2
OrangeTake any value it likes1
SlateTake any value it likes1
Teal0 — Be exactly 01
Pink<4 — Be less than 41

Medium today: 8 dominoes, 8 regions and target-sum and all-equal constraints. 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 amber 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

Medium
Place the 2–4 domino across row 1, columns 5–6. It is the only tile that works there, because amber must add up to exactly 2. The 2 half sits in the amber region, which must be exactly 2.

Hint 3

Medium
The 2–3 belongs down column 1, rows 2–3. It is the only tile that works there, because slate must add up to exactly 2. The 2 half sits in the slate region, which must be exactly 2.
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Medium solution — March 27, 2026

24
11
23
12
64
45
51
55

blue (=4): 1 · 3 | purple (=20): 5 · 5 · 5 · 5 | green (=): 4 · 4 | amber (=2): 2 | orange (=3): 1 · 1 · 1 | slate (=2): 2 | teal (=10): 6 · 4 | pink (=2): 2

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
Blue4 — Add up to exactly 42
Purple20 — Add up to exactly 204
Green= — Show the same number on every cell2
Amber2 — Be exactly 21
Orange3 — Add up to exactly 33
Slate2 — Be exactly 21
Teal10 — Add up to exactly 102
Pink2 — Be exactly 21

Hard today: 13 dominoes, 11 regions and all-equal and target-sum constraints. 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 purple region: two cells that must add up to exactly 8. Only 5 pip combinations fit it at all, which is why it gives way first.

Hint 2

Hard
Place the 5–2 domino across row 1, columns 2–3. It is the only tile that works there, because purple must add up to exactly 8.

Hint 3

Hard
The 3–2 belongs across row 1, columns 4–5. It is the only tile that works there, because purple must add up to exactly 8.

Hint 4

Hard
There is exactly one home for the 6–0: down column 6, rows 1–2. It is the only tile that works there, because green must add up to exactly 8.
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Hard solution — March 27, 2026

52
11
53
44
51
40
21
60
32
64
33
66
55

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

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
Blue= — Show the same number on every cell2
Purple8 — Add up to exactly 82
Green8 — Add up to exactly 82
Amber= — Show the same number on every cell4
Orange= — Show the same number on every cell2
Slate= — Show the same number on every cell2
Teal8 — Add up to exactly 82
Pink8 — Add up to exactly 82
Lime= — Show the same number on every cell4
BrownTake any value it likes1
Blue= — Show the same number on every cell3
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