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Pips hints — Wednesday, September 30, 2026

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Easy today: 5 dominoes, 6 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.

Hint 1 — where to start

Easy
Start with the blue region — its one cell must be exactly 1. Only 1 pip combination fits it at all, which is why it gives way first.

Hint 2

Easy
Lay the 6–0 across row 2, columns 2–3 — no guesswork needed. It is the only tile that works there, because amber must add up to exactly 1. The 6 half sits in the green region, which must show the same number on every cell.
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Easy solution — September 30, 2026

60
13
54
51
66

blue (=1): 1 | purple: 3 | green (=): 6 · 6 · 6 | amber (=1): 0 · 1 | orange (=10): 5 · 5 | slate: 4

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
Blue1 — Be exactly 11
PurpleTake any value it likes1
Green= — Show the same number on every cell3
Amber1 — Add up to exactly 12
Orange10 — Add up to exactly 102
SlateTake any value it likes1

Medium today: 7 dominoes, 6 regions and target-sum, less-than, no-repeats 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

Medium
Start with the orange region — its one cell must be exactly 2. Only 1 pip combination fits it at all, which is why it gives way first.

Hint 2

Medium
Lay the 2–3 across row 3, columns 1–2 — no guesswork needed. It is the only tile that works there, because orange must be exactly 2.

Hint 3

Medium
Place the 2–2 domino across row 4, columns 2–3. It is the only tile that works there, because slate must show the same number on every cell.
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Medium solution — September 30, 2026

14
25
22
53
64
23
21

blue (=11): 5 · 3 · 3 | purple (<2): 1 | green (≠): 6 · 4 · 5 | amber (<8): 4 · 2 · 1 | orange (=2): 2 | slate (=): 2 · 2 · 2

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
Blue11 — Add up to exactly 113
Purple<2 — Be less than 21
Green≠ — Have no two cells showing the same number3
Amber<8 — Add up to less than 83
Orange2 — Be exactly 21
Slate= — Show the same number on every cell3

Hard today: 15 dominoes, 15 regions and all-equal, target-sum, less-than, greater-than and no-repeats 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
Start with the pink region — its one cell must be less than 1. Only 1 pip combination fits it at all, which is why it gives way first.

Hint 2

Hard
Lay the 4–0 across row 4, columns 1–2 — no guesswork needed. It is the only tile that works there, because pink must be less than 1. The 4 half sits in the teal region, which must add up to exactly 9.

Hint 3

Hard
Place the 5–6 domino down column 5, rows 3–4. It is the only tile that works there, because lime must be more than 4.

Hint 4

Hard
The 4–1 belongs across row 2, columns 2–3. It is the only tile that works there, because amber must add up to exactly 2. The 4 half sits in the blue region, which must show the same number on every cell.
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Hard solution — September 30, 2026

00
41
32
26
45
40
15
24
34
46
31
22
25
44
56

blue (=): 4 · 4 · 4 | purple (=6): 2 · 4 | green (=3): 3 · 0 · 0 | amber (=2): 1 · 1 | orange (=22): 4 · 6 · 6 · 6 | slate (=9): 4 · 5 | teal (=9): 4 · 5 | pink (<1): 0 | lime (>4): 5 | brown (=): 2 · 2 · 2 · 2 | blue (>4): 5 | purple: 4 | green: 3 | amber (≠): 1 · 3 | orange (=2): 2

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
Blue= — Show the same number on every cell3
Purple6 — Add up to exactly 62
Green3 — Add up to exactly 33
Amber2 — Add up to exactly 22
Orange22 — Add up to exactly 224
Slate9 — Add up to exactly 92
Teal9 — Add up to exactly 92
Pink<1 — Be less than 11
Lime>4 — Be more than 41
Brown= — Show the same number on every cell4
Blue>4 — Be more than 41
PurpleTake any value it likes1
GreenTake any value it likes1
Amber≠ — Have no two cells showing the same number2
Orange2 — Be exactly 21
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