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Past puzzleOctober 26, 2026Three levels

Pips hints: October 26, 2026

Revisit the Pips puzzle from October 26, 2026 (2026-10-26) with hints and answers for every level.

October 26, 2026

Pips hints and answers

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Easy5 dominoesAnswer included

Easy board

4 × 4
A1All equal
A1All equal
A1All equal
A2No rule
A3Sum = 7
A4Sum = 7
A3Sum = 7
A5Sum = 11
A5Sum = 11
A4Sum = 7
Area 1: All equalArea 2: No ruleArea 3: Sum = 7Area 4: Sum = 7Area 5: Sum = 11
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: No rule; Area 3: Sum = 7; Area 4: Sum = 7.

Layer 2

Domino set

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

Layer 3

Full solution

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Easy board

4 × 4
A11All equal
A11All equal
A11All equal
A24No rule
A32Sum = 7
A46Sum = 7
A35Sum = 7
A55Sum = 11
A56Sum = 11
A41Sum = 7
Area 1: All equalArea 2: No ruleArea 3: Sum = 7Area 4: Sum = 7Area 5: Sum = 11

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 > 2
A2All equal
A2All equal
A3Sum = 4
A4Sum < 1
A2All equal
A5No rule
A6Sum < 5
A7All different
A7All different
A8No rule
A9Sum = 5
A9Sum = 5
A10Sum > 2
Area 1: Sum > 2Area 2: All equalArea 3: Sum = 4Area 4: Sum < 1Area 5: No ruleArea 6: Sum < 5Area 7: All differentArea 8: No ruleArea 9: Sum = 5Area 10: Sum > 2
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 = 4; Area 4: Sum < 1.

Layer 2

Domino set

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

Layer 3

Full solution

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Medium board

4 × 5
A13Sum > 2
A21All equal
A21All equal
A34Sum = 4
A40Sum < 1
A21All equal
A55No rule
A62Sum < 5
A76All different
A75All different
A82No rule
A94Sum = 5
A91Sum = 5
A105Sum > 2
Area 1: Sum > 2Area 2: All equalArea 3: Sum = 4Area 4: Sum < 1Area 5: No ruleArea 6: Sum < 5Area 7: All differentArea 8: No ruleArea 9: Sum = 5Area 10: Sum > 2

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

Hard16 dominoesAnswer included

Hard board

6 × 9
A1Sum = 5
A2Sum = 4
A3Sum = 5
A4No rule
A5No rule
A6Sum = 5
A7All equal
A7All equal
A8Sum = 4
A8Sum = 4
A9Sum = 2
A10All equal
A11Sum = 2
A12Sum = 6
A13Sum = 0
A7All equal
A14Sum = 2
A15Sum = 6
A16Sum = 5
A10All equal
A17Sum > 8
A18Sum = 7
A7All equal
A19Sum = 3
A20Sum = 1
A21Sum = 8
A10All equal
A17Sum > 8
A18Sum = 7
A22Sum = 3
A21Sum = 8
A10All equal
Area 1: Sum = 5Area 2: Sum = 4Area 3: Sum = 5Area 4: No ruleArea 5: No ruleArea 6: Sum = 5Area 7: All equalArea 8: Sum = 4Area 9: Sum = 2Area 10: All equalArea 11: Sum = 2Area 12: Sum = 6Area 13: Sum = 0Area 14: Sum = 2Area 15: Sum = 6Area 16: Sum = 5Area 17: Sum > 8Area 18: Sum = 7Area 19: Sum = 3Area 20: Sum = 1Area 21: Sum = 8Area 22: Sum = 3
Layer 1

Structure hint

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Hard · 16 dominoes · 32 cells. Start by checking the smallest constrained regions: Area 1: Sum = 5; Area 2: Sum = 4; Area 3: Sum = 5; Area 4: No rule.

Layer 2

Domino set

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

Layer 3

Full solution

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Hard board

6 × 9
A15Sum = 5
A24Sum = 4
A35Sum = 5
A43No rule
A54No rule
A65Sum = 5
A71All equal
A71All equal
A80Sum = 4
A84Sum = 4
A92Sum = 2
A100All equal
A112Sum = 2
A126Sum = 6
A130Sum = 0
A71All equal
A142Sum = 2
A156Sum = 6
A165Sum = 5
A100All equal
A176Sum > 8
A184Sum = 7
A71All equal
A193Sum = 3
A201Sum = 1
A212Sum = 8
A100All equal
A173Sum > 8
A183Sum = 7
A223Sum = 3
A216Sum = 8
A100All equal
Area 1: Sum = 5Area 2: Sum = 4Area 3: Sum = 5Area 4: No ruleArea 5: No ruleArea 6: Sum = 5Area 7: All equalArea 8: Sum = 4Area 9: Sum = 2Area 10: All equalArea 11: Sum = 2Area 12: Sum = 6Area 13: Sum = 0Area 14: Sum = 2Area 15: Sum = 6Area 16: Sum = 5Area 17: Sum > 8Area 18: Sum = 7Area 19: Sum = 3Area 20: Sum = 1Area 21: Sum = 8Area 22: Sum = 3

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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