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Pips hints — Sunday, June 28, 2026

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Today's Easy board has 5 dominoes across 5 regions, mixing greater-than, 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
Ignore the open areas for now and go straight to the purple region, where one cell must be more than 5. Only 1 pip combination fits it at all, which is why it gives way first.

Hint 2

Easy
The 6–3 belongs down column 2, rows 1–2. It is the only tile that works there, because purple must add up to more than 5. The 6 half sits in the purple region, which must be more than 5.
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Easy solution — June 28, 2026

66
33
63
34
56

blue: 4 | purple (>5): 6 | green (=12): 3 · 3 · 3 · 3 | amber (=): 6 · 6 · 6 | orange: 5

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
BlueTake any value it likes1
Purple>5 — Be more than 51
Green12 — Add up to exactly 124
Amber= — Show the same number on every cell3
OrangeTake any value it likes1

Today's Medium board has 7 dominoes across 9 regions, mixing less-than, 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
Ignore the open areas for now and go straight to the pink region, where two cells must add up to exactly 10. Only 3 pip combinations fit it at all, which is why it gives way first.

Hint 2

Medium
The 6–6 belongs down column 2, rows 3–4. It is the only tile that works there, because pink must add up to exactly 10. The 6 half sits in the slate region, which must be more than 2.

Hint 3

Medium
There is exactly one home for the 2–5: across row 3, columns 3–4. It is the only tile that works there, because green must add up to exactly 8.
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Medium solution — June 28, 2026

00
66
30
42
26
04
25

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

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
Blue<5 — Add up to less than 52
PurpleTake any value it likes1
Green8 — Add up to exactly 82
Amber>0 — Be more than 01
OrangeTake any value it likes1
Slate>2 — Be more than 21
Teal5 — Add up to exactly 52
Pink10 — Add up to exactly 102
Lime>5 — Add up to more than 52

Today's Hard board has 15 dominoes across 18 regions, mixing target-sum, less-than, no-repeats, all-equal 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.

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
Ignore the open areas for now and go straight to the blue region, where one cell must be exactly 6. Only 1 pip combination fits it at all, which is why it gives way first.

Hint 2

Hard
The 3–6 belongs down column 1, rows 1–2. It is the only tile that works there, because blue must add up to exactly 6. The 3 half sits in the amber region, which must add up to exactly 6.

Hint 3

Hard
There is exactly one home for the 0–5: down column 5, rows 1–2. It is the only tile that works there, because green must add up to exactly 5. The 0 half sits in the slate region, which must add up to exactly 1.

Hint 4

Hard
Lay the 3–1 down column 1, rows 3–4 — no guesswork needed. It is the only tile that works there, because pink must add up to exactly 1. The 3 half sits in the amber region, which must add up to exactly 6.
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Hard solution — June 28, 2026

24
55
12
44
31
22
65
33
62
05
36
02
35
40
66

blue (=6): 6 | purple (<3): 0 | green (=5): 5 | amber (=6): 3 · 3 | orange (=14): 4 · 5 · 5 | slate (=1): 0 · 1 | teal (≠): 6 · 5 | pink (=1): 1 | lime (<4): 2 | brown (=): 2 · 2 · 2 | blue (=3): 3 | purple (=17): 5 · 6 · 6 | green (>3): 4 | amber (=2): 2 | orange (=14): 6 · 4 · 4 | slate (<2): 0 | teal (=2): 2 | pink (=6): 3 · 3

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
Blue6 — Be exactly 61
Purple<3 — Be less than 31
Green5 — Be exactly 51
Amber6 — Add up to exactly 62
Orange14 — Add up to exactly 143
Slate1 — Add up to exactly 12
Teal≠ — Have no two cells showing the same number2
Pink1 — Be exactly 11
Lime<4 — Be less than 41
Brown= — Show the same number on every cell3
Blue3 — Be exactly 31
Purple17 — Add up to exactly 173
Green>3 — Be more than 31
Amber2 — Be exactly 21
Orange14 — Add up to exactly 143
Slate<2 — Be less than 21
Teal2 — Be exactly 21
Pink6 — Add up to exactly 62
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