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Pips hints — Thursday, September 3, 2026

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Thursday, September 3, 2026Archived board

Easy today: 5 dominoes, 5 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.

Hint 1 — where to start

Easy
Ignore the open areas for now and go straight to the amber region, where one cell must be exactly 2. Only 1 pip combination fits it at all, which is why it gives way first.

Hint 2

Easy
Place the 3–2 domino across row 2, columns 4–5. It is the only tile that works there, because amber must be exactly 2. The 3 half sits in the purple region, which must add up to exactly 10.
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Easy solution — September 3, 2026

30
05
45
32
26

blue (=10): 5 · 5 | purple (=10): 4 · 3 · 3 | green (=2): 0 · 2 · 0 | amber (=2): 2 | orange (>5): 6

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
Blue10 — Add up to exactly 102
Purple10 — Add up to exactly 103
Green2 — Add up to exactly 23
Amber2 — Be exactly 21
Orange>5 — Be more than 51

Medium today: 7 dominoes, 7 regions and less-than, all-equal, 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.

Hint 1 — where to start

Medium
Ignore the open areas for now and go straight to the amber region, where two cells must add up to exactly 1. Only 2 pip combinations fit it at all, which is why it gives way first.

Hint 2

Medium
Place the 0–3 domino down column 4, rows 1–2. It is the only tile that works there, because amber must add up to exactly 1.

Hint 3

Medium
The 6–1 belongs across row 3, columns 3–4. It is the only tile that works there, because amber must add up to exactly 1. The 6 half sits in the slate region, which must show the same number on every cell.
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Medium solution — September 3, 2026

03
66
05
46
00
61
55

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

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
Blue<5 — Add up to less than 52
Purple= — Show the same number on every cell2
Green7 — Add up to exactly 72
Amber1 — Add up to exactly 12
Orange>1 — Add up to more than 13
Slate= — Show the same number on every cell2
Teal<3 — Be less than 31

Hard today: 14 dominoes, 17 regions and greater-than, all-equal, less-than and target-sum 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
Ignore the open areas for now and go straight to the teal region, where one cell must be exactly 4. Only 1 pip combination fits it at all, which is why it gives way first.

Hint 2

Hard
Place the 2–5 domino down column 7, rows 8–9. It is the only tile that works there, because slate must be more than 4. The 2 half sits in the green region, which must add up to exactly 2.

Hint 3

Hard
The 0–2 belongs down column 3, rows 5–6. It is the only tile that works there, because pink must add up to exactly 2.

Hint 4

Hard
There is exactly one home for the 4–0: across row 6, columns 1–2. It is the only tile that works there, because purple must add up to exactly 2. The 4 half sits in the lime region, which must add up to more than 9.
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Hard solution — September 3, 2026

25
41
53
46
23
40
55
61
02
66
12
30
45
63

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

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
Blue>9 — Add up to more than 92
Purple= — Show the same number on every cell2
Green>1 — Be more than 11
Amber= — Show the same number on every cell4
Orange<3 — Be less than 31
Slate>3 — Be more than 31
Teal>0 — Be more than 01
Pink2 — Add up to exactly 22
Lime>9 — Add up to more than 92
Brown10 — Add up to exactly 102
Blue5 — Add up to exactly 52
Purple2 — Add up to exactly 22
Green2 — Add up to exactly 22
Amber>2 — Be more than 21
Orange>0 — Be more than 01
Slate>4 — Be more than 41
Teal4 — Be exactly 41
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