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Pips hints — Thursday, July 2, 2026

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

Hint 1 — where to start

Easy
Your way in today is the blue region: two cells that must add up to exactly 7. Only 6 pip combinations fit it at all, which is why it gives way first.

Hint 2

Easy
Lay the 6–6 down column 1, rows 2–3 — no guesswork needed. It is the only tile that works there, because blue must add up to exactly 7.
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Easy solution — July 2, 2026

55
66
00
44
15

blue (=7): 1 · 6 | purple (=15): 5 · 5 · 5 | green (<8): 0 · 0 | amber: 6 | orange (=): 4 · 4

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
Blue7 — Add up to exactly 72
Purple15 — Add up to exactly 153
Green<8 — Add up to less than 82
AmberTake any value it likes1
Orange= — Show the same number on every cell2

Medium today: 7 dominoes, 8 regions and all-equal, less-than 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 orange region: one cell that must be less than 1. Only 1 pip combination fits it at all, which is why it gives way first.

Hint 2

Medium
Lay the 0–5 down column 4, rows 2–3 — no guesswork needed. It is the only tile that works there, because orange must add up to less than 1. The 0 half sits in the orange region, which must be less than 1.

Hint 3

Medium
Place the 0–0 domino down column 1, rows 2–3. It is the only tile that works there, because green must add up to less than 1.
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Medium solution — July 2, 2026

51
02
05
35
06
16
00

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

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
BlueTake any value it likes1
Purple= — Show the same number on every cell2
Green<1 — Add up to less than 13
Amber= — Show the same number on every cell2
Orange<1 — Be less than 11
Slate= — Show the same number on every cell3
Teal<3 — Be less than 31
Pink>2 — Be more than 21

Hard today: 13 dominoes, 16 regions and greater-than, target-sum 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 lime region: one cell that must be exactly 1. Only 1 pip combination fits it at all, which is why it gives way first.

Hint 2

Hard
Lay the 5–2 down column 6, rows 9–10 — no guesswork needed. It is the only tile that works there, because slate must add up to more than 4. The 5 half sits in the slate region, which must be more than 4.

Hint 3

Hard
Place the 0–0 domino across row 4, columns 7–8. It is the only tile that works there, because orange must show the same number on every cell.

Hint 4

Hard
The 5–4 fits across row 6, columns 8–9. Only 2 tiles can go there at all, so test them and the wrong ones break a neighbouring region straight away. The 5 half sits in the blue region, which must be more than 4.
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Hard solution — July 2, 2026

52
03
54
61
00
41
23
06
34
65
11
46
15

blue (>0): 1 | purple (=17): 6 · 5 · 6 | green (=7): 4 · 3 | amber (=6): 0 · 6 | orange (=): 0 · 0 · 0 | slate (>3): 4 | teal: 4 | pink (=10): 6 · 4 | lime (=1): 1 | brown: 3 | blue (>4): 5 | purple (=): 1 · 1 | green (=7): 3 · 2 · 2 | amber: 1 | orange (=5): 5 | slate (>4): 5

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
Blue>0 — Be more than 01
Purple17 — Add up to exactly 173
Green7 — Add up to exactly 72
Amber6 — Add up to exactly 62
Orange= — Show the same number on every cell3
Slate>3 — Be more than 31
TealTake any value it likes1
Pink10 — Add up to exactly 102
Lime1 — Be exactly 11
BrownTake any value it likes1
Blue>4 — Be more than 41
Purple= — Show the same number on every cell2
Green7 — Add up to exactly 73
AmberTake any value it likes1
Orange5 — Be exactly 51
Slate>4 — Be more than 41
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