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Pips hints — Saturday, July 18, 2026

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Today's Easy board has 5 dominoes across 7 regions, mixing all-equal, greater-than and target-sum 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 exactly 2. Only 1 pip combination fits it at all, which is why it gives way first.

Hint 2

Easy
Lay the 4–6 across row 2, columns 4–5 — no guesswork needed. It is the only tile that works there, because orange must add up to more than 4. The 4 half sits in the purple region, which must show the same number on every cell.
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Easy solution — July 18, 2026

53
32
44
22
46

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

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
Blue= — Show the same number on every cell2
Purple= — Show the same number on every cell3
Green>2 — Be more than 21
Amber>4 — Be more than 41
Orange>4 — Be more than 41
SlateTake any value it likes1
Teal2 — Be exactly 21

Today's Medium board has 7 dominoes across 7 regions, mixing no-repeats, target-sum, less-than 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

Medium
Ignore the open areas for now and go straight to the purple 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
Lay the 6–4 down column 4, rows 3–4 — no guesswork needed. It is the only tile that works there, because teal must add up to less than 6. The 6 half sits in the orange region, which must add up to exactly 10.

Hint 3

Medium
Place the 3–3 domino down column 3, rows 3–4. It is the only tile that works there, because green must add up to exactly 7.
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Medium solution — July 18, 2026

11
33
22
64
21
66
55

blue (≠): 2 · 1 | purple (=10): 5 · 5 | green (=7): 1 · 3 · 3 | amber (<4): 1 | orange (=10): 6 · 2 · 2 | slate (=): 6 · 6 | teal (<6): 4

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
Blue≠ — Have no two cells showing the same number2
Purple10 — Add up to exactly 102
Green7 — Add up to exactly 73
Amber<4 — Be less than 41
Orange10 — Add up to exactly 103
Slate= — Show the same number on every cell2
Teal<6 — Be less than 61

Today's Hard board has 16 dominoes across 32 regions, mixing 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.

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 1. Only 1 pip combination fits it at all, which is why it gives way first.

Hint 2

Hard
Lay the 1–2 across row 1, columns 1–2 — no guesswork needed. It is the only tile that works there, because blue must add up to exactly 1. The 1 half sits in the blue region, which must be exactly 1.

Hint 3

Hard
Place the 4–5 domino down column 3, rows 6–7. It is the only tile that works there, because teal must add up to exactly 4. The 4 half sits in the teal region, which must be exactly 4.

Hint 4

Hard
The 3–5 belongs across row 1, columns 3–4. It is the only tile that works there, because green must add up to exactly 3. The 3 half sits in the green region, which must be exactly 3.
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Hard solution — July 18, 2026

01
02
03
04
05
12
13
14
15
23
24
25
34
35
45
36

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

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
Blue1 — Be exactly 11
Purple2 — Be exactly 21
Green3 — Be exactly 31
Amber5 — Be exactly 51
Orange1 — Be exactly 11
Slate5 — Be exactly 51
Teal1 — Be exactly 11
Pink2 — Be exactly 21
Lime4 — Be exactly 41
Brown4 — Be exactly 41
Blue3 — Be exactly 31
Purple3 — Be exactly 31
GreenTake any value it likes1
Amber5 — Be exactly 51
Orange5 — Be exactly 51
Slate3 — Be exactly 31
Teal3 — Be exactly 31
Pink2 — Be exactly 21
Lime0 — Be exactly 01
Brown0 — Be exactly 01
Blue2 — Be exactly 21
Purple1 — Be exactly 11
Green5 — Be exactly 51
AmberTake any value it likes1
Orange4 — Be exactly 41
Slate0 — Be exactly 01
Teal4 — Be exactly 41
Pink>3 — Be more than 31
Lime4 — Be exactly 41
Brown0 — Be exactly 01
Blue2 — Be exactly 21
Purple0 — Be exactly 01
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