Pips hint for October 30, 2026
The puzzle for Friday, October 30, 2026. Every hint is hidden until you open it, so take only the nudge you need.
Easy
==<1<1
Dominoes: 0|0 5|0 3|1 0|1 5|5
Hint 1What each region needsShowHide
5 dominoes (2 doubles) fill 10 cells across 5 regions:
- 3 cells that all show the same number
- 2 cells that all show the same number
- 3 cells adding up to less than 1
- 1 cell adding up to less than 1
- 1 cell with no rule
SpoilerPlace one dominoShowHide
==<100<1SpoilerPlace 3 of 5 dominoesShowHide
=3=1<1050<10SpoilerReveal the full solutionShowHide
=53=15<100150<10
Medium
1>2<3=74>3
Dominoes: 2|3 4|0 5|3 2|2 2|0 3|3 2|1
Hint 1What each region needsShowHide
7 dominoes (2 doubles) fill 14 cells across 10 regions:
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 1
- 1 cell adding up to more than 2
- 2 cells adding up to less than 3
- 2 cells that all show the same number
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 7
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 4
- 1 cell adding up to more than 3
- 1 cell with no rule
- 1 cell with no rule
- 1 cell with no rule
SpoilerPlace one dominoShowHide
1>23<32=74>3SpoilerPlace 4 of 7 dominoesShowHide
1>23<32=37542>3402SpoilerReveal the full solutionShowHide
11>232<32=337542>3403022
Hard
6<205304464=63926<75
Dominoes: 4|5 4|3 6|1 0|5 3|0 4|1 3|3 4|4 6|6 6|4 3|5 2|1 2|6
Hint 1What each region needsShowHide
13 dominoes (3 doubles) fill 26 cells across 19 regions:
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 6
- 1 cell adding up to less than 2
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 0
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 5
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 3
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 0
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 4
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 4
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 6
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 4
- 3 cells that all show the same number
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 6
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 3
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 9
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 2
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 6
- 2 cells adding up to less than 7
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 5
- 1 cell with no rule
SpoilerPlace one dominoShowHide
6<205304464=6394265<75SpoilerPlace 7 of 13 dominoesShowHide
66<2130053004464=6433954265<733514SpoilerReveal the full solutionShowHide
66<2130055330044446644=6664339542262651<733514