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Pips hints — Thursday, April 30, 2026

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Today's Easy board has 5 dominoes across 7 regions, mixing target-sum and greater-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
Start with the blue region — its one cell must be exactly 4. Only 1 pip combination fits it at all, which is why it gives way first.

Hint 2

Easy
Lay the 4–2 across row 1, columns 2–3 — no guesswork needed. It is the only tile that works there, because blue must add up to exactly 4. The 4 half sits in the blue region, which must be exactly 4.
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Easy solution — April 30, 2026

11
22
42
40
54

blue (=4): 4 | purple (=4): 2 · 1 · 1 | green: 0 | amber (=4): 4 | orange (=4): 4 | slate (>4): 5 | teal (=4): 2 · 2

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
Blue4 — Be exactly 41
Purple4 — Add up to exactly 43
GreenTake any value it likes1
Amber4 — Be exactly 41
Orange4 — Be exactly 41
Slate>4 — Be more than 41
Teal4 — Add up to exactly 42

Today's Medium board has 7 dominoes across 8 regions, mixing target-sum, 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.

Hint 1 — where to start

Medium
Start with the blue region — its one cell must be exactly 3. Only 1 pip combination fits it at all, which is why it gives way first.

Hint 2

Medium
Lay the 5–3 across row 1, columns 1–2 — no guesswork needed. It is the only tile that works there, because blue must add up to exactly 3. The 5 half sits in the purple region, which must add up to more than 8.

Hint 3

Medium
Place the 1–3 domino across row 3, columns 2–3. It is the only tile that works there, because slate must add up to exactly 3. The 1 half sits in the teal region, which must show the same number on every cell.
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Medium solution — April 30, 2026

13
16
21
52
30
62
53

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

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
Blue3 — Be exactly 31
Purple>8 — Add up to more than 82
GreenTake any value it likes1
Amber= — Show the same number on every cell2
Orange= — Show the same number on every cell3
Slate3 — Be exactly 31
Teal= — Show the same number on every cell2
Pink3 — Add up to exactly 32

Today's Hard board has 15 dominoes across 29 regions, mixing target-sum, less-than and greater-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.

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 one cell must be exactly 2. Only 1 pip combination fits it at all, which is why it gives way first.

Hint 2

Hard
Lay the 2–5 down column 1, rows 1–2 — no guesswork needed. 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
Place the 0–3 domino across row 5, columns 4–5. It is the only tile that works there, because pink must add up to exactly 0. The 0 half sits in the pink region, which must be exactly 0.

Hint 4

Hard
The 4–5 belongs down column 2, rows 1–2. It is the only tile that works there, because purple must add up to exactly 4. The 4 half sits in the purple region, which must be exactly 4.
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Hard solution — April 30, 2026

01
02
03
04
05
12
13
14
15
23
24
25
34
35
45

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

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
Blue2 — Be exactly 21
Purple4 — Be exactly 41
Green2 — Be exactly 21
Amber3 — Be exactly 31
Orange4 — Be exactly 41
Slate4 — Add up to exactly 42
Teal5 — Be exactly 51
Pink5 — Be exactly 51
Lime3 — Be exactly 31
Brown0 — Be exactly 01
Blue5 — Be exactly 51
Purple5 — Be exactly 51
GreenTake any value it likes1
AmberTake any value it likes1
OrangeTake any value it likes1
SlateTake any value it likes1
Teal0 — Be exactly 01
Pink0 — Be exactly 01
Lime0 — Be exactly 01
BrownTake any value it likes1
Blue4 — Be exactly 41
Purple2 — Be exactly 21
Green<3 — Be less than 31
Amber4 — Be exactly 41
Orange4 — Be exactly 41
Slate3 — Be exactly 31
Teal3 — Be exactly 31
Pink0 — Be exactly 01
Lime>3 — Be more than 31
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