Revisit the Pips puzzle from May 27, 2026 (2026-05-27) with hints and answers for every level.
May 27, 2026
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Easy board
Easy · 5 dominoes · 10 cells. Start by checking the smallest constrained regions: R1: Sum < 3; R2: Sum > 15; R3: Sum = 3; R4: Sum = 3.
Available dominoes: 3-5, 3-0, 5-2, 4-0, 4-6.
Easy board
Solution by domino: 3-5 at (1,3)-(0,3); 3-0 at (1,0)-(0,0); 5-2 at (0,2)-(0,1); 4-0 at (3,2)-(3,3); 4-6 at (2,2)-(1,2).
Medium board
Medium · 7 dominoes · 14 cells. Start by checking the smallest constrained regions: R1: Sum = 10; R2: Sum = 7; R3: Sum = 8; R4: Sum = 8.
Available dominoes: 1-4, 0-3, 6-4, 1-2, 5-4, 6-2, 4-0.
Medium board
Solution by domino: 1-4 at (1,2)-(1,3); 0-3 at (1,5)-(1,4); 6-4 at (0,2)-(0,1); 1-2 at (2,1)-(2,2); 5-4 at (0,4)-(0,3); 6-2 at (1,1)-(1,0); 4-0 at (2,3)-(2,4).
Hard board
Hard · 15 dominoes · 30 cells. Start by checking the smallest constrained regions: R1: Sum = 4; R2: Sum = 4; R3: Sum = 3; R4: Sum = 4.
Available dominoes: 5-3, 3-4, 1-2, 0-5, 3-2, 5-4, 4-1, 2-6, 4-4, 3-1, 6-4, 2-0, 3-3, 0-1, 2-4.
Hard board
Solution by domino: 5-3 at (4,5)-(4,4); 3-4 at (0,2)-(0,3); 1-2 at (1,0)-(2,0); 0-5 at (1,2)-(1,1); 3-2 at (2,2)-(2,1); 5-4 at (3,0)-(4,0); 4-1 at (3,3)-(3,2); 2-6 at (3,5)-(3,4); 4-4 at (0,0)-(0,1); 3-1 at (1,5)-(2,5); 6-4 at (1,4)-(2,4); 2-0 at (3,1)-(4,1); 3-3 at (0,4)-(0,5); 0-1 at (4,3)-(4,2); 2-4 at (1,3)-(2,3).
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