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Pips hints — Friday, July 24, 2026

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Today's Easy board has 5 dominoes across 7 regions, mixing all-equal, 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.

Hint 1 — where to start

Easy
The amber region is the anchor: one cell, and it must be more than 5. Only 1 pip combination fits it at all, which is why it gives way first.

Hint 2

Easy
The 6–2 belongs across row 2, columns 1–2. It is the only tile that works there, because amber must add up to more than 5. The 6 half sits in the amber region, which must be more than 5.
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Easy solution — July 24, 2026

00
62
50
42
32

blue (=): 0 · 0 · 0 | purple (=9): 5 · 4 | green: 2 | amber (>5): 6 | orange: 2 | slate (=2): 2 | teal: 3

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
Blue= — Show the same number on every cell3
Purple9 — Add up to exactly 92
GreenTake any value it likes1
Amber>5 — Be more than 51
OrangeTake any value it likes1
Slate2 — Be exactly 21
TealTake any value it likes1

Today's Medium board has 7 dominoes across 10 regions, mixing greater-than, all-equal 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

Medium
The brown region is the anchor: one cell, and it must be more than 4. Only 2 pip combinations fit it at all, which is why it gives way first.

Hint 2

Medium
The 1–6 belongs across row 4, columns 1–2. It is the only tile that works there, because brown must add up to more than 4. The 1 half sits in the pink region, which must add up to exactly 3.

Hint 3

Medium
There is exactly one home for the 2–3: down column 1, rows 2–3. It is the only tile that works there, because pink must add up to exactly 3.
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Medium solution — July 24, 2026

31
66
23
00
41
01
16

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

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
BlueTake any value it likes1
PurpleTake any value it likes1
Green>0 — Add up to more than 02
AmberTake any value it likes1
Orange>1 — Be more than 11
Slate= — Show the same number on every cell2
Teal>7 — Add up to more than 72
Pink3 — Add up to exactly 32
Lime>3 — Be more than 31
Brown>4 — Be more than 41

Today's Hard board has 13 dominoes across 19 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.

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
The slate region is the anchor: one cell, and it must be exactly 5. Only 1 pip combination fits it at all, which is why it gives way first.

Hint 2

Hard
The 0–5 belongs across row 3, columns 1–2. It is the only tile that works there, because slate must add up to exactly 5. The 0 half sits in the blue region, which must show the same number on every cell.

Hint 3

Hard
There is exactly one home for the 1–3: across row 3, columns 3–4. It is the only tile that works there, because teal must add up to exactly 1. The 1 half sits in the teal region, which must be exactly 1.

Hint 4

Hard
Lay the 2–3 down column 5, rows 3–4 — no guesswork needed. It is the only tile that works there, because pink must add up to exactly 2. The 2 half sits in the pink region, which must be exactly 2.
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Hard solution — July 24, 2026

20
53
21
05
43
00
45
40
13
06
41
03
23

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

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
Blue= — Show the same number on every cell3
Purple>4 — Be more than 41
Green>2 — Be more than 21
Amber= — Show the same number on every cell2
Orange= — Show the same number on every cell3
Slate5 — Be exactly 51
Teal1 — Be exactly 11
Pink2 — Be exactly 21
Lime>3 — Be more than 31
Brown4 — Be exactly 41
BlueTake any value it likes1
Purple>2 — Be more than 21
Green3 — Be exactly 31
Amber>4 — Be more than 41
OrangeTake any value it likes1
Slate6 — Add up to exactly 62
Teal6 — Add up to exactly 62
Pink0 — Be exactly 01
Lime2 — Be exactly 21
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