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Pips hints — Saturday, October 3, 2026

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Saturday, October 3, 2026Archived board

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

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

Hint 2

Easy
Place the 2–0 domino across row 4, columns 1–2. It is the only tile that works there, because orange must be less than 1. The 2 half sits in the slate region, which must add up to exactly 6.
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Easy solution — October 3, 2026

21
15
20
64
66

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

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
Blue>4 — Be more than 41
Purple= — Show the same number on every cell2
Green8 — Add up to exactly 82
Amber= — Show the same number on every cell2
Orange<1 — Be less than 11
Slate6 — Add up to exactly 62

Today's Medium board has 7 dominoes across 9 regions, mixing all-equal, less-than, target-sum, no-repeats and greater-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
Ignore the open areas for now and go straight to the green region, where one cell must be exactly 6. Only 1 pip combination fits it at all, which is why it gives way first.

Hint 2

Medium
Place the 6–3 domino down column 3, rows 1–2. It is the only tile that works there, because amber must be exactly 6.

Hint 3

Medium
The 4–2 belongs across row 3, columns 3–4. It is the only tile that works there, because teal must be exactly 2. The 4 half sits in the slate region, which must be more than 0.
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Medium solution — October 3, 2026

63
10
02
54
00
42
56

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

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
Blue= — Show the same number on every cell3
Purple<5 — Add up to less than 52
Green6 — Be exactly 61
Amber6 — Be exactly 61
Orange≠ — Have no two cells showing the same number3
Slate>0 — Be more than 01
Teal2 — Be exactly 21
PinkTake any value it likes1
Lime<5 — Be less than 51

Today's Hard board has 14 dominoes across 19 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
Ignore the open areas for now and go straight to the purple region, where one cell must be exactly 1. Only 1 pip combination fits it at all, which is why it gives way first.

Hint 2

Hard
Place the 1–0 domino across row 1, columns 2–3. It is the only tile that works there, because purple must be exactly 1.

Hint 3

Hard
The 2–0 belongs across row 5, columns 5–6. It is the only tile that works there, because pink must be exactly 2.

Hint 4

Hard
There is exactly one home for the 5–2: down column 7, rows 4–5. It is the only tile that works there, because lime must be exactly 2. The 5 half sits in the lime region, which must show the same number on every cell.
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Hard solution — October 3, 2026

55
35
52
13
20
45
34
24
21
10
05
41
33
36

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

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
Blue>4 — Be more than 41
Purple1 — Be exactly 11
Green0 — Be exactly 01
AmberTake any value it likes1
OrangeTake any value it likes1
Slate8 — Add up to exactly 82
Teal>3 — Be more than 31
Pink4 — Add up to exactly 42
Lime= — Show the same number on every cell3
Brown= — Show the same number on every cell3
Blue3 — Add up to exactly 32
PurpleTake any value it likes1
GreenTake any value it likes1
Amber5 — Be exactly 51
Orange3 — Be exactly 31
Slate10 — Add up to exactly 103
Teal0 — Be exactly 01
Pink2 — Be exactly 21
Lime2 — Be exactly 21
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