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Pips hints — Tuesday, August 11, 2026

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Today's Easy board has 5 dominoes across 5 regions, mixing greater-than, all-equal 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
Look at the blue region first. Across one cell it has to be more than 5. Only 1 pip combination fits it at all, which is why it gives way first.

Hint 2

Easy
Place the 1–6 domino across row 1, columns 1–2. It is the only tile that works there, because blue must add up to more than 5. The 1 half sits in the purple region, which must show the same number on every cell.
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Easy solution — August 11, 2026

10
11
12
15
16

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

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
Blue>5 — Be more than 51
Purple= — Show the same number on every cell6
Green>3 — Be more than 31
AmberTake any value it likes1
Orange<2 — Be less than 21

Today's Medium board has 8 dominoes across 9 regions, mixing greater-than, less-than, target-sum and all-equal 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
Look at the purple region first. Across one cell it has to be more than 5. Only 1 pip combination fits it at all, which is why it gives way first.

Hint 2

Medium
Place the 6–6 domino down column 3, rows 1–2. It is the only tile that works there, because purple must add up to more than 5. The 6 half sits in the purple region, which must be more than 5.

Hint 3

Medium
The 4–6 belongs down column 1, rows 7–8. It is the only tile that works there, because pink must add up to more than 5. The 4 half sits in the slate region, which must show the same number on every cell.
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Medium solution — August 11, 2026

05
46
66
32
44
00
65
10

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

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
BlueTake any value it likes1
Purple>5 — Be more than 51
Green<3 — Add up to less than 33
Amber7 — Add up to exactly 72
Orange5 — Add up to exactly 52
Slate= — Show the same number on every cell3
Teal5 — Add up to exactly 52
Pink>5 — Be more than 51
LimeTake any value it likes1

Today's Hard board has 15 dominoes across 17 regions, mixing target-sum and all-equal 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
Look at the purple region first. Across one cell it has to be exactly 2. Only 1 pip combination fits it at all, which is why it gives way first.

Hint 2

Hard
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.

Hint 3

Hard
The 2–0 belongs across row 3, columns 1–2. 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.

Hint 4

Hard
There is exactly one home for the 3–3: across row 3, columns 3–4. It is the only tile that works there, because lime must add up to exactly 3. The 3 half sits in the lime region, which must be exactly 3.
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Hard solution — August 11, 2026

66
10
35
04
63
20
14
60
33
00
55
23
50
26
03

blue (=5): 1 · 4 | purple (=2): 2 | green (=3): 3 | amber (=0): 0 · 0 | orange (=16): 5 · 5 · 6 | slate (=17): 5 · 6 · 6 | teal (=): 0 · 0 · 0 · 0 · 0 | pink (=2): 2 | lime (=3): 3 | brown (=): 3 · 3 | blue (=5): 5 | purple (=0): 0 | green (=10): 4 · 6 | amber (=9): 3 · 6 | orange (=1): 1 | slate (=2): 2 | teal (=3): 3

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
Blue5 — Add up to exactly 52
Purple2 — Be exactly 21
Green3 — Be exactly 31
Amber0 — Add up to exactly 02
Orange16 — Add up to exactly 163
Slate17 — Add up to exactly 173
Teal= — Show the same number on every cell5
Pink2 — Be exactly 21
Lime3 — Be exactly 31
Brown= — Show the same number on every cell2
Blue5 — Be exactly 51
Purple0 — Be exactly 01
Green10 — Add up to exactly 102
Amber9 — Add up to exactly 92
Orange1 — Be exactly 11
Slate2 — Be exactly 21
Teal3 — Be exactly 31
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