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Pips hints — Friday, September 4, 2026

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Today's Easy board has 5 dominoes across 6 regions, mixing target-sum, greater-than 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

Easy
The orange region is the anchor: one cell, and it must be more than 4. Only 2 pip combinations fit it at all, which is why it gives way first.

Hint 2

Easy
The 6–4 belongs across row 3, columns 2–3. It is the only tile that works there, because orange must be more than 4.
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Easy solution — September 4, 2026

31
22
64
00
24

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

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
BlueTake any value it likes1
Purple7 — Add up to exactly 72
GreenTake any value it likes1
Amber4 — Add up to exactly 42
Orange>4 — Be more than 41
Slate= — Show the same number on every cell3

Today's Medium board has 7 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

Medium
The orange region is the anchor: one cell, and it must be more than 3. Only 3 pip combinations fit it at all, which is why it gives way first.

Hint 2

Medium
The 0–4 belongs across row 3, columns 5–6. It is the only tile that works there, because orange must be more than 3. The 0 half sits in the amber region, which must show the same number on every cell.

Hint 3

Medium
There is exactly one home for the 1–0: across row 4, columns 4–5. It is the only tile that works there, because amber must show the same number on every cell. The 1 half sits in the green region, which must add up to exactly 5.
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Medium solution — September 4, 2026

51
04
11
33
10
55
31

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

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
Blue= — Show the same number on every cell3
Purple= — Show the same number on every cell2
Green5 — Add up to exactly 55
Amber= — Show the same number on every cell2
Orange>3 — Be more than 31
Slate<4 — Be less than 41

Today's Hard board has 16 dominoes across 18 regions, mixing greater-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.

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
The slate region is the anchor: one cell, and it must be exactly 6. Only 1 pip combination fits it at all, which is why it gives way first.

Hint 2

Hard
The 5–6 belongs across row 4, columns 5–6. It is the only tile that works there, because slate must be exactly 6. The 5 half sits in the orange region, which must add up to exactly 10.

Hint 3

Hard
There is exactly one home for the 2–0: down column 6, rows 5–6. It is the only tile that works there, because lime must be exactly 0. The 2 half sits in the blue region, which must add up to exactly 4.

Hint 4

Hard
Lay the 0–4 down column 9, rows 4–5 — no guesswork needed. It is the only tile that works there, because brown must be exactly 0.
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Hard solution — September 4, 2026

24
11
55
16
53
06
25
13
04
23
56
20
33
62
50
63

blue (>0): 1 | purple (=11): 6 · 5 | green (=11): 6 · 5 | amber: 0 | orange (=10): 5 · 5 | slate (=6): 6 | teal (=): 3 · 3 · 3 · 3 · 3 | pink (=10): 6 · 4 | lime (=0): 0 | brown (=0): 0 | blue (=4): 2 · 2 | purple (=): 1 · 1 · 1 | green (=4): 2 · 2 | amber (=4): 4 | orange (=3): 3 | slate (=11): 5 · 6 | teal (=2): 2 · 0 | pink (=5): 5

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
Blue>0 — Be more than 01
Purple11 — Add up to exactly 112
Green11 — Add up to exactly 112
AmberTake any value it likes1
Orange10 — Add up to exactly 102
Slate6 — Be exactly 61
Teal= — Show the same number on every cell5
Pink10 — Add up to exactly 102
Lime0 — Be exactly 01
Brown0 — Be exactly 01
Blue4 — Add up to exactly 42
Purple= — Show the same number on every cell3
Green4 — Add up to exactly 42
Amber4 — Be exactly 41
Orange3 — Be exactly 31
Slate11 — Add up to exactly 112
Teal2 — Add up to exactly 22
Pink5 — Be exactly 51
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