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Pips hints — Thursday, May 28, 2026

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Easy today: 6 dominoes, 8 regions and greater-than and all-equal constraints. 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 more than 3. Only 3 pip combinations fit it at all, which is why it gives way first.

Hint 2

Easy
The 3–1 belongs down column 3, rows 2–3. It is the only tile that works there, because amber must add up to more than 2. The 3 half sits in the amber region, which must be more than 2.
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Easy solution — May 28, 2026

44
31
40
33
22
21

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

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
Blue>4 — Add up to more than 42
Purple>3 — Be more than 31
GreenTake any value it likes1
Amber>2 — Be more than 21
OrangeTake any value it likes1
Slate= — Show the same number on every cell2
Teal= — Show the same number on every cell2
Pink>6 — Add up to more than 62

Medium today: 7 dominoes, 7 regions and no-repeats, target-sum and all-equal constraints. 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 green 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

Medium
The 4–4 belongs across row 3, columns 2–3. It is the only tile that works there, because green must add up to exactly 4. The 4 half sits in the green region, which must be exactly 4.

Hint 3

Medium
There is exactly one home for the 2–2: across row 5, columns 2–3. It is the only tile that works there, because slate must show the same number on every cell.
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Medium solution — May 28, 2026

25
43
44
55
22
33
56

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

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
Blue≠ — Have no two cells showing the same number3
Purple≠ — Have no two cells showing the same number5
Green4 — Be exactly 41
Amber5 — Be exactly 51
OrangeTake any value it likes1
Slate= — Show the same number on every cell2
TealTake any value it likes1

Hard today: 15 dominoes, 12 regions and all-equal, target-sum, no-repeats, less-than and greater-than constraints. 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 6. Only 1 pip combination fits it at all, which is why it gives way first.

Hint 2

Hard
The 3–6 belongs across row 1, columns 2–3. It is the only tile that works there, because purple must add up to exactly 6. The 3 half sits in the blue region, which must show the same number on every cell.

Hint 3

Hard
There is exactly one home for the 6–5: down column 3, rows 3–4. It is the only tile that works there, because pink must add up to exactly 6. The 6 half sits in the pink region, which must be exactly 6.

Hint 4

Hard
Lay the 1–3 down column 7, rows 5–6 — no guesswork needed. It is the only tile that works there, because purple must add up to exactly 3. The 1 half sits in the brown region, which must show the same number on every cell.
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Hard solution — May 28, 2026

30
66
32
26
00
61
41
06
33
65
10
36
11
46
13

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

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
Blue= — Show the same number on every cell4
Purple6 — Be exactly 61
Green≠ — Have no two cells showing the same number6
Amber<3 — Be less than 31
Orange>3 — Be more than 31
Slate= — Show the same number on every cell5
Teal>1 — Be more than 11
Pink6 — Be exactly 61
Lime6 — Add up to exactly 62
Brown= — Show the same number on every cell4
Blue= — Show the same number on every cell3
Purple3 — Be exactly 31
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