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Pips hints — Thursday, September 24, 2026

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Easy today: 5 dominoes, 7 regions and greater-than, all-equal 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.

Hint 1 — where to start

Easy
The purple region is the anchor: one cell, and it must be more than 5. Only 1 pip combination fits it at all, which is why it gives way first.

Hint 2

Easy
The 2–6 belongs down column 7, rows 1–2. It is the only tile that works there, because purple must be more than 5. The 2 half sits in the orange region, which must show the same number on every cell.
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Easy solution — September 24, 2026

25
10
02
26
32

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

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
Blue>4 — Be more than 41
Purple>5 — Be more than 51
GreenTake any value it likes1
AmberTake any value it likes1
Orange= — Show the same number on every cell3
Slate2 — Be exactly 21
Teal= — Show the same number on every cell2

Medium today: 8 dominoes, 9 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
The green 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

Medium
The 5–0 belongs across row 2, columns 1–2. It is the only tile that works there, because green must be more than 4.

Hint 3

Medium
There is exactly one home for the 6–2: across row 3, columns 2–3. It is the only tile that works there, because amber must add up to exactly 2. The 6 half sits in the teal region, which must show the same number on every cell.
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Medium solution — September 24, 2026

00
01
15
33
62
63
50
41

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

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
Blue= — Show the same number on every cell2
Purple= — Show the same number on every cell2
Green>4 — Be more than 41
Amber2 — Add up to exactly 22
Orange= — Show the same number on every cell3
SlateTake any value it likes1
Teal= — Show the same number on every cell2
Pink<2 — Be less than 21
Lime8 — Add up to exactly 82

Hard today: 15 dominoes, 18 regions and greater-than, target-sum, 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.

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 purple region is the anchor: one cell, and it must be exactly 4. Only 1 pip combination fits it at all, which is why it gives way first.

Hint 2

Hard
The 4–6 belongs across row 1, columns 2–3. It is the only tile that works there, because purple must be exactly 4.

Hint 3

Hard
There is exactly one home for the 0–1: down column 5, rows 1–2. It is the only tile that works there, because teal must be exactly 0.

Hint 4

Hard
Lay the 2–1 across row 1, columns 6–7 — no guesswork needed. It is the only tile that works there, because amber must be exactly 2.
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Hard solution — September 24, 2026

23
44
01
46
22
43
52
60
53
00
55
21
05
66
61

blue (>10): 6 · 6 | purple (=4): 4 | green (=1): 1 | amber (=2): 2 | orange (=3): 1 · 2 | slate (<3): 0 | teal (=0): 0 | pink (>3): 5 | lime (=): 2 · 2 · 2 | brown (=4): 4 · 0 · 0 | blue (=): 3 · 3 | purple (=): 5 · 5 · 5 | green (=6): 6 | amber (=4): 4 | orange (=3): 3 | slate (=15): 6 · 5 · 4 | teal (=1): 0 · 1 | pink (>4): 6

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
Blue>10 — Add up to more than 102
Purple4 — Be exactly 41
Green1 — Be exactly 11
Amber2 — Be exactly 21
Orange3 — Add up to exactly 32
Slate<3 — Be less than 31
Teal0 — Be exactly 01
Pink>3 — Be more than 31
Lime= — Show the same number on every cell3
Brown4 — Add up to exactly 43
Blue= — Show the same number on every cell2
Purple= — Show the same number on every cell3
Green6 — Be exactly 61
Amber4 — Be exactly 41
Orange3 — Be exactly 31
Slate15 — Add up to exactly 153
Teal1 — Add up to exactly 12
Pink>4 — Be more than 41
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