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Pips hints — Saturday, June 27, 2026

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Saturday, June 27, 2026Archived board

Easy today: 5 dominoes, 6 regions and all-equal 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.

Hint 1 — where to start

Easy
Your way in today is the amber region: one cell that must be exactly 6. Only 1 pip combination fits it at all, which is why it gives way first.

Hint 2

Easy
Place the 6–6 domino across row 3, columns 2–3. It is the only tile that works there, because amber must add up to exactly 6. The 6 half sits in the amber region, which must be exactly 6.
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Easy solution — June 27, 2026

11
53
66
34
44

blue (=): 4 · 4 · 4 | purple (=): 1 · 1 | green (=6): 3 · 3 | amber (=6): 6 | orange (=6): 6 | slate: 5

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
Blue= — Show the same number on every cell3
Purple= — Show the same number on every cell2
Green6 — Add up to exactly 62
Amber6 — Be exactly 61
Orange6 — Be exactly 61
SlateTake any value it likes1

Medium today: 9 dominoes, 13 regions and greater-than, target-sum and less-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 orange 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
Place the 6–6 domino down column 5, rows 3–4. It is the only tile that works there, because slate must add up to exactly 11.

Hint 3

Medium
The 1–6 belongs down column 9, rows 3–4. It is the only tile that works there, because green must add up to less than 3. The 1 half sits in the green region, which must be less than 3.
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Medium solution — June 27, 2026

45
16
22
64
43
66
13
55
32

blue (>1): 4 | purple (>1): 4 | green (=16): 5 · 5 · 6 | amber: 2 | orange (=4): 4 | slate (=11): 5 · 6 | teal (=9): 6 · 3 | pink (=4): 2 · 2 | lime: 3 | brown (>2): 3 | blue (>4): 6 | purple: 1 | green (<3): 1

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
Blue>1 — Be more than 11
Purple>1 — Be more than 11
Green16 — Add up to exactly 163
AmberTake any value it likes1
Orange4 — Be exactly 41
Slate11 — Add up to exactly 112
Teal9 — Add up to exactly 92
Pink4 — Add up to exactly 42
LimeTake any value it likes1
Brown>2 — Be more than 21
Blue>4 — Be more than 41
PurpleTake any value it likes1
Green<3 — Be less than 31

Hard today: 14 dominoes, 19 regions and all-equal, target-sum, greater-than and less-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.

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 green region: one cell that must be exactly 2. Only 1 pip combination fits it at all, which is why it gives way first.

Hint 2

Hard
Place the 3–2 domino across row 6, columns 5–6. It is the only tile that works there, because brown must add up to exactly 2. The 3 half sits in the lime region, which must add up to exactly 6.

Hint 3

Hard
The 3–6 belongs down column 4, rows 6–7. It is the only tile that works there, because purple must add up to exactly 6. The 3 half sits in the lime region, which must add up to exactly 6.

Hint 4

Hard
There is exactly one home for the 2–1: down column 4, rows 8–9. It is the only tile that works there, because green must add up to exactly 1. The 2 half sits in the teal region, which must show the same number on every cell.
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Hard solution — June 27, 2026

02
31
26
01
32
04
66
22
05
44
35
21
36
42

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

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
BlueTake any value it likes1
Purple= — Show the same number on every cell3
Green2 — Be exactly 21
Amber>3 — Be more than 31
Orange<3 — Be less than 31
Slate>2 — Be more than 21
Teal= — Show the same number on every cell2
Pink8 — Add up to exactly 82
Lime6 — Add up to exactly 62
Brown2 — Be exactly 21
Blue<3 — Add up to less than 32
Purple6 — Be exactly 61
Green1 — Be exactly 11
AmberTake any value it likes1
Orange2 — Be exactly 21
Slate4 — Add up to exactly 42
Teal= — Show the same number on every cell3
Pink6 — Be exactly 61
Lime2 — Be exactly 21
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