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Pips hints — Monday, July 20, 2026

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Easy today: 5 dominoes, 7 regions and greater-than, all-equal, less-than and target-sum 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
Start with the blue region — its 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 2–6 belongs across row 1, columns 3–4. It is the only tile that works there, because blue must add up to more than 5. The 2 half sits in the purple region, which must show the same number on every cell.
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Easy solution — July 20, 2026

26
05
03
25
42

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

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
Blue>5 — Be more than 51
Purple= — Show the same number on every cell2
Green<1 — Be less than 11
Amber10 — Add up to exactly 102
Orange>1 — Be more than 11
Slate4 — Add up to exactly 42
TealTake any value it likes1

Medium today: 7 dominoes, 9 regions and less-than, target-sum, greater-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

Medium
Start with the amber region — its two cells must add up to exactly 0. Only 1 pip combination fits it at all, which is why it gives way first.

Hint 2

Medium
The 2–0 belongs down column 1, rows 3–4. It is the only tile that works there, because amber must add up to exactly 0. The 2 half sits in the teal region, which must add up to exactly 5.

Hint 3

Medium
There is exactly one home for the 5–0: across row 3, columns 2–3. It is the only tile that works there, because amber must add up to exactly 0. The 5 half sits in the orange region, which must be more than 3.
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Medium solution — July 20, 2026

00
31
01
12
20
34
50

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

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
Blue<2 — Be less than 21
Purple5 — Add up to exactly 52
Green>3 — Be more than 31
Amber0 — Add up to exactly 02
Orange>3 — Be more than 31
Slate= — Show the same number on every cell2
Teal5 — Add up to exactly 52
Pink= — Show the same number on every cell2
LimeTake any value it likes1

Hard today: 16 dominoes, 14 regions and all-equal, target-sum 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.

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
Start with the green region — its one cell must be exactly 1. Only 1 pip combination fits it at all, which is why it gives way first.

Hint 2

Hard
The 1–5 belongs down column 3, rows 1–2. It is the only tile that works there, because green must add up to exactly 1. The 1 half sits in the green region, which must be exactly 1.

Hint 3

Hard
There is exactly one home for the 0–1: across row 5, columns 5–6. It is the only tile that works there, because lime must add up to exactly 0. The 0 half sits in the lime region, which must be exactly 0.

Hint 4

Hard
Lay the 2–6 down column 3, rows 8–9 — no guesswork needed. It is the only tile that works there, because amber must add up to exactly 2. The 2 half sits in the amber region, which must be exactly 2.
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Hard solution — July 20, 2026

52
63
00
11
66
22
16
44
26
15
33
56
01
46
55
06

blue (=): 5 · 5 | purple (=): 2 · 2 · 2 | green (=1): 1 | amber (=0): 0 · 0 · 0 | orange (=): 6 · 6 · 6 · 6 | slate (=): 1 · 1 · 1 · 1 | teal (=10): 4 · 6 | pink (>3): 5 | lime (=0): 0 | brown (=8): 4 · 4 | blue (=): 3 · 3 · 3 | purple (=): 6 · 6 · 6 | green (=): 5 · 5 | amber (=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
Green1 — Be exactly 11
Amber0 — Add up to exactly 03
Orange= — Show the same number on every cell4
Slate= — Show the same number on every cell4
Teal10 — Add up to exactly 102
Pink>3 — Be more than 31
Lime0 — Be exactly 01
Brown8 — Add up to exactly 82
Blue= — Show the same number on every cell3
Purple= — Show the same number on every cell3
Green= — Show the same number on every cell2
Amber2 — Be exactly 21
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