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Pips hints — Friday, April 24, 2026

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Today's Easy board has 5 dominoes across 6 regions, mixing target-sum, all-equal and less-than 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
The blue region is the anchor: one cell, and it must be exactly 3. Only 1 pip combination fits it at all, which is why it gives way first.

Hint 2

Easy
The 5–3 belongs down column 1, rows 1–2. It is the only tile that works there, because blue must add up to exactly 3. The 5 half sits in the orange region, which must add up to exactly 10.
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Easy solution — April 24, 2026

05
20
31
53
03

blue (=3): 3 | purple: 2 | green (=): 0 · 0 · 0 | amber (=): 3 · 3 | orange (=10): 5 · 5 | slate (<2): 1

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
Blue3 — Be exactly 31
PurpleTake any value it likes1
Green= — Show the same number on every cell3
Amber= — Show the same number on every cell2
Orange10 — Add up to exactly 102
Slate<2 — Be less than 21

Today's Medium board has 8 dominoes across 10 regions, mixing target-sum and less-than 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
The amber region is the anchor: one cell, and it must be less than 2. Only 2 pip combinations fit it at all, which is why it gives way first.

Hint 2

Medium
The 2–5 belongs down column 7, rows 4–5. It is the only tile that works there, because brown must add up to less than 3. The 2 half sits in the brown region, which must be less than 3.

Hint 3

Medium
There is exactly one home for the 6–3: across row 3, columns 7–8. It is the only tile that works there, because slate must add up to exactly 7.
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Medium solution — April 24, 2026

32
55
33
01
63
11
25
31

blue (=7): 3 · 1 · 3 | purple (=7): 5 · 1 · 1 | green: 5 | amber (<2): 0 | orange (<5): 3 | slate (=7): 1 · 6 | teal: 3 | pink: 3 | lime (=7): 2 · 5 | brown (<3): 2

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
Blue7 — Add up to exactly 73
Purple7 — Add up to exactly 73
GreenTake any value it likes1
Amber<2 — Be less than 21
Orange<5 — Be less than 51
Slate7 — Add up to exactly 72
TealTake any value it likes1
PinkTake any value it likes1
Lime7 — Add up to exactly 72
Brown<3 — Be less than 31

Today's Hard board has 16 dominoes across 23 regions, mixing target-sum, less-than, greater-than 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.

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
The blue region is the anchor: one cell, and it must be exactly 2. Only 1 pip combination fits it at all, which is why it gives way first.

Hint 2

Hard
The 2–5 belongs across row 1, columns 1–2. It is the only tile that works there, because blue must add up to exactly 2. The 2 half sits in the blue region, which must be exactly 2.

Hint 3

Hard
There is exactly one home for the 0–6: down column 3, rows 1–2. It is the only tile that works there, because green must add up to exactly 0. The 0 half sits in the green region, which must be exactly 0.

Hint 4

Hard
Lay the 2–1 down column 7, rows 2–3 — 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.
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Hard solution — April 24, 2026

16
05
41
24
06
01
25
00
26
51
30
21
46
13
02
11

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

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
Blue2 — Be exactly 21
Purple5 — Be exactly 51
Green0 — Be exactly 01
Amber<2 — Add up to less than 22
Orange>2 — Be more than 21
Slate>5 — Be more than 51
Teal>5 — Be more than 51
Pink2 — Be exactly 21
Lime5 — Be exactly 51
Brown0 — Be exactly 01
Blue= — Show the same number on every cell2
PurpleTake any value it likes1
Green<2 — Add up to less than 23
Amber2 — Add up to exactly 22
Orange= — Show the same number on every cell3
Slate>5 — Be more than 51
Teal<5 — Be less than 51
Pink>5 — Be more than 51
Lime= — Show the same number on every cell2
Brown<2 — Add up to less than 22
Blue2 — Be exactly 21
Purple5 — Be exactly 51
Green0 — Be exactly 01
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