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Pips hints — Thursday, June 4, 2026

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Thursday, June 4, 2026Archived board

Today's Easy board has 5 dominoes across 6 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
The purple 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

Easy
The 4–2 belongs across row 1, columns 2–3. It is the only tile that works there, because purple must add up to exactly 2. The 4 half sits in the blue region, which must add up to exactly 8.
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Easy solution — June 4, 2026

42
51
65
62
45

blue (=8): 4 · 4 | purple (=2): 2 | green (=15): 5 · 5 · 5 | amber: 1 | orange (=): 6 · 6 | slate (=2): 2

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
Blue8 — Add up to exactly 82
Purple2 — Be exactly 21
Green15 — Add up to exactly 153
AmberTake any value it likes1
Orange= — Show the same number on every cell2
Slate2 — Be exactly 21

Today's Medium board has 9 dominoes across 11 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

Medium
The slate region is the anchor: one cell, and it must be exactly 5. Only 1 pip combination fits it at all, which is why it gives way first.

Hint 2

Medium
The 5–2 belongs across row 4, columns 5–6. It is the only tile that works there, because blue must add up to exactly 5. The 5 half sits in the blue region, which must be exactly 5.

Hint 3

Medium
There is exactly one home for the 1–1: across row 1, columns 4–5. It is the only tile that works there, because green must show the same number on every cell.
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Medium solution — June 4, 2026

42
03
52
11
23
50
66
10
04

blue (=15): 6 · 6 · 3 | purple: 0 | green (=): 1 · 1 · 1 | amber: 4 | orange (<3): 0 · 0 | slate (=5): 5 | teal (=): 2 · 2 | pink: 4 | lime (=5): 2 · 3 | brown: 0 | blue (=5): 5

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
Blue15 — Add up to exactly 153
PurpleTake any value it likes1
Green= — Show the same number on every cell3
AmberTake any value it likes1
Orange<3 — Add up to less than 32
Slate5 — Be exactly 51
Teal= — Show the same number on every cell2
PinkTake any value it likes1
Lime5 — Add up to exactly 52
BrownTake any value it likes1
Blue5 — Be exactly 51

Today's Hard board has 15 dominoes across 17 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.

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 1. Only 1 pip combination fits it at all, which is why it gives way first.

Hint 2

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

Hint 3

Hard
There is exactly one home for the 4–0: down column 3, rows 1–2. It is the only tile that works there, because green must add up to exactly 0. The 4 half sits in the teal region, which must add up to exactly 10.

Hint 4

Hard
Lay the 0–6 down column 7, rows 1–2 — no guesswork needed. It is the only tile that works there, because orange must add up to exactly 0. The 0 half sits in the orange region, which must be exactly 0.
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Hard solution — June 4, 2026

62
40
56
55
13
46
14
06
21
66
11
63
44
61
33

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

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
Blue1 — Be exactly 11
Purple1 — Be exactly 11
Green0 — Be exactly 01
Amber>10 — Add up to more than 102
Orange0 — Be exactly 01
Slate10 — Add up to exactly 102
Teal10 — Add up to exactly 102
Pink10 — Add up to exactly 103
Lime1 — Be exactly 11
Brown1 — Be exactly 11
Blue= — Show the same number on every cell3
Purple1 — Be exactly 11
Green1 — Be exactly 11
Amber= — Show the same number on every cell3
OrangeTake any value it likes1
Slate= — Show the same number on every cell4
Teal= — Show the same number on every cell2
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