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Pips hints — Saturday, August 8, 2026

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Saturday, August 8, 2026Archived board

Today's Easy board has 5 dominoes across 6 regions, mixing all-equal, target-sum, greater-than and less-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
Ignore the open areas for now and go straight to the amber region, where 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 6–2 belongs across row 4, 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 — August 8, 2026

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62
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blue (=): 0 · 0 · 0 | purple (=6): 5 · 1 | green: 5 | amber (>5): 6 | orange (=6): 2 · 4 | slate (<5): 3

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
Blue= — Show the same number on every cell3
Purple6 — Add up to exactly 62
GreenTake any value it likes1
Amber>5 — Be more than 51
Orange6 — Add up to exactly 62
Slate<5 — Be less than 51

Today's Medium board has 7 dominoes across 8 regions, mixing no-repeats, all-equal, greater-than, less-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

Medium
Ignore the open areas for now and go straight to the teal region, where one cell must be less than 2. Only 2 pip combinations fit it at all, which is why it gives way first.

Hint 2

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

Hint 3

Medium
There is exactly one home for the 0–1: across row 3, columns 1–2. It is the only tile that works there, because amber must add up to less than 3. The 0 half sits in the amber region, which must be less than 3.
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Medium solution — August 8, 2026

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

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
Blue≠ — Have no two cells showing the same number2
Purple= — Show the same number on every cell2
Green>3 — Be more than 31
Amber<3 — Be less than 31
Orange>6 — Add up to more than 62
Slate6 — Add up to exactly 63
Teal<2 — Be less than 21
Pink6 — Add up to exactly 62

Today's Hard board has 16 dominoes across 15 regions, mixing greater-than, all-equal, target-sum and less-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 orange region, where one cell must be exactly 3. Only 1 pip combination fits it at all, which is why it gives way first.

Hint 2

Hard
The 3–4 belongs down column 2, rows 2–3. It is the only tile that works there, because orange must add up to exactly 3. The 3 half sits in the orange region, which must be exactly 3.

Hint 3

Hard
There is exactly one home for the 4–6: down column 4, rows 4–5. It is the only tile that works there, because pink must add up to exactly 4. The 4 half sits in the pink region, which must be exactly 4.

Hint 4

Hard
Lay the 2–3 down column 7, rows 5–6 — no guesswork needed. It is the only tile that works there, because brown must add up to exactly 3. The 2 half sits in the blue region, which must add up to exactly 3.
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Hard solution — August 8, 2026

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blue (>3): 6 | purple (=): 5 · 5 · 5 | green (=0): 0 · 0 | amber (>3): 4 | orange (=3): 3 | slate (=): 4 · 4 | teal (=): 6 · 6 · 6 · 6 · 6 · 6 | pink (=4): 4 | lime (=): 2 · 2 · 2 · 2 · 2 · 2 | brown (=3): 3 | blue (=3): 2 · 1 | purple (<3): 1 | green (<3): 0 | amber (=11): 5 · 3 · 3 | orange (<3): 0

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
Blue>3 — Be more than 31
Purple= — Show the same number on every cell3
Green0 — Add up to exactly 02
Amber>3 — Be more than 31
Orange3 — Be exactly 31
Slate= — Show the same number on every cell2
Teal= — Show the same number on every cell6
Pink4 — Be exactly 41
Lime= — Show the same number on every cell6
Brown3 — Be exactly 31
Blue3 — Add up to exactly 32
Purple<3 — Be less than 31
Green<3 — Be less than 31
Amber11 — Add up to exactly 113
Orange<3 — Be less than 31
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