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Pips hints — Monday, July 13, 2026

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Monday, July 13, 2026Archived board

The Easy grid runs to 6 regions and 5 tiles, with all-equal, target-sum, less-than and greater-than rules in play. 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 slate 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

Easy
There is exactly one home for the 3–0: down column 3, rows 3–4. It is the only tile that works there, because slate must add up to exactly 3. The 3 half sits in the slate region, which must be exactly 3.
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Easy solution — July 13, 2026

53
05
12
30
02

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

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
BlueTake any value it likes1
Purple= — Show the same number on every cell2
Green6 — Add up to exactly 62
Amber<1 — Add up to less than 13
Orange>3 — Be more than 31
Slate3 — Be exactly 31

The Medium grid runs to 8 regions and 7 tiles, with all-equal and target-sum rules in play. 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 one cell must be exactly 6. Only 1 pip combination fits it at all, which is why it gives way first.

Hint 2

Medium
There is exactly one home for the 6–1: across row 5, columns 2–3. It is the only tile that works there, because pink must add up to exactly 6. The 6 half sits in the pink region, which must be exactly 6.

Hint 3

Medium
Lay the 4–2 down column 2, rows 3–4 — no guesswork needed. It is the only tile that works there, because teal must add up to exactly 3. The 4 half sits in the orange region, which must show the same number on every cell.
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Medium solution — July 13, 2026

41
00
52
61
42
13
55

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

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
Blue= — Show the same number on every cell2
Purple4 — Add up to exactly 42
Green2 — Add up to exactly 23
AmberTake any value it likes1
Orange= — Show the same number on every cell2
SlateTake any value it likes1
Teal3 — Add up to exactly 32
Pink6 — Be exactly 61

The Hard grid runs to 12 regions and 11 tiles, with target-sum, less-than and all-equal rules in play. 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 5. Only 1 pip combination fits it at all, which is why it gives way first.

Hint 2

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

Hint 3

Hard
Lay the 3–5 across row 6, columns 7–8 — no guesswork needed. It is the only tile that works there, because purple must add up to exactly 5. The 3 half sits in the brown region, which must show the same number on every cell.

Hint 4

Hard
Place the 2–0 domino across row 1, columns 4–5. It is the only tile that works there, because green must add up to less than 2. The 2 half sits in the purple region, which must add up to exactly 3.
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Hard solution — July 13, 2026

40
35
20
44
23
54
62
51
22
13
52

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

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
Blue4 — Add up to exactly 42
Purple3 — Add up to exactly 32
Green<2 — Be less than 21
Amber8 — Add up to exactly 82
Orange= — Show the same number on every cell3
Slate3 — Add up to exactly 32
Teal= — Show the same number on every cell2
Pink5 — Add up to exactly 52
Lime4 — Add up to exactly 42
Brown= — Show the same number on every cell2
Blue5 — Be exactly 51
Purple5 — Be exactly 51
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