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Past puzzleOctober 22, 2026Three levels

Pips hints: October 22, 2026

Revisit the Pips puzzle from October 22, 2026 (2026-10-22) with hints and answers for every level.

October 22, 2026

Pips hints and answers

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Easy5 dominoesAnswer included

Easy board

4 × 4
A1Sum = 6
A1Sum = 6
A2Sum > 4
A3All equal
A3All equal
A4Sum = 6
A4Sum = 6
A5No rule
A6Sum = 6
A6Sum = 6
Area 1: Sum = 6Area 2: Sum > 4Area 3: All equalArea 4: Sum = 6Area 5: No ruleArea 6: Sum = 6
Layer 1

Structure hint

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Easy · 5 dominoes · 10 cells. Start by checking the smallest constrained regions: Area 1: Sum = 6; Area 2: Sum > 4; Area 3: All equal; Area 4: Sum = 6.

Layer 2

Domino set

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

Layer 3

Full solution

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Easy board

4 × 4
A13Sum = 6
A13Sum = 6
A25Sum > 4
A30All equal
A30All equal
A40Sum = 6
A46Sum = 6
A54No rule
A60Sum = 6
A66Sum = 6
Area 1: Sum = 6Area 2: Sum > 4Area 3: All equalArea 4: Sum = 6Area 5: No ruleArea 6: Sum = 6

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

5 × 4
A1Sum = 6
A1Sum = 6
A2Sum < 6
A2Sum < 6
A8No rule
A3All equal
A3All equal
A4Sum = 7
A4Sum = 7
A5All different
A5All different
A6Sum = 0
A5All different
A7Sum = 1
Area 1: Sum = 6Area 2: Sum < 6Area 3: All equalArea 4: Sum = 7Area 5: All differentArea 6: Sum = 0Area 7: Sum = 1Area 8: No rule
Layer 1

Structure hint

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Medium · 7 dominoes · 14 cells. Start by checking the smallest constrained regions: Area 1: Sum = 6; Area 2: Sum < 6; Area 3: All equal; Area 4: Sum = 7.

Layer 2

Domino set

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

Layer 3

Full solution

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Medium board

5 × 4
A14Sum = 6
A12Sum = 6
A24Sum < 6
A21Sum < 6
A83No rule
A36All equal
A36All equal
A45Sum = 7
A42Sum = 7
A54All different
A53All different
A60Sum = 0
A55All different
A71Sum = 1
Area 1: Sum = 6Area 2: Sum < 6Area 3: All equalArea 4: Sum = 7Area 5: All differentArea 6: Sum = 0Area 7: Sum = 1Area 8: No rule

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

Hard11 dominoesAnswer included

Hard board

6 × 9
A1All different
A1All different
A1All different
A2Sum = 2
A3Sum = 6
A3Sum = 6
A4Sum < 2
A4Sum < 2
A5Sum = 9
A6Sum = 2
A7Sum = 0
A5Sum = 9
A8Sum = 2
A9No rule
A10Sum = 6
A11All equal
A12Sum = 2
A13All different
A11All equal
A14Sum = 2
A13All different
A13All different
Area 1: All differentArea 2: Sum = 2Area 3: Sum = 6Area 4: Sum < 2Area 5: Sum = 9Area 6: Sum = 2Area 7: Sum = 0Area 8: Sum = 2Area 9: No ruleArea 10: Sum = 6Area 11: All equalArea 12: Sum = 2Area 13: All differentArea 14: Sum = 2
Layer 1

Structure hint

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Hard · 11 dominoes · 22 cells. Start by checking the smallest constrained regions: Area 1: All different; Area 2: Sum = 2; Area 3: Sum = 6; Area 4: Sum < 2.

Layer 2

Domino set

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

Layer 3

Full solution

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Hard board

6 × 9
A14All different
A10All different
A16All different
A22Sum = 2
A30Sum = 6
A36Sum = 6
A40Sum < 2
A41Sum < 2
A54Sum = 9
A62Sum = 2
A70Sum = 0
A55Sum = 9
A82Sum = 2
A94No rule
A106Sum = 6
A111All equal
A122Sum = 2
A134All different
A111All equal
A142Sum = 2
A131All different
A133All different
Area 1: All differentArea 2: Sum = 2Area 3: Sum = 6Area 4: Sum < 2Area 5: Sum = 9Area 6: Sum = 2Area 7: Sum = 0Area 8: Sum = 2Area 9: No ruleArea 10: Sum = 6Area 11: All equalArea 12: Sum = 2Area 13: All differentArea 14: 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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