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Pips hints — Saturday, October 10, 2026

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The Easy grid runs to 7 regions and 5 tiles, with target-sum, all-equal and greater-than rules in play. 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 6–1 down column 2, rows 1–2 — no guesswork needed. It is the only tile that works there, because blue must be exactly 1. The 6 half sits in the green region, which must add up to exactly 10.
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Easy solution — October 10, 2026

44
61
02
05
65

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

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
Blue1 — Be exactly 11
PurpleTake any value it likes1
Green10 — Add up to exactly 102
Amber= — Show the same number on every cell2
Orange>2 — Be more than 21
Slate10 — Add up to exactly 102
Teal>1 — Be more than 11

The Medium grid runs to 8 regions and 7 tiles, with greater-than, all-equal, less-than and target-sum rules in play. 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 less than 3. Only 3 pip combinations fit it at all, which is why it gives way first.

Hint 2

Medium
Lay the 5–2 across row 3, columns 2–3 — no guesswork needed. It is the only tile that works there, because orange must be less than 3. The 5 half sits in the slate region, which must add up to exactly 9.

Hint 3

Medium
Place the 4–4 domino across row 4, columns 3–4. It is the only tile that works there, because slate must add up to exactly 9.
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Medium solution — October 10, 2026

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14
44
64
12
52
65

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

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
BlueTake any value it likes1
Purple>9 — Add up to more than 92
Green= — Show the same number on every cell2
Amber= — Show the same number on every cell2
Orange<3 — Be less than 31
Slate9 — Add up to exactly 92
Teal6 — Add up to exactly 62
Pink>9 — Add up to more than 92

The Hard grid runs to 32 regions and 16 tiles, with target-sum rules in play. 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 blue region — its one cell must be exactly 3. Only 1 pip combination fits it at all, which is why it gives way first.

Hint 2

Hard
Lay the 3–4 down column 2, rows 1–2 — no guesswork needed. It is the only tile that works there, because blue must be exactly 3.

Hint 3

Hard
Place the 2–5 domino across row 5, columns 5–6. It is the only tile that works there, because teal must be exactly 2.

Hint 4

Hard
The 0–3 belongs across row 1, columns 3–4. It is the only tile that works there, because green must be exactly 0.
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Hard solution — October 10, 2026

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12
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25
34
35
45
36

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

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
Blue3 — Be exactly 31
Purple3 — Be exactly 31
Green0 — Be exactly 01
Amber4 — Be exactly 41
Orange4 — Be exactly 41
Slate4 — Be exactly 41
Teal2 — Be exactly 21
Pink1 — Be exactly 11
Lime0 — Be exactly 01
Brown0 — Be exactly 01
Blue2 — Be exactly 21
Purple0 — Be exactly 01
Green1 — Be exactly 11
Amber1 — Be exactly 11
Orange3 — Be exactly 31
Slate2 — Be exactly 21
Teal5 — Be exactly 51
Pink5 — Be exactly 51
Lime3 — Be exactly 31
Brown3 — Be exactly 31
Blue6 — Be exactly 61
Purple3 — Be exactly 31
Green4 — Be exactly 41
Amber1 — Be exactly 11
Orange0 — Be exactly 01
Slate2 — Be exactly 21
Teal2 — Be exactly 21
Pink5 — Be exactly 51
Lime4 — Be exactly 41
Brown5 — Be exactly 51
Blue1 — Be exactly 11
Purple5 — Be exactly 51
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