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Pips hints — Friday, June 12, 2026

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

Easy
Your way in today is the amber region: one cell that must be exactly 3. Only 1 pip combination fits it at all, which is why it gives way first.

Hint 2

Easy
The 3–3 belongs down column 4, rows 2–3. It is the only tile that works there, because amber must add up to exactly 3. The 3 half sits in the amber region, which must be exactly 3.
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Easy solution — June 12, 2026

12
11
33
06
01

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

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
Blue<2 — Be less than 21
PurpleTake any value it likes1
Green= — Show the same number on every cell4
Amber3 — Be exactly 31
OrangeTake any value it likes1
Slate>6 — Add up to more than 62

Medium today: 8 dominoes, 9 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
Your way in today is the amber region: one cell that must be exactly 4. Only 1 pip combination fits it at all, which is why it gives way first.

Hint 2

Medium
The 4–6 belongs across row 2, columns 1–2. It is the only tile that works there, because amber must add up to exactly 4. The 4 half sits in the amber region, which must be exactly 4.

Hint 3

Medium
There is exactly one home for the 1–5: across row 3, columns 2–3. It is the only tile that works there, because orange must add up to more than 9. The 1 half sits in the slate region, which must show the same number on every cell.
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Medium solution — June 12, 2026

15
53
56
20
46
34
00
10

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

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
Blue= — Show the same number on every cell3
Purple6 — Add up to exactly 62
GreenTake any value it likes1
Amber4 — Be exactly 41
Orange>9 — Add up to more than 92
Slate= — Show the same number on every cell2
Teal6 — Add up to exactly 62
Pink= — Show the same number on every cell2
LimeTake any value it likes1

Hard today: 14 dominoes, 15 regions and target-sum, 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.

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
Your way in today is the purple region: one cell that must be exactly 5. Only 1 pip combination fits it at all, which is why it gives way first.

Hint 2

Hard
The 2–5 belongs down column 1, rows 1–2. It is the only tile that works there, because purple must add up to exactly 5. The 2 half sits in the blue region, which must add up to exactly 2.

Hint 3

Hard
There is exactly one home for the 0–2: across row 5, columns 8–9. It is the only tile that works there, because teal must add up to exactly 2. The 0 half sits in the slate region, which must add up to exactly 2.

Hint 4

Hard
Lay the 1–2 down column 7, rows 9–10 — no guesswork needed. It is the only tile that works there, because orange must add up to exactly 2. The 1 half sits in the green region, which must show the same number on every cell.
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Hard solution — June 12, 2026

62
00
25
30
12
65
02
55
42
53
44
36
50
61

blue (=2): 2 · 0 · 0 | purple (=5): 5 | green (=8): 4 · 4 | amber (>9): 6 · 5 | orange (>2): 3 | slate (=2): 0 · 2 · 0 | teal (=2): 2 | pink (=10): 4 · 6 | lime (>4): 6 | brown (>4): 6 | blue (=2): 2 · 0 | purple (=): 3 · 3 | green (=): 1 · 1 | amber (=): 5 · 5 · 5 · 5 | orange (=2): 2

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
Blue2 — Add up to exactly 23
Purple5 — Be exactly 51
Green8 — Add up to exactly 82
Amber>9 — Add up to more than 92
Orange>2 — Be more than 21
Slate2 — Add up to exactly 23
Teal2 — Be exactly 21
Pink10 — Add up to exactly 102
Lime>4 — Be more than 41
Brown>4 — Be more than 41
Blue2 — Add up to exactly 22
Purple= — Show the same number on every cell2
Green= — Show the same number on every cell2
Amber= — Show the same number on every cell4
Orange2 — Be exactly 21
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