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Pips hints — Monday, March 30, 2026

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Easy today: 6 dominoes, 5 regions and target-sum, all-equal and greater-than 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
Start with the green region — its one cell must be more than 3. Only 3 pip combinations fit it at all, which is why it gives way first.

Hint 2

Easy
Lay the 4–4 across row 2, columns 2–3 — no guesswork needed. It is the only tile that works there, because green must add up to more than 3. The 4 half sits in the green region, which must be more than 3.
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Easy solution — March 30, 2026

31
60
44
55
11
10

blue (=13): 6 · 4 · 3 | purple (=): 0 · 0 | green (>3): 4 | amber (=4): 1 · 1 · 1 · 1 | orange (=10): 5 · 5

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
Blue13 — Add up to exactly 133
Purple= — Show the same number on every cell2
Green>3 — Be more than 31
Amber4 — Add up to exactly 44
Orange10 — Add up to exactly 102

Medium today: 8 dominoes, 10 regions and less-than, all-equal, greater-than 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.

Hint 1 — where to start

Medium
Start with the pink region — its one cell must be exactly 2. Only 1 pip combination fits it at all, which is why it gives way first.

Hint 2

Medium
Lay the 2–3 across row 5, columns 1–2 — 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 3

Medium
Place the 6–0 domino down column 1, rows 2–3. It is the only tile that works there, because orange must add up to more than 4. The 6 half sits in the orange region, which must be more than 4.
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Medium solution — March 30, 2026

41
03
62
22
60
20
23
12

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

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
Blue<4 — Add up to less than 42
Purple= — Show the same number on every cell2
Green= — Show the same number on every cell2
Amber<3 — Be less than 31
Orange>4 — Be more than 41
Slate>4 — Be more than 41
Teal= — Show the same number on every cell3
Pink2 — Be exactly 21
Lime7 — Add up to exactly 72
BrownTake any value it likes1

Hard today: 14 dominoes, 12 regions and greater-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.

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
Start with the blue region — its three cells must add up to exactly 0. Only 1 pip combination fits it at all, which is why it gives way first.

Hint 2

Hard
Lay the 0–1 down column 4, rows 5–6 — no guesswork needed. It is the only tile that works there, because blue must add up to exactly 0.

Hint 3

Hard
Place the 0–0 domino across row 7, columns 4–5. It is the only tile that works there, because blue must add up to exactly 0.

Hint 4

Hard
The 1–4 belongs down column 1, rows 4–5. It is the only tile that works there, because amber must add up to exactly 2.
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Hard solution — March 30, 2026

14
53
16
45
01
44
22
00
52
36
15
40
20
11

blue (>8): 5 · 6 | purple (=3): 1 · 1 · 1 · 0 | green (=5): 2 · 3 | amber (=2): 1 · 1 | orange (=8): 3 · 5 | slate (>8): 6 · 5 | teal (=9): 4 · 5 | pink (=3): 2 · 1 | lime (=): 4 · 4 · 4 | brown (=2): 2 · 0 | blue (=0): 0 · 0 · 0 | purple (=6): 2 · 4

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
Blue>8 — Add up to more than 82
Purple3 — Add up to exactly 34
Green5 — Add up to exactly 52
Amber2 — Add up to exactly 22
Orange8 — Add up to exactly 82
Slate>8 — Add up to more than 82
Teal9 — Add up to exactly 92
Pink3 — Add up to exactly 32
Lime= — Show the same number on every cell3
Brown2 — Add up to exactly 22
Blue0 — Add up to exactly 03
Purple6 — Add up to exactly 62
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