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July 20, 2026

Today's Pips hints and answers

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Easy5 dominoesAnswer included

Easy board

4 × 4
A1Sum > 5
A2All equal
A3Sum < 1
A4Sum = 10
A2All equal
A5Sum > 1
A4Sum = 10
A6Sum = 4
A7No rule
A6Sum = 4
Area 1: Sum > 5Area 2: All equalArea 3: Sum < 1Area 4: Sum = 10Area 5: Sum > 1Area 6: Sum = 4Area 7: No rule
Layer 1

Structure hint

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Easy · 5 dominoes · 10 cells. Start by checking the smallest constrained regions: Area 1: Sum > 5; Area 2: All equal; Area 3: Sum < 1; Area 4: Sum = 10.

Layer 2

Domino set

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Available dominoes: 2-6, 0-5, 0-3, 2-5, 4-2.

Layer 3

Full solution

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Easy board

4 × 4
A16Sum > 5
A22All equal
A30Sum < 1
A45Sum = 10
A22All equal
A52Sum > 1
A45Sum = 10
A64Sum = 4
A73No rule
A60Sum = 4
Area 1: Sum > 5Area 2: All equalArea 3: Sum < 1Area 4: Sum = 10Area 5: Sum > 1Area 6: Sum = 4Area 7: No rule

The solved board shows every domino in place. Match the numbers in each colored area against the rule chips underneath the grid.

Medium7 dominoesAnswer included

Medium board

5 × 4
A1Sum < 2
A2Sum = 5
A2Sum = 5
A3Sum > 3
A4Sum = 0
A4Sum = 0
A5Sum > 3
A6All equal
A7Sum = 5
A7Sum = 5
A8All equal
A6All equal
A9No rule
A8All equal
Area 1: Sum < 2Area 2: Sum = 5Area 3: Sum > 3Area 4: Sum = 0Area 5: Sum > 3Area 6: All equalArea 7: Sum = 5Area 8: All equalArea 9: No rule
Layer 1

Structure hint

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Medium · 7 dominoes · 14 cells. Start by checking the smallest constrained regions: Area 1: Sum < 2; Area 2: Sum = 5; Area 3: Sum > 3; Area 4: Sum = 0.

Layer 2

Domino set

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Available dominoes: 0-0, 3-1, 0-1, 1-2, 2-0, 3-4, 5-0.

Layer 3

Full solution

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Medium board

5 × 4
A11Sum < 2
A22Sum = 5
A23Sum = 5
A34Sum > 3
A40Sum = 0
A40Sum = 0
A55Sum > 3
A60All equal
A72Sum = 5
A73Sum = 5
A81All equal
A60All equal
A90No rule
A81All equal
Area 1: Sum < 2Area 2: Sum = 5Area 3: Sum > 3Area 4: Sum = 0Area 5: Sum > 3Area 6: All equalArea 7: Sum = 5Area 8: All equalArea 9: No rule

The solved board shows every domino in place. Match the numbers in each colored area against the rule chips underneath the grid.

Hard16 dominoesAnswer included

Hard board

9 × 7
A1All equal
A1All equal
A2All equal
A3Sum = 1
A2All equal
A2All equal
A4Sum = 0
A4Sum = 0
A4Sum = 0
A5All equal
A5All equal
A6All equal
A7Sum = 10
A8Sum > 3
A5All equal
A5All equal
A6All equal
A9Sum = 0
A10Sum = 8
A7Sum = 10
A11All equal
A11All equal
A6All equal
A10Sum = 8
A11All equal
A12All equal
A6All equal
A12All equal
A12All equal
A13All equal
A14Sum = 2
A13All equal
Area 1: All equalArea 2: All equalArea 3: Sum = 1Area 4: Sum = 0Area 5: All equalArea 6: All equalArea 7: Sum = 10Area 8: Sum > 3Area 9: Sum = 0Area 10: Sum = 8Area 11: All equalArea 12: All equalArea 13: All equalArea 14: Sum = 2
Layer 1

Structure hint

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Hard · 16 dominoes · 32 cells. Start by checking the smallest constrained regions: Area 1: All equal; Area 2: All equal; Area 3: Sum = 1; Area 4: Sum = 0.

Layer 2

Domino set

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Available dominoes: 5-2, 6-3, 0-0, 1-1, 6-6, 2-2, 1-6, 4-4, 2-6, 1-5, 3-3, 5-6, 0-1, 4-6, 5-5, 0-6.

Layer 3

Full solution

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Hard board

9 × 7
A15All equal
A15All equal
A22All equal
A31Sum = 1
A22All equal
A22All equal
A40Sum = 0
A40Sum = 0
A40Sum = 0
A56All equal
A56All equal
A61All equal
A74Sum = 10
A85Sum > 3
A56All equal
A56All equal
A61All equal
A90Sum = 0
A104Sum = 8
A76Sum = 10
A113All equal
A113All equal
A61All equal
A104Sum = 8
A113All equal
A126All equal
A61All equal
A126All equal
A126All equal
A135All equal
A142Sum = 2
A135All equal
Area 1: All equalArea 2: All equalArea 3: Sum = 1Area 4: Sum = 0Area 5: All equalArea 6: All equalArea 7: Sum = 10Area 8: Sum > 3Area 9: Sum = 0Area 10: Sum = 8Area 11: All equalArea 12: All equalArea 13: All equalArea 14: Sum = 2

The solved board shows every domino in place. Match the numbers in each colored area against the rule chips underneath the grid.

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