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Pips hints — Tuesday, October 6, 2026

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

Easy
Look at the purple region first. Across two cells it has to add up to exactly 10. Only 3 pip combinations fit it at all, which is why it gives way first.

Hint 2

Easy
Lay the 6–6 down column 1, rows 2–3 — no guesswork needed. It is the only tile that works there, because purple must add up to exactly 10.
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Easy solution — October 6, 2026

00
66
53
42
32

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

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
Blue2 — Add up to exactly 23
Purple10 — Add up to exactly 102
GreenTake any value it likes1
AmberTake any value it likes1
Orange8 — Add up to exactly 82
Slate>2 — Be more than 21

Today's Medium board has 7 dominoes across 8 regions, mixing all-equal, less-than and target-sum 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
Look at the orange region first. Across two cells it has to add up to exactly 12. Only 1 pip combination fits it at all, which is why it gives way first.

Hint 2

Medium
Lay the 6–1 across row 3, columns 1–2 — no guesswork needed. It is the only tile that works there, because orange must add up to exactly 12.

Hint 3

Medium
Place the 6–2 domino across row 4, columns 1–2. It is the only tile that works there, because orange must add up to exactly 12.
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Medium solution — October 6, 2026

44
61
50
13
55
62
25

blue (=): 5 · 5 | purple (<2): 0 | green (=): 4 · 4 | amber (<4): 2 | orange (=12): 6 · 6 | slate (=): 1 · 1 | teal (=10): 5 · 5 | pink (=5): 2 · 3

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
Blue= — Show the same number on every cell2
Purple<2 — Be less than 21
Green= — Show the same number on every cell2
Amber<4 — Be less than 41
Orange12 — Add up to exactly 122
Slate= — Show the same number on every cell2
Teal10 — Add up to exactly 102
Pink5 — Add up to exactly 52

Today's Hard board has 13 dominoes across 14 regions, mixing target-sum, less-than, all-equal 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.

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
Look at the lime region first. Across one cell it has to be exactly 5. Only 1 pip combination fits it at all, which is why it gives way first.

Hint 2

Hard
Lay the 4–0 down column 5, rows 4–5 — no guesswork needed. It is the only tile that works there, because blue must be exactly 0. The 4 half sits in the green region, which must add up to less than 7.

Hint 3

Hard
Place the 6–6 domino down column 3, rows 4–5. It is the only tile that works there, because orange must add up to exactly 24.

Hint 4

Hard
The 2–6 belongs down column 3, rows 1–2. It is the only tile that works there, because orange must add up to exactly 24. The 2 half sits in the blue region, which must add up to exactly 11.
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Hard solution — October 6, 2026

24
40
66
33
44
12
25
34
45
46
36
26
22

blue (=11): 3 · 3 · 2 · 3 | purple (<2): 1 | green: 2 | amber (=7): 2 · 5 | orange (=24): 6 · 6 · 6 · 6 | slate: 4 | teal (=): 4 · 4 | pink (>2): 3 | lime (=5): 5 | brown (=): 4 · 4 · 4 | blue (=0): 0 | purple (>4): 6 | green (<7): 4 · 2 | amber (<5): 2 · 2

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
Blue11 — Add up to exactly 114
Purple<2 — Be less than 21
GreenTake any value it likes1
Amber7 — Add up to exactly 72
Orange24 — Add up to exactly 244
SlateTake any value it likes1
Teal= — Show the same number on every cell2
Pink>2 — Be more than 21
Lime5 — Be exactly 51
Brown= — Show the same number on every cell3
Blue0 — Be exactly 01
Purple>4 — Be more than 41
Green<7 — Add up to less than 72
Amber<5 — Add up to less than 52
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