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Pips hints — Friday, April 3, 2026

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Today's Easy board has 5 dominoes across 5 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 amber region, where two cells must add up to exactly 7. Only 6 pip combinations fit it at all, which is why it gives way first.

Hint 2

Easy
Place the 3–1 domino down column 3, rows 2–3. It is the only tile that works there, because amber must add up to exactly 7.
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Easy solution — April 3, 2026

00
31
40
55
30

blue: 5 | purple (=6): 5 · 1 | green (=3): 0 · 0 · 3 | amber (=7): 3 · 4 | orange (=): 0 · 0

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
BlueTake any value it likes1
Purple6 — Add up to exactly 62
Green3 — Add up to exactly 33
Amber7 — Add up to exactly 72
Orange= — Show the same number on every cell2

Today's Medium board has 7 dominoes across 8 regions, mixing greater-than, 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

Medium
Ignore the open areas for now and go straight to the purple region, where one cell must be exactly 2. Only 1 pip combination fits it at all, which is why it gives way first.

Hint 2

Medium
Place the 2–2 domino down column 5, rows 1–2. It is the only tile that works there, because purple must add up to exactly 2. The 2 half sits in the purple region, which must be exactly 2.

Hint 3

Medium
The 4–6 belongs down column 2, rows 1–2. It is the only tile that works there, because blue must add up to more than 4. The 4 half sits in the green region, which must show the same number on every cell.
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Medium solution — April 3, 2026

24
63
20
61
43
22
46

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

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
Blue>4 — Be more than 41
Purple2 — Be exactly 21
Green= — Show the same number on every cell3
Amber= — Show the same number on every cell2
Orange>4 — Be more than 41
Slate6 — Add up to exactly 62
TealTake any value it likes1
Pink8 — Add up to exactly 83

Today's Hard board has 15 dominoes across 12 regions, mixing all-equal, target-sum and no-repeats 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 slate region, where one cell must be exactly 4. Only 1 pip combination fits it at all, which is why it gives way first.

Hint 2

Hard
Place the 2–4 domino down column 1, rows 3–4. It is the only tile that works there, because slate must add up to exactly 4. The 2 half sits in the blue region, which must show the same number on every cell.

Hint 3

Hard
The 1–4 belongs across row 8, columns 4–5. It is the only tile that works there, because purple must add up to exactly 4. The 1 half sits in the lime region, which must show the same number on every cell.

Hint 4

Hard
There is exactly one home for the 5–6: down column 6, rows 3–4. It is the only tile that works there, because teal must add up to exactly 12. The 5 half sits in the amber region, which must add up to exactly 11.
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Hard solution — April 3, 2026

24
56
12
04
22
16
45
02
66
11
35
14
03
46
55

blue (=): 2 · 2 · 2 · 2 | purple (=): 0 · 0 | green (=): 4 · 4 | amber (=11): 6 · 5 | orange (≠): 3 · 0 · 5 · 1 · 4 · 2 | slate (=4): 4 | teal (=12): 6 · 6 | pink (=): 5 · 5 · 5 | lime (=): 1 · 1 · 1 · 1 | brown: 3 | blue (=): 6 · 6 | purple (=4): 4

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
Blue= — Show the same number on every cell4
Purple= — Show the same number on every cell2
Green= — Show the same number on every cell2
Amber11 — Add up to exactly 112
Orange≠ — Have no two cells showing the same number6
Slate4 — Be exactly 41
Teal12 — Add up to exactly 122
Pink= — Show the same number on every cell3
Lime= — Show the same number on every cell4
BrownTake any value it likes1
Blue= — Show the same number on every cell2
Purple4 — Be exactly 41
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