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Pips hints — Saturday, June 6, 2026

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Easy today: 5 dominoes, 6 regions and less-than, target-sum 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.

Hint 1 — where to start

Easy
Look at the amber region first. Across one cell it has to be exactly 2. Only 1 pip combination fits it at all, which is why it gives way first.

Hint 2

Easy
Lay the 2–0 across row 3, columns 1–2 — no guesswork needed. It is the only tile that works there, because amber must add up to exactly 2. The 2 half sits in the amber region, which must be exactly 2.
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Easy solution — June 6, 2026

60
20
01
40
30

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

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
BlueTake any value it likes1
Purple<1 — Add up to less than 15
Green<4 — Be less than 41
Amber2 — Be exactly 21
Orange<2 — Be less than 21
Slate>4 — Be more than 41

Medium today: 7 dominoes, 8 regions and all-equal, target-sum 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.

Hint 1 — where to start

Medium
Look at the green region first. Across two cells it has to add up to exactly 9. Only 4 pip combinations fit it at all, which is why it gives way first.

Hint 2

Medium
Lay the 3–4 down column 1, rows 2–3 — no guesswork needed. It is the only tile that works there, because green must add up to exactly 9. The 3 half sits in the amber region, which must show the same number on every cell.

Hint 3

Medium
Place the 6–6 domino across row 2, columns 3–4. It is the only tile that works there, because purple must show the same number on every cell.
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Medium solution — June 6, 2026

52
34
10
42
66
33
56

blue: 5 | purple (=): 6 · 6 · 6 | green (=9): 4 · 5 | amber (=): 3 · 3 · 3 | orange: 2 | slate (=6): 4 · 2 | teal (>0): 1 | pink: 0

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
BlueTake any value it likes1
Purple= — Show the same number on every cell3
Green9 — Add up to exactly 92
Amber= — Show the same number on every cell3
OrangeTake any value it likes1
Slate6 — Add up to exactly 62
Teal>0 — Be more than 01
PinkTake any value it likes1

Hard today: 15 dominoes, 30 regions and greater-than and target-sum 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
Look at the teal region first. Across one cell it has to be exactly 4. Only 1 pip combination fits it at all, which is why it gives way first.

Hint 2

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

Hint 3

Hard
Place the 2–5 domino across row 5, columns 5–6. It is the only tile that works there, because brown must add up to exactly 2. The 2 half sits in the brown region, which must be exactly 2.

Hint 4

Hard
The 0–4 belongs down column 5, rows 1–2. 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 6, 2026

50
64
03
25
60
35
12
04
23
15
43
45
31
62
41

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

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
Blue>3 — Be more than 31
Purple4 — Be exactly 41
Green3 — Be exactly 31
Amber0 — Be exactly 01
Orange0 — Be exactly 01
Slate>1 — Be more than 11
Teal3 — Be exactly 31
Pink0 — Be exactly 01
LimeTake any value it likes1
Brown0 — Be exactly 01
Blue4 — Be exactly 41
Purple4 — Be exactly 41
Green2 — Be exactly 21
Amber5 — Be exactly 51
Orange3 — Be exactly 31
Slate2 — Be exactly 21
Teal1 — Be exactly 11
PinkTake any value it likes1
Lime4 — Be exactly 41
Brown5 — Be exactly 51
Blue1 — Be exactly 11
Purple5 — Be exactly 51
Green1 — Be exactly 11
Amber2 — Be exactly 21
Orange6 — Be exactly 61
SlateTake any value it likes1
Teal4 — Be exactly 41
PinkTake any value it likes1
Lime5 — Be exactly 51
Brown2 — Be exactly 21
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