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Past puzzleOctober 16, 2026Three levels

Pips hints: October 16, 2026

Revisit the Pips puzzle from October 16, 2026 (2026-10-16) with hints and answers for every level.

October 16, 2026

Pips hints and answers

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Easy5 dominoesAnswer included

Easy board

5 × 4
A1No rule
A2Sum = 5
A2Sum = 5
A3All equal
A3All equal
A4All equal
A4All equal
A4All equal
A4All equal
A5Sum > 1
Area 1: No ruleArea 2: Sum = 5Area 3: All equalArea 4: All equalArea 5: Sum > 1
Layer 1

Structure hint

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Easy · 5 dominoes · 10 cells. Start by checking the smallest constrained regions: Area 1: No rule; Area 2: Sum = 5; Area 3: All equal; Area 4: All equal.

Layer 2

Domino set

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

Layer 3

Full solution

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Easy board

5 × 4
A11No rule
A23Sum = 5
A22Sum = 5
A35All equal
A35All equal
A44All equal
A44All equal
A44All equal
A44All equal
A56Sum > 1
Area 1: No ruleArea 2: Sum = 5Area 3: All equalArea 4: All equalArea 5: Sum > 1

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 × 5
A1Sum < 1
A2No rule
A3Sum = 3
A3Sum = 3
A4Sum > 2
A5Sum = 1
A6Sum > 9
A6Sum > 9
A7Sum > 9
A7Sum > 9
A5Sum = 1
A8Sum > 3
A9No rule
A10Sum < 1
Area 1: Sum < 1Area 2: No ruleArea 3: Sum = 3Area 4: Sum > 2Area 5: Sum = 1Area 6: Sum > 9Area 7: Sum > 9Area 8: Sum > 3Area 9: No ruleArea 10: Sum < 1
Layer 1

Structure hint

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

Layer 2

Domino set

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

Layer 3

Full solution

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Medium board

4 × 5
A10Sum < 1
A24No rule
A32Sum = 3
A31Sum = 3
A44Sum > 2
A51Sum = 1
A65Sum > 9
A65Sum > 9
A75Sum > 9
A75Sum > 9
A50Sum = 1
A84Sum > 3
A93No rule
A100Sum < 1
Area 1: Sum < 1Area 2: No ruleArea 3: Sum = 3Area 4: Sum > 2Area 5: Sum = 1Area 6: Sum > 9Area 7: Sum > 9Area 8: Sum > 3Area 9: No ruleArea 10: Sum < 1

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
A1No rule
A2Sum = 4
A3All equal
A4Sum > 8
A5Sum = 1
A6Sum = 6
A3All equal
A7Sum = 2
A4Sum > 8
A8Sum = 5
A9All different
A3All equal
A7Sum = 2
A10No rule
A4Sum > 8
A11Sum = 1
A9All different
A12Sum > 9
A13All equal
A13All equal
A14No rule
A15No rule
A12Sum > 9
A13All equal
A16Sum = 0
A17Sum = 2
A12Sum > 9
A13All equal
Area 1: No ruleArea 2: Sum = 4Area 3: All equalArea 4: Sum > 8Area 5: Sum = 1Area 6: Sum = 6Area 7: Sum = 2Area 8: Sum = 5Area 9: All differentArea 10: No ruleArea 11: Sum = 1Area 12: Sum > 9Area 13: All equalArea 14: No ruleArea 15: No ruleArea 16: Sum = 0Area 17: Sum = 2
Layer 1

Structure hint

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Hard · 14 dominoes · 28 cells. Start by checking the smallest constrained regions: Area 1: No rule; Area 2: Sum = 4; Area 3: All equal; Area 4: Sum > 8.

Layer 2

Domino set

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

Layer 3

Full solution

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Hard board

6 × 7
A12No rule
A24Sum = 4
A30All equal
A43Sum > 8
A51Sum = 1
A66Sum = 6
A30All equal
A71Sum = 2
A42Sum > 8
A85Sum = 5
A92All different
A30All equal
A71Sum = 2
A103No rule
A44Sum > 8
A111Sum = 1
A94All different
A123Sum > 9
A135All equal
A135All equal
A141No rule
A151No rule
A124Sum > 9
A135All equal
A160Sum = 0
A172Sum = 2
A123Sum > 9
A135All equal
Area 1: No ruleArea 2: Sum = 4Area 3: All equalArea 4: Sum > 8Area 5: Sum = 1Area 6: Sum = 6Area 7: Sum = 2Area 8: Sum = 5Area 9: All differentArea 10: No ruleArea 11: Sum = 1Area 12: Sum > 9Area 13: All equalArea 14: No ruleArea 15: No ruleArea 16: Sum = 0Area 17: 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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