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Past puzzleJuly 2, 2026Three levels

Pips hints: July 2, 2026

Revisit the Pips puzzle from July 2, 2026 (2026-07-02) with hints and answers for every level.

July 2, 2026

Today's Pips hints and answers

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Easy5 dominoesAnswer included

Easy board

4 × 4
A1Sum = 7
A2Sum = 15
A2Sum = 15
A2Sum = 15
A1Sum = 7
A3Sum < 8
A4No rule
A3Sum < 8
A5All equal
A5All equal
Area 1: Sum = 7Area 2: Sum = 15Area 3: Sum < 8Area 4: No ruleArea 5: All equal
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: Sum = 15; Area 3: Sum < 8; Area 4: No rule.

Layer 2

Domino set

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

Layer 3

Full solution

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Easy board

4 × 4
A11Sum = 7
A25Sum = 15
A25Sum = 15
A25Sum = 15
A16Sum = 7
A30Sum < 8
A46No rule
A30Sum < 8
A54All equal
A54All equal
Area 1: Sum = 7Area 2: Sum = 15Area 3: Sum < 8Area 4: No ruleArea 5: All equal

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

4 × 4
A1No rule
A2All equal
A3Sum < 1
A4All equal
A2All equal
A5Sum < 1
A3Sum < 1
A4All equal
A6All equal
A6All equal
A3Sum < 1
A7Sum < 3
A6All equal
A8Sum > 2
Area 1: No ruleArea 2: All equalArea 3: Sum < 1Area 4: All equalArea 5: Sum < 1Area 6: All equalArea 7: Sum < 3Area 8: Sum > 2
Layer 1

Structure hint

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Medium · 7 dominoes · 14 cells. Start by checking the smallest constrained regions: Area 1: No rule; Area 2: All equal; Area 3: Sum < 1; Area 4: All equal.

Layer 2

Domino set

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

Layer 3

Full solution

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Medium board

4 × 4
A10No rule
A26All equal
A30Sum < 1
A41All equal
A26All equal
A50Sum < 1
A30Sum < 1
A41All equal
A65All equal
A65All equal
A30Sum < 1
A72Sum < 3
A65All equal
A83Sum > 2
Area 1: No ruleArea 2: All equalArea 3: Sum < 1Area 4: All equalArea 5: Sum < 1Area 6: All equalArea 7: Sum < 3Area 8: Sum > 2

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

Hard13 dominoesAnswer included

Hard board

10 × 9
A1Sum > 0
A2Sum = 17
A3Sum = 7
A2Sum = 17
A4Sum = 6
A4Sum = 6
A3Sum = 7
A2Sum = 17
A5All equal
A5All equal
A6Sum > 3
A7No rule
A5All equal
A8Sum = 10
A9Sum = 1
A10No rule
A11Sum > 4
A8Sum = 10
A12All equal
A12All equal
A13Sum = 7
A13Sum = 7
A13Sum = 7
A14No rule
A15Sum = 5
A16Sum > 4
Area 1: Sum > 0Area 2: Sum = 17Area 3: Sum = 7Area 4: Sum = 6Area 5: All equalArea 6: Sum > 3Area 7: No ruleArea 8: Sum = 10Area 9: Sum = 1Area 10: No ruleArea 11: Sum > 4Area 12: All equalArea 13: Sum = 7Area 14: No ruleArea 15: Sum = 5Area 16: Sum > 4
Layer 1

Structure hint

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Hard · 13 dominoes · 26 cells. Start by checking the smallest constrained regions: Area 1: Sum > 0; Area 2: Sum = 17; Area 3: Sum = 7; Area 4: Sum = 6.

Layer 2

Domino set

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

Layer 3

Full solution

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Hard board

10 × 9
A11Sum > 0
A26Sum = 17
A34Sum = 7
A25Sum = 17
A40Sum = 6
A46Sum = 6
A33Sum = 7
A26Sum = 17
A50All equal
A50All equal
A64Sum > 3
A74No rule
A50All equal
A86Sum = 10
A91Sum = 1
A103No rule
A115Sum > 4
A84Sum = 10
A121All equal
A121All equal
A133Sum = 7
A132Sum = 7
A132Sum = 7
A141No rule
A155Sum = 5
A165Sum > 4
Area 1: Sum > 0Area 2: Sum = 17Area 3: Sum = 7Area 4: Sum = 6Area 5: All equalArea 6: Sum > 3Area 7: No ruleArea 8: Sum = 10Area 9: Sum = 1Area 10: No ruleArea 11: Sum > 4Area 12: All equalArea 13: Sum = 7Area 14: No ruleArea 15: Sum = 5Area 16: Sum > 4

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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