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Pips hints — Saturday, May 30, 2026

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Saturday, May 30, 2026Archived board

The Easy grid runs to 7 regions and 6 tiles, with all-equal, target-sum and greater-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

Easy
Start with the purple region — its one cell must take any value it likes. Only 7 pip combinations fit it at all, which is why it gives way first.

Hint 2

Easy
Lay the 1–3 across row 1, columns 4–5 — no guesswork needed. It is the only tile that works there, because amber must add up to exactly 6.
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Easy solution — May 30, 2026

06
13
44
25
66
20

blue (=): 6 · 6 · 6 | purple: 0 | green: 3 | amber (=6): 1 · 5 | orange (=): 2 · 2 | slate (>7): 4 · 4 | teal: 0

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
Blue= — Show the same number on every cell3
PurpleTake any value it likes1
GreenTake any value it likes1
Amber6 — Add up to exactly 62
Orange= — Show the same number on every cell2
Slate>7 — Add up to more than 72
TealTake any value it likes1

The Medium grid runs to 9 regions and 8 tiles, with target-sum and all-equal 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 slate 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 4–3 across row 3, columns 3–4 — no guesswork needed. It is the only tile that works there, because slate must add up to exactly 3. The 4 half sits in the amber region, which must add up to exactly 8.

Hint 3

Medium
Place the 5–4 domino down column 1, rows 4–5. It is the only tile that works there, because pink must add up to exactly 10.
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Medium solution — May 30, 2026

21
54
02
46
00
26
50
43

blue (=3): 1 · 2 | purple (=8): 2 · 6 | green (=): 0 · 0 | amber (=8): 4 · 4 | orange (=4): 0 · 4 | slate (=3): 3 | teal (=8): 6 · 2 | pink (=10): 5 · 5 | lime: 0

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
Blue3 — Add up to exactly 32
Purple8 — Add up to exactly 82
Green= — Show the same number on every cell2
Amber8 — Add up to exactly 82
Orange4 — Add up to exactly 42
Slate3 — Be exactly 31
Teal8 — Add up to exactly 82
Pink10 — Add up to exactly 102
LimeTake any value it likes1

The Hard grid runs to 20 regions and 16 tiles, with all-equal, target-sum, greater-than 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.

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 purple region — its one cell must be exactly 5. Only 1 pip combination fits it at all, which is why it gives way first.

Hint 2

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

Hint 3

Hard
Place the 3–5 domino down column 7, rows 1–2. It is the only tile that works there, because green must add up to exactly 5. The 3 half sits in the amber region, which must show the same number on every cell.

Hint 4

Hard
The 5–2 belongs down column 3, rows 4–5. It is the only tile that works there, because teal must add up to exactly 5. The 5 half sits in the teal region, which must be exactly 5.
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Hard solution — May 30, 2026

52
11
45
03
46
21
36
55
32
00
35
22
51
26
14
50

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

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
Blue= — Show the same number on every cell3
Purple5 — Be exactly 51
Green5 — Be exactly 51
Amber= — Show the same number on every cell2
Orange5 — Add up to exactly 53
SlateTake any value it likes1
Teal5 — Be exactly 51
Pink5 — Be exactly 51
Lime5 — Add up to exactly 52
Brown= — Show the same number on every cell3
Blue= — Show the same number on every cell3
Purple5 — Be exactly 51
Green>5 — Be more than 51
Amber<5 — Be less than 51
Orange>5 — Be more than 51
Slate= — Show the same number on every cell2
Teal>5 — Be more than 51
Pink5 — Be exactly 51
Lime5 — Add up to exactly 52
Brown5 — Be exactly 51
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