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Past puzzleOctober 11, 2026Three levels

Pips hints: October 11, 2026

Revisit the Pips puzzle from October 11, 2026 (2026-10-11) with hints and answers for every level.

October 11, 2026

Pips hints and answers

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Easy5 dominoesAnswer included

Easy board

3 × 5
A1All equal
A1All equal
A1All equal
A2Sum = 7
A3All equal
A3All equal
A3All equal
A4Sum > 4
A2Sum = 7
A5Sum < 2
Area 1: All equalArea 2: Sum = 7Area 3: All equalArea 4: Sum > 4Area 5: Sum < 2
Layer 1

Structure hint

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Easy · 5 dominoes · 10 cells. Start by checking the smallest constrained regions: Area 1: All equal; Area 2: Sum = 7; Area 3: All equal; Area 4: Sum > 4.

Layer 2

Domino set

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

Layer 3

Full solution

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Easy board

3 × 5
A12All equal
A12All equal
A12All equal
A23Sum = 7
A34All equal
A34All equal
A34All equal
A46Sum > 4
A24Sum = 7
A50Sum < 2
Area 1: All equalArea 2: Sum = 7Area 3: All equalArea 4: Sum > 4Area 5: Sum < 2

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
A1Sum < 2
A2All equal
A3Sum = 6
A3Sum = 6
A4Sum = 4
A2All equal
A5Sum = 2
A5Sum = 2
A4Sum = 4
A6No rule
A7No rule
A8Sum < 2
A9Sum > 7
A9Sum > 7
Area 1: Sum < 2Area 2: All equalArea 3: Sum = 6Area 4: Sum = 4Area 5: Sum = 2Area 6: No ruleArea 7: No ruleArea 8: Sum < 2Area 9: Sum > 7
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: All equal; Area 3: Sum = 6; Area 4: Sum = 4.

Layer 2

Domino set

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

Layer 3

Full solution

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Medium board

4 × 4
A11Sum < 2
A22All equal
A34Sum = 6
A32Sum = 6
A40Sum = 4
A22All equal
A50Sum = 2
A52Sum = 2
A44Sum = 4
A61No rule
A73No rule
A80Sum < 2
A95Sum > 7
A95Sum > 7
Area 1: Sum < 2Area 2: All equalArea 3: Sum = 6Area 4: Sum = 4Area 5: Sum = 2Area 6: No ruleArea 7: No ruleArea 8: Sum < 2Area 9: Sum > 7

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

Hard14 dominoesAnswer included

Hard board

6 × 7
A1Sum = 5
A2Sum > 1
A3Sum = 3
A4Sum = 4
A5Sum = 6
A6Sum > 4
A7No rule
A8No rule
A9Sum = 2
A5Sum = 6
A10Sum > 4
A11Sum = 10
A12No rule
A13No rule
A9Sum = 2
A14Sum < 5
A11Sum = 10
A15All equal
A16Sum = 4
A17Sum = 3
A18Sum = 5
A15All equal
A19Sum = 8
A19Sum = 8
A18Sum = 5
A15All equal
A20All equal
A20All equal
Area 1: Sum = 5Area 2: Sum > 1Area 3: Sum = 3Area 4: Sum = 4Area 5: Sum = 6Area 6: Sum > 4Area 7: No ruleArea 8: No ruleArea 9: Sum = 2Area 10: Sum > 4Area 11: Sum = 10Area 12: No ruleArea 13: No ruleArea 14: Sum < 5Area 15: All equalArea 16: Sum = 4Area 17: Sum = 3Area 18: Sum = 5Area 19: Sum = 8Area 20: All equal
Layer 1

Structure hint

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Hard · 14 dominoes · 28 cells. Start by checking the smallest constrained regions: Area 1: Sum = 5; Area 2: Sum > 1; Area 3: Sum = 3; Area 4: Sum = 4.

Layer 2

Domino set

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

Layer 3

Full solution

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Hard board

6 × 7
A15Sum = 5
A26Sum > 1
A33Sum = 3
A44Sum = 4
A52Sum = 6
A65Sum > 4
A71No rule
A81No rule
A90Sum = 2
A54Sum = 6
A105Sum > 4
A114Sum = 10
A125No rule
A136No rule
A92Sum = 2
A144Sum < 5
A116Sum = 10
A150All equal
A164Sum = 4
A173Sum = 3
A183Sum = 5
A150All equal
A192Sum = 8
A196Sum = 8
A182Sum = 5
A150All equal
A202All equal
A202All equal
Area 1: Sum = 5Area 2: Sum > 1Area 3: Sum = 3Area 4: Sum = 4Area 5: Sum = 6Area 6: Sum > 4Area 7: No ruleArea 8: No ruleArea 9: Sum = 2Area 10: Sum > 4Area 11: Sum = 10Area 12: No ruleArea 13: No ruleArea 14: Sum < 5Area 15: All equalArea 16: Sum = 4Area 17: Sum = 3Area 18: Sum = 5Area 19: Sum = 8Area 20: All equal

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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