Pips hint for October 29, 2026
The puzzle for Thursday, October 29, 2026. Every hint is hidden until you open it, so take only the nudge you need.
Easy
<1>4<3<110>5
Dominoes: 0|4 0|5 4|5 3|6 1|6
Hint 1What each region needsShowHide
5 dominoes (0 doubles) fill 10 cells across 9 regions:
- 1 cell adding up to less than 1
- 1 cell with no rule
- 1 cell adding up to more than 4
- 1 cell adding up to less than 3
- 1 cell with no rule
- 1 cell adding up to less than 1
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 10
- 1 cell with no rule
- 1 cell adding up to more than 5
SpoilerPlace one dominoShowHide
<1>4<3<10104>5SpoilerPlace 3 of 5 dominoesShowHide
<105>45<34<10104>5SpoilerReveal the full solutionShowHide
<105>45<314<1010463>56
Medium
3>3=<5<1
Dominoes: 6|3 5|0 6|6 1|6 2|0 1|2 6|4
Hint 1What each region needsShowHide
7 dominoes (1 double) fill 14 cells across 8 regions:
- 1 cell with no rule
- 3 cells adding up to exactly 3
- 1 cell adding up to more than 3
- 4 cells that all show the same number
- 1 cell with no rule
- 1 cell with no rule
- 2 cells adding up to less than 5
- 1 cell adding up to less than 1
SpoilerPlace one dominoShowHide
3>3=63<5<1SpoilerPlace 4 of 7 dominoesShowHide
631>3=6365<56<10SpoilerReveal the full solutionShowHide
631>34=6306652<526<101
Hard
8<36>5>7=>1≠7=23
Dominoes: 0|3 6|0 3|2 4|3 6|6 0|1 0|5 1|5 2|6 3|6 3|5 2|4 1|3 4|0
Hint 1What each region needsShowHide
14 dominoes (1 double) fill 28 cells across 14 regions:
- 4 cells adding up to exactly 8
- 1 cell adding up to less than 3
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 6
- 2 cells adding up to more than 5
- 2 cells adding up to more than 7
- 4 cells that all show the same number
- 1 cell adding up to more than 1
- 3 cells that all show different numbers
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 7
- 3 cells that all show the same number
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 2
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 3
- 1 cell with no rule
- 1 cell with no rule
SpoilerPlace one dominoShowHide
8<36>5>7=>1≠7=2303SpoilerPlace 7 of 14 dominoesShowHide
8<3066>5>7=>1≠7654=36022330301SpoilerReveal the full solutionShowHide
804<324066>51>735=6>125≠173654=3660223330301