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Pips hints — Saturday, May 23, 2026

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Saturday, May 23, 2026Archived board

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 purple region, where one cell must be exactly 3. Only 1 pip combination fits it at all, which is why it gives way first.

Hint 2

Easy
Place the 3–4 domino across row 3, columns 2–3. It is the only tile that works there, because purple must add up to exactly 3. The 3 half sits in the purple region, which must be exactly 3.
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Easy solution — May 23, 2026

42
34
23
44
22

blue (=12): 4 · 4 · 4 | purple (=3): 3 | green: 4 | amber (=): 2 · 2 · 2 · 2 | orange (=3): 3

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
Blue12 — Add up to exactly 123
Purple3 — Be exactly 31
GreenTake any value it likes1
Amber= — Show the same number on every cell4
Orange3 — Be exactly 31

Today's Medium board has 7 dominoes across 7 regions, mixing 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
Ignore the open areas for now and go straight to the blue region, where one cell must be more than 3. Only 3 pip combinations fit it at all, which is why it gives way first.

Hint 2

Medium
Place the 4–3 domino down column 5, rows 1–2. It is the only tile that works there, because blue must add up to more than 3. The 4 half sits in the blue region, which must be more than 3.

Hint 3

Medium
The 5–1 belongs across row 3, columns 2–3. It is the only tile that works there, because orange must show the same number on every cell.
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Medium solution — May 23, 2026

51
11
55
30
43
25
16

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

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
Blue>3 — Be more than 31
PurpleTake any value it likes1
Green= — Show the same number on every cell2
Amber= — Show the same number on every cell4
Orange= — Show the same number on every cell4
SlateTake any value it likes1
Teal>3 — Be more than 31

Today's Hard board has 15 dominoes across 11 regions, mixing target-sum, all-equal, less-than 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 purple region, where one cell must be exactly 3. Only 1 pip combination fits it at all, which is why it gives way first.

Hint 2

Hard
Place the 3–6 domino down column 5, rows 1–2. It is the only tile that works there, because purple must add up to exactly 3. The 3 half sits in the purple region, which must be exactly 3.

Hint 3

Hard
The 0–5 belongs down column 1, rows 5–6. It is the only tile that works there, because brown must add up to less than 1.

Hint 4

Hard
There is exactly one home for the 5–6: down column 6, rows 1–2. It is the only tile that works there, because blue must add up to exactly 12. The 5 half sits in the green region, which must show the same number on every cell.
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Hard solution — May 23, 2026

05
34
56
42
31
44
33
55
11
00
22
35
60
52
36

blue (=12): 6 · 6 | purple (=3): 3 | green (=): 5 · 5 · 5 | amber (=5): 5 | orange (<7): 2 · 2 · 2 | slate (<4): 1 · 1 · 1 | teal (<13): 3 · 3 · 3 · 3 | pink (=5): 5 | lime (≠): 6 · 4 · 0 · 5 · 2 · 3 | brown (<1): 0 · 0 · 0 | blue (<13): 4 · 4 · 4

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
Blue12 — Add up to exactly 122
Purple3 — Be exactly 31
Green= — Show the same number on every cell3
Amber5 — Be exactly 51
Orange<7 — Add up to less than 73
Slate<4 — Add up to less than 43
Teal<13 — Add up to less than 134
Pink5 — Be exactly 51
Lime≠ — Have no two cells showing the same number6
Brown<1 — Add up to less than 13
Blue<13 — Add up to less than 133
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