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Pips hints — Wednesday, June 10, 2026

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Today's Easy board has 5 dominoes across 7 regions, mixing all-equal, greater-than, less-than and target-sum 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
Start with the amber region — its one cell must be less than 2. Only 2 pip combinations fit it at all, which is why it gives way first.

Hint 2

Easy
Lay the 1–2 down column 1, rows 2–3 — no guesswork needed. It is the only tile that works there, because orange must add up to exactly 8. The 1 half sits in the blue region, which must show the same number on every cell.
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Easy solution — June 10, 2026

14
04
12
63
16

blue (=): 1 · 1 | purple (>8): 4 · 6 | green: 3 | amber (<2): 0 | orange (=8): 2 · 6 | slate: 1 | teal: 4

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
Blue= — Show the same number on every cell2
Purple>8 — Add up to more than 82
GreenTake any value it likes1
Amber<2 — Be less than 21
Orange8 — Add up to exactly 82
SlateTake any value it likes1
TealTake any value it likes1

Today's Medium board has 8 dominoes across 9 regions, mixing all-equal, target-sum and greater-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
Start with the slate region — its one cell must be exactly 1. Only 1 pip combination fits it at all, which is why it gives way first.

Hint 2

Medium
Lay the 1–3 across row 2, columns 5–6 — no guesswork needed. It is the only tile that works there, because slate must add up to exactly 1. The 1 half sits in the slate region, which must be exactly 1.

Hint 3

Medium
Place the 6–3 domino across row 3, columns 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.
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Medium solution — June 10, 2026

63
53
30
52
66
24
55
13

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

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
Blue= — Show the same number on every cell3
Purple4 — Add up to exactly 42
Green4 — Add up to exactly 42
Amber= — Show the same number on every cell2
OrangeTake any value it likes1
Slate1 — Be exactly 11
Teal= — Show the same number on every cell2
Pink6 — Be exactly 61
Lime>10 — Add up to more than 102

Today's Hard board has 15 dominoes across 11 regions, mixing all-equal, greater-than, target-sum 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.

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 green region — its three cells must add up to exactly 0. Only 1 pip combination fits it at all, which is why it gives way first.

Hint 2

Hard
Lay the 4–0 down column 2, rows 1–2 — no guesswork needed. It is the only tile that works there, because green must add up to exactly 0. The 4 half sits in the blue region, which must show the same number on every cell.

Hint 3

Hard
Place the 0–3 domino across row 3, columns 2–3. It is the only tile that works there, because green must add up to exactly 0.

Hint 4

Hard
The 5–0 belongs down column 1, rows 3–4. It is the only tile that works there, because green must add up to exactly 0. The 5 half sits in the slate region, which must add up to exactly 11.
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Hard solution — June 10, 2026

40
21
03
11
54
66
55
63
14
22
50
23
44
33
46

blue (=): 4 · 4 · 4 · 4 · 4 | purple (>4): 6 | green (=0): 0 · 0 · 0 | amber (=15): 6 · 6 · 3 | orange (=15): 5 · 5 · 5 | slate (=11): 5 · 2 · 4 | teal (=): 3 · 3 · 3 · 3 | pink (<4): 2 | lime (=4): 1 · 1 · 1 · 1 | brown (=4): 2 · 2 | blue (>4): 6

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
Blue= — Show the same number on every cell5
Purple>4 — Be more than 41
Green0 — Add up to exactly 03
Amber15 — Add up to exactly 153
Orange15 — Add up to exactly 153
Slate11 — Add up to exactly 113
Teal= — Show the same number on every cell4
Pink<4 — Be less than 41
Lime4 — Add up to exactly 44
Brown4 — Add up to exactly 42
Blue>4 — Be more than 41
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