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Pips hints — Friday, April 10, 2026

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The Easy grid runs to 6 regions and 5 tiles, with greater-than, all-equal and 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

Easy
Start with the blue region — its one cell must be more than 5. Only 1 pip combination fits it at all, which is why it gives way first.

Hint 2

Easy
Lay the 0–6 down column 1, rows 1–2 — no guesswork needed. It is the only tile that works there, because blue must add up to more than 5. The 0 half sits in the purple region, which must show the same number on every cell.
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Easy solution — April 10, 2026

06
23
05
26
20

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

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
Blue>5 — Be more than 51
Purple= — Show the same number on every cell2
Green5 — Add up to exactly 52
AmberTake any value it likes1
Orange6 — Add up to exactly 63
Slate>5 — Be more than 51

The Medium grid runs to 9 regions and 7 tiles, with all-equal, greater-than, target-sum and less-than 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
Start with the orange 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 5–6 down column 1, rows 2–3 — no guesswork needed. It is the only tile that works there, because amber must add up to more than 4. The 5 half sits in the amber region, which must be more than 4.

Hint 3

Medium
Place the 0–2 domino down column 1, rows 4–5. It is the only tile that works there, because teal must add up to less than 2. The 0 half sits in the teal region, which must be less than 2.
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Medium solution — April 10, 2026

56
44
62
43
02
46
36

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

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
Blue= — Show the same number on every cell2
PurpleTake any value it likes1
GreenTake any value it likes1
Amber>4 — Be more than 41
Orange2 — Be exactly 21
Slate= — Show the same number on every cell3
Teal<2 — Be less than 21
Pink= — Show the same number on every cell3
LimeTake any value it likes1

The Hard grid runs to 10 regions and 13 tiles, with all-equal, target-sum, greater-than and no-repeats 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
Start with the brown region — its one cell must be exactly 6. Only 1 pip combination fits it at all, which is why it gives way first.

Hint 2

Hard
Lay the 6–6 across row 7, columns 4–5 — no guesswork needed. It is the only tile that works there, because brown must add up to exactly 6. The 6 half sits in the teal region, which must have no two cells showing the same number.

Hint 3

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

Hint 4

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

00
11
55
66
04
13
15
23
26
34
35
36
45

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

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
Blue= — Show the same number on every cell4
Purple4 — Add up to exactly 42
Green= — Show the same number on every cell2
Amber4 — Add up to exactly 42
Orange= — Show the same number on every cell2
Slate>4 — Add up to more than 42
Teal≠ — Have no two cells showing the same number7
Pink= — Show the same number on every cell2
Lime4 — Add up to exactly 42
Brown6 — Be exactly 61
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