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Pips hints — Sunday, August 2, 2026

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Today's Easy board has 5 dominoes across 6 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.

Hint 1 — where to start

Easy
Your way in today is the slate region: one cell that must be more than 5. Only 1 pip combination fits it at all, which is why it gives way first.

Hint 2

Easy
Lay the 6–3 across row 3, columns 3–4 — no guesswork needed. It is the only tile that works there, because slate must add up to more than 5. The 6 half sits in the slate region, which must be more than 5.
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Easy solution — August 2, 2026

00
11
35
63
20

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

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
BlueTake any value it likes1
Purple1 — Add up to exactly 14
Green>1 — Be more than 11
AmberTake any value it likes1
Orange6 — Add up to exactly 62
Slate>5 — Be more than 51

Today's Medium board has 7 dominoes across 8 regions, mixing greater-than, all-equal, no-repeats 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
Your way in today is the orange region: one cell that must be exactly 3. Only 1 pip combination fits it at all, which is why it gives way first.

Hint 2

Medium
Lay the 0–3 down column 5, rows 1–2 — no guesswork needed. It is the only tile that works there, because orange must add up to exactly 3. The 0 half sits in the purple region, which must show the same number on every cell.

Hint 3

Medium
Try the 0–4 domino across row 1, columns 3–4. Only 2 tiles can go there at all, so test them and the wrong ones break a neighbouring region straight away. The 0 half sits in the purple region, which must show the same number on every cell.
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Medium solution — August 2, 2026

03
55
34
62
44
33
04

blue (>0): 4 | purple (=): 0 · 0 | green (≠): 2 · 6 · 5 · 4 | amber (=8): 4 · 4 | orange (=3): 3 | slate (>3): 5 | teal (=): 3 · 3 | pink (=3): 3

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
Blue>0 — Be more than 01
Purple= — Show the same number on every cell2
Green≠ — Have no two cells showing the same number4
Amber8 — Add up to exactly 82
Orange3 — Be exactly 31
Slate>3 — Be more than 31
Teal= — Show the same number on every cell2
Pink3 — Be exactly 31

Today's Hard board has 16 dominoes across 23 regions, mixing less-than, target-sum, all-equal 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
Your way in today is the amber region: one cell that must be exactly 3. Only 1 pip combination fits it at all, which is why it gives way first.

Hint 2

Hard
Lay the 2–5 down column 3, rows 2–3 — no guesswork needed. It is the only tile that works there, because orange must add up to exactly 5. The 2 half sits in the teal region, which must show the same number on every cell.

Hint 3

Hard
Place the 6–3 domino down column 6, rows 3–4. It is the only tile that works there, because lime must add up to exactly 3. The 6 half sits in the amber region, which must show the same number on every cell.

Hint 4

Hard
The 2–6 belongs across row 4, columns 2–3. It is the only tile that works there, because green must add up to more than 5. The 2 half sits in the teal region, which must show the same number on every cell.
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Hard solution — August 2, 2026

16
20
14
33
00
25
13
50
26
11
23
46
01
53
21
63

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

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
Blue<3 — Add up to less than 32
PurpleTake any value it likes1
GreenTake any value it likes1
Amber3 — Be exactly 31
Orange5 — Be exactly 51
Slate0 — Be exactly 01
Teal= — Show the same number on every cell4
PinkTake any value it likes1
Lime3 — Be exactly 31
Brown5 — Be exactly 51
Blue0 — Be exactly 01
PurpleTake any value it likes1
Green>5 — Be more than 51
Amber= — Show the same number on every cell2
Orange<3 — Be less than 31
Slate3 — Be exactly 31
Teal>3 — Be more than 31
Pink= — Show the same number on every cell2
Lime<5 — Be less than 51
Brown= — Show the same number on every cell4
Blue3 — Be exactly 31
Purple5 — Be exactly 51
Green0 — Be exactly 01
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