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Pips hints — Monday, August 31, 2026

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Easy today: 5 dominoes, 5 regions and less-than and all-equal 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
Look at the orange region first. Across one cell it has to be less than 3. Only 3 pip combinations fit it at all, which is why it gives way first.

Hint 2

Easy
Place the 4–1 domino across row 4, columns 3–4. It is the only tile that works there, because orange must be less than 3. The 4 half sits in the amber region, which must show the same number on every cell.
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Easy solution — August 31, 2026

56
35
44
41
46

blue (<4): 3 | purple (=): 5 · 5 | green (=): 6 · 6 | amber (=): 4 · 4 · 4 · 4 | orange (<3): 1

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
Blue<4 — Be less than 41
Purple= — Show the same number on every cell2
Green= — Show the same number on every cell2
Amber= — Show the same number on every cell4
Orange<3 — Be less than 31

Medium today: 7 dominoes, 8 regions and all-equal, greater-than, target-sum 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
Look at the purple region first. Across one cell it has to be more than 3. Only 3 pip combinations fit it at all, which is why it gives way first.

Hint 2

Medium
Place the 4–4 domino across row 1, columns 3–4. It is the only tile that works there, because purple must be more than 3. The 4 half sits in the blue region, which must show the same number on every cell.

Hint 3

Medium
The 1–2 belongs across row 3, columns 1–2. It is the only tile that works there, because slate must add up to exactly 4. The 1 half sits in the amber region, which must show the same number on every cell.
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Medium solution — August 31, 2026

03
12
14
23
44
55
56

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

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
Blue= — Show the same number on every cell2
Purple>3 — Be more than 31
Green3 — Add up to exactly 32
Amber= — Show the same number on every cell2
Orange>7 — Add up to more than 72
Slate4 — Add up to exactly 42
Teal= — Show the same number on every cell2
Pink<4 — Be less than 41

Hard today: 14 dominoes, 15 regions and target-sum and all-equal 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
Look at the blue 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 6–2 domino across row 1, columns 2–3. It is the only tile that works there, because blue must be exactly 2. The 6 half sits in the purple region, which must add up to exactly 10.

Hint 3

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

Hint 4

Hard
There is exactly one home for the 4–6: across row 3, columns 4–5. It is the only tile that works there, because lime must be exactly 4.
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Hard solution — August 31, 2026

23
30
62
66
55
24
34
63
45
11
22
46
51
33

blue (=2): 2 | purple (=10): 6 · 4 | green (=10): 5 · 5 | amber (=): 2 · 2 | orange (=0): 0 | slate (=): 3 · 3 · 3 · 3 · 3 | teal: 2 | pink (=12): 6 · 6 | lime (=4): 4 | brown (=12): 6 · 6 | blue (=8): 3 · 5 | purple (=5): 5 | green (=): 4 · 4 | amber (=2): 2 | orange (=): 1 · 1 · 1

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
Blue2 — Be exactly 21
Purple10 — Add up to exactly 102
Green10 — Add up to exactly 102
Amber= — Show the same number on every cell2
Orange0 — Be exactly 01
Slate= — Show the same number on every cell5
TealTake any value it likes1
Pink12 — Add up to exactly 122
Lime4 — Be exactly 41
Brown12 — Add up to exactly 122
Blue8 — Add up to exactly 82
Purple5 — Be exactly 51
Green= — Show the same number on every cell2
Amber2 — Be exactly 21
Orange= — Show the same number on every cell3
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