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Pips hints — Friday, July 3, 2026

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Today's Easy board has 5 dominoes across 7 regions, mixing target-sum, less-than 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

Easy
Ignore the open areas for now and go straight to the teal 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
Place the 5–6 domino across row 4, columns 3–4. It is the only tile that works there, because teal must add up to more than 5. The 5 half sits in the slate region, which must add up to exactly 10.
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Easy solution — July 3, 2026

13
34
56
05
16

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

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
Blue10 — Add up to exactly 102
Purple<2 — Be less than 21
Green<2 — Be less than 21
Amber3 — Add up to exactly 32
OrangeTake any value it likes1
Slate10 — Add up to exactly 102
Teal>5 — Be more than 51

Today's Medium board has 9 dominoes across 10 regions, mixing all-equal, 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.

Hint 1 — where to start

Medium
Ignore the open areas for now and go straight to the purple region, where one cell must be exactly 5. Only 1 pip combination fits it at all, which is why it gives way first.

Hint 2

Medium
Place the 4–5 domino across row 1, columns 1–2. It is the only tile that works there, because purple must add up to exactly 5. The 4 half sits in the blue region, which must show the same number on every cell.

Hint 3

Medium
The 4–3 belongs down column 7, rows 2–3. It is the only tile that works there, because pink must add up to exactly 4. The 4 half sits in the pink region, which must be exactly 4.
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Medium solution — July 3, 2026

40
66
44
11
43
24
45
26
36

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

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
Blue= — Show the same number on every cell3
Purple5 — Be exactly 51
GreenTake any value it likes1
Amber<2 — Be less than 21
Orange= — Show the same number on every cell2
Slate= — Show the same number on every cell3
Teal= — Show the same number on every cell2
Pink4 — Be exactly 41
Lime8 — Add up to exactly 82
Brown= — Show the same number on every cell2

Today's Hard board has 16 dominoes across 19 regions, mixing 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.

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 orange region, where one cell must be exactly 3. Only 1 pip combination fits it at all, which is why it gives way first.

Hint 2

Hard
Place the 5–3 domino down column 4, rows 2–3. It is the only tile that works there, because orange must add up to exactly 3. The 5 half sits in the pink region, which must add up to exactly 10.

Hint 3

Hard
The 3–1 belongs across row 6, columns 6–7. It is the only tile that works there, because orange must add up to exactly 3. The 3 half sits in the orange region, which must be exactly 3.

Hint 4

Hard
There is exactly one home for the 1–5: down column 8, rows 5–6. It is the only tile that works there, because slate must add up to exactly 5. The 1 half sits in the blue region, which must add up to exactly 2.
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Hard solution — July 3, 2026

15
44
31
02
53
22
64
55
32
01
63
04
56
34
06
54

blue: 4 | purple: 2 | green: 2 | amber: 4 | orange (=3): 3 | slate (=7): 5 · 2 | teal (=): 0 · 0 | pink (=10): 5 · 5 | lime (=): 0 · 0 | brown (=12): 6 · 6 | blue (=2): 1 · 1 | purple (=6): 3 · 3 | green (=5): 2 · 3 | amber (=1): 1 | orange (=3): 3 | slate (=5): 5 | teal (=): 4 · 4 · 4 · 4 | pink (=12): 6 · 6 | lime (=10): 5 · 5

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
BlueTake any value it likes1
PurpleTake any value it likes1
GreenTake any value it likes1
AmberTake any value it likes1
Orange3 — Be exactly 31
Slate7 — Add up to exactly 72
Teal= — Show the same number on every cell2
Pink10 — Add up to exactly 102
Lime= — Show the same number on every cell2
Brown12 — Add up to exactly 122
Blue2 — Add up to exactly 22
Purple6 — Add up to exactly 62
Green5 — Add up to exactly 52
Amber1 — Be exactly 11
Orange3 — Be exactly 31
Slate5 — Be exactly 51
Teal= — Show the same number on every cell4
Pink12 — Add up to exactly 122
Lime10 — Add up to exactly 102
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