Past puzzleJune 13, 2026Three levels

Pips hints: June 13, 2026

Revisit the Pips puzzle from June 13, 2026 (2026-06-13) with hints and answers for every level.

June 13, 2026

Today's Pips hints and answers

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Easy5 dominoesAnswer included

Easy board

2 × 6
A1Sum = 7
A1Sum = 7
A2No rule
A3All equal
A4Sum = 11
A4Sum = 11
A5Sum > 5
A6No rule
A3All equal
A7No rule
Area 1: Sum = 7Area 2: No ruleArea 3: All equalArea 4: Sum = 11Area 5: Sum > 5Area 6: No ruleArea 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 = 7; Area 2: No rule; Area 3: All equal; Area 4: Sum = 11.

Layer 2

Domino set

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

Layer 3

Full solution

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Easy board

2 × 6
A14Sum = 7
A13Sum = 7
A20No rule
A32All equal
A46Sum = 11
A45Sum = 11
A56Sum > 5
A64No rule
A32All equal
A75No rule
Area 1: Sum = 7Area 2: No ruleArea 3: All equalArea 4: Sum = 11Area 5: Sum > 5Area 6: No ruleArea 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.

Medium8 dominoesAnswer included

Medium board

6 × 4
A1No rule
A2Sum = 9
A3Sum = 3
A4Sum > 3
A2Sum = 9
A3Sum = 3
A5Sum = 9
A3Sum = 3
A5Sum = 9
A6Sum = 0
A7Sum = 3
A6Sum = 0
A8No rule
A7Sum = 3
A6Sum = 0
A9No rule
Area 1: No ruleArea 2: Sum = 9Area 3: Sum = 3Area 4: Sum > 3Area 5: Sum = 9Area 6: Sum = 0Area 7: Sum = 3Area 8: No ruleArea 9: No rule
Layer 1

Structure hint

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Medium · 8 dominoes · 16 cells. Start by checking the smallest constrained regions: Area 1: No rule; Area 2: Sum = 9; Area 3: Sum = 3; Area 4: Sum > 3.

Layer 2

Domino set

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

Layer 3

Full solution

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Medium board

6 × 4
A12No rule
A26Sum = 9
A31Sum = 3
A46Sum > 3
A23Sum = 9
A31Sum = 3
A54Sum = 9
A31Sum = 3
A55Sum = 9
A60Sum = 0
A71Sum = 3
A60Sum = 0
A81No rule
A72Sum = 3
A60Sum = 0
A94No rule
Area 1: No ruleArea 2: Sum = 9Area 3: Sum = 3Area 4: Sum > 3Area 5: Sum = 9Area 6: Sum = 0Area 7: Sum = 3Area 8: No ruleArea 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.

Hard15 dominoesAnswer included

Hard board

5 × 9
A1Sum > 3
A2Sum = 3
A3Sum = 0
A4All equal
A5Sum = 3
A6Sum = 0
A7Sum = 0
A8All equal
A9All equal
A9All equal
A10No rule
A4All equal
A11All equal
A8All equal
A8All equal
A9All equal
A12No rule
A11All equal
A8All equal
A8All equal
A13Sum < 4
A14Sum > 3
A15Sum < 3
A16Sum = 3
A11All equal
A17No rule
A18Sum = 3
A19Sum = 0
A20Sum = 0
A13Sum < 4
Area 1: Sum > 3Area 2: Sum = 3Area 3: Sum = 0Area 4: All equalArea 5: Sum = 3Area 6: Sum = 0Area 7: Sum = 0Area 8: All equalArea 9: All equalArea 10: No ruleArea 11: All equalArea 12: No ruleArea 13: Sum < 4Area 14: Sum > 3Area 15: Sum < 3Area 16: Sum = 3Area 17: No ruleArea 18: Sum = 3Area 19: Sum = 0Area 20: Sum = 0
Layer 1

Structure hint

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Hard · 15 dominoes · 30 cells. Start by checking the smallest constrained regions: Area 1: Sum > 3; Area 2: Sum = 3; Area 3: Sum = 0; Area 4: All equal.

Layer 2

Domino set

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

Layer 3

Full solution

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Hard board

5 × 9
A15Sum > 3
A23Sum = 3
A30Sum = 0
A46All equal
A53Sum = 3
A60Sum = 0
A70Sum = 0
A84All equal
A95All equal
A95All equal
A103No rule
A46All equal
A112All equal
A84All equal
A84All equal
A95All equal
A121No rule
A112All equal
A84All equal
A84All equal
A131Sum < 4
A144Sum > 3
A152Sum < 3
A163Sum = 3
A112All equal
A171No rule
A183Sum = 3
A190Sum = 0
A200Sum = 0
A131Sum < 4
Area 1: Sum > 3Area 2: Sum = 3Area 3: Sum = 0Area 4: All equalArea 5: Sum = 3Area 6: Sum = 0Area 7: Sum = 0Area 8: All equalArea 9: All equalArea 10: No ruleArea 11: All equalArea 12: No ruleArea 13: Sum < 4Area 14: Sum > 3Area 15: Sum < 3Area 16: Sum = 3Area 17: No ruleArea 18: Sum = 3Area 19: Sum = 0Area 20: Sum = 0

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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