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Pips hints — Friday, August 7, 2026

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Easy today: 5 dominoes, 6 regions and target-sum, all-equal 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.

Hint 1 — where to start

Easy
Your way in today is the purple region: one cell that must be exactly 2. Only 1 pip combination fits it at all, which is why it gives way first.

Hint 2

Easy
Place the 2–3 domino across row 1, columns 2–3. It is the only tile that works there, because purple must add up to exactly 2. The 2 half sits in the purple region, which must be exactly 2.
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Easy solution — August 7, 2026

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63
22
05
61

blue (=8): 3 · 5 | purple (=2): 2 | green (=1): 0 · 1 | amber: 2 · 2 | orange (=): 6 · 6 | slate (>2): 3

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
Blue8 — Add up to exactly 82
Purple2 — Be exactly 21
Green1 — Add up to exactly 12
AmberTake any values it likes2
Orange= — Show the same number on every cell2
Slate>2 — Be more than 21

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

Hint 1 — where to start

Medium
Your way in today is the purple region: two cells that must add up to exactly 10. Only 3 pip combinations fit it at all, which is why it gives way first.

Hint 2

Medium
Place the 2–5 domino across row 1, columns 2–3. It is the only tile that works there, because purple must add up to exactly 10. The 2 half sits in the blue region, which must show the same number on every cell.

Hint 3

Medium
The 4–5 belongs down column 3, rows 2–3. It is the only tile that works there, because teal must add up to exactly 10.
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Medium solution — August 7, 2026

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03
11
45
12
34
06

blue (=): 2 · 2 | purple (=10): 5 · 5 | green (>2): 3 | amber: 0 | orange (=7): 3 · 4 | slate: 1 | teal (=10): 4 · 6 | pink: 0 | lime (<4): 1 · 1

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
Blue= — Show the same number on every cell2
Purple10 — Add up to exactly 102
Green>2 — Be more than 21
AmberTake any value it likes1
Orange7 — Add up to exactly 72
SlateTake any value it likes1
Teal10 — Add up to exactly 102
PinkTake any value it likes1
Lime<4 — Add up to less than 42

Hard today: 16 dominoes, 32 regions and 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
Your way in today is the blue 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
Place the 2–4 domino across row 7, columns 2–3. It is the only tile that works there, because slate must add up to exactly 2. The 2 half sits in the slate region, which must be exactly 2.

Hint 3

Hard
The 0–2 belongs across row 1, columns 2–3. It is the only tile that works there, because purple must add up to exactly 0. The 0 half sits in the purple region, which must be exactly 0.

Hint 4

Hard
There is exactly one home for the 1–5: down column 1, rows 7–8. It is the only tile that works there, because orange must add up to exactly 1. The 1 half sits in the orange region, which must be exactly 1.
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Hard solution — August 7, 2026

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05
12
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23
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25
34
35
45
36

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

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
Blue3 — Be exactly 31
Purple0 — Be exactly 01
Green2 — Be exactly 21
Amber2 — Be exactly 21
OrangeTake any value it likes1
Slate1 — Be exactly 11
Teal5 — Be exactly 51
Pink1 — Be exactly 11
LimeTake any value it likes1
BrownTake any value it likes1
BlueTake any value it likes1
Purple1 — Be exactly 11
Green4 — Be exactly 41
Amber3 — Be exactly 31
Orange4 — Be exactly 41
Slate3 — Be exactly 31
Teal0 — Be exactly 01
Pink2 — Be exactly 21
Lime4 — Be exactly 41
Brown5 — Be exactly 51
Blue3 — Be exactly 31
Purple3 — Be exactly 31
Green4 — Be exactly 41
Amber1 — Be exactly 11
Orange1 — Be exactly 11
Slate2 — Be exactly 21
Teal4 — Be exactly 41
Pink5 — Be exactly 51
Lime5 — Be exactly 51
Brown5 — Be exactly 51
Blue3 — Be exactly 31
Purple>0 — Be more than 01
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