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Pips hints for October 30, 2026

Pips · October 30, 2026 · Every hint stays hidden until you tap it

Pips has three boards a day. Each section below starts with a nudge and ends with the full solved board.

Easy board

5 dominoes, 4 rule sections.

=
=
<1
<1
0050310155
Easy hint 1: The rule sections
  • 3 cells that are all the same number
  • 2 cells that are all the same number
  • 3 cells that add up to less than 1
  • 1 cell under 1
Easy hint 2: Where one domino goes

Place the 0|0 domino so the 0 sits in row 3, column 1 and the 0 sits in row 4, column 1.

Show the solved easy board
=5
3=15
<10015
0<10

Each number is the pip count on that square. Blank squares are not part of the board.

Medium board

7 dominoes, 7 rule sections.

1>2
<3=74
>3
23405322203321
Medium hint 1: The rule sections
  • 1 cell showing 1
  • 1 cell over 2
  • 2 cells that add up to less than 3
  • 2 cells that are all the same number
  • 2 cells that add up to 7
  • 2 cells that add up to 4
  • 1 cell over 3
Medium hint 2: Where one domino goes

Place the 2|3 domino so the 2 sits in row 2, column 2 and the 3 sits in row 1, column 2.

Show the solved medium board
11>23
2<32=337542
>3403022

Each number is the pip count on that square. Blank squares are not part of the board.

Hard board

13 dominoes, 18 rule sections.

6
<20
5304464
=6392
6
<75
45436105304133446664352126
Hard hint 1: The rule sections
  • 1 cell showing 6
  • 1 cell under 2
  • 1 cell showing 0
  • 1 cell showing 5
  • 1 cell showing 3
  • 1 cell showing 0
  • 1 cell showing 4
  • 1 cell showing 4
  • 1 cell showing 6
  • 1 cell showing 4
  • 3 cells that are all the same number
  • 2 cells that add up to 6
  • 1 cell showing 3
  • 2 cells that add up to 9
  • 1 cell showing 2
  • 2 cells that add up to 6
  • 2 cells that add up to less than 7
  • 2 cells that add up to 5
Hard hint 2: Where one domino goes

Place the 4|5 domino so the 4 sits in row 4, column 6 and the 5 sits in row 5, column 6.

Show the solved hard board
66
<21300
55330044446644
=66643395422
62651
<733514

Each number is the pip count on that square. Blank squares are not part of the board.

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