Pips hint for October 31, 2026
The puzzle for Saturday, October 31, 2026. Every hint is hidden until you open it, so take only the nudge you need.
Easy
2=>512<3>5
Dominoes: 2|6 3|2 3|5 1|6 3|6
Hint 1What each region needsShowHide
5 dominoes (0 doubles) fill 10 cells across 6 regions:
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 12
- 3 cells that all show the same number
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 2
- 1 cell adding up to less than 3
- 2 cells adding up to more than 5
- 1 cell adding up to more than 5
SpoilerPlace one dominoShowHide
22=>5126<3>5SpoilerPlace 3 of 5 dominoesShowHide
22=3>551263<32>5SpoilerReveal the full solutionShowHide
22=33>55112663<32>56
Medium
≠>3=>456>5
Dominoes: 2|6 2|0 5|4 2|3 1|0 4|3 2|2
Hint 1What each region needsShowHide
7 dominoes (1 double) fill 14 cells across 7 regions:
- 3 cells that all show different numbers
- 2 cells adding up to more than 3
- 3 cells that all show the same number
- 1 cell adding up to more than 4
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 5
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 6
- 2 cells adding up to more than 5
SpoilerPlace one dominoShowHide
≠>3=>45662>5SpoilerPlace 4 of 7 dominoesShowHide
≠>30=2>45523662>54SpoilerReveal the full solutionShowHide
≠3>34100=22>45523662>524
Hard
350≠33=>8>471=3
Dominoes: 5|5 4|4 5|2 1|4 2|0 0|0 1|3 2|3 3|6 4|6 1|2 4|5 3|4 2|2
Hint 1What each region needsShowHide
14 dominoes (4 doubles) fill 28 cells across 16 regions:
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 3
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 5
- 1 cell with no rule
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 0
- 2 cells that all show different numbers
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 3
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 3
- 4 cells that all show the same number
- 2 cells adding up to more than 8
- 1 cell adding up to more than 4
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 7
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 1
- 1 cell with no rule
- 2 cells that all show the same number
- 3 cells adding up to exactly 3
- 1 cell with no rule
SpoilerPlace one dominoShowHide
350≠33=>8>47155=3SpoilerPlace 7 of 14 dominoesShowHide
3500≠303=4>84>457241155=32031SpoilerReveal the full solutionShowHide
315232600≠633033=44>844>45724115554=2232031