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We\u2019ve arrived at the last Saturday of April. By this time next week, it\u2019ll be May already. We\u2019re very nearly halfway through 2026, which is both surprising because of how fast time is flying and because of how much has happened already this year. I can\u2019t keep up. I can, however, help walk you through today\u2019s Pips. I thought today\u2019s Medium Pips was much harder than today\u2019s Hard Pips, and I\u2019m curious if you feel the same way. Let me know!<\/p>\n
Looking for Friday<\/em>\u2019s Pips? <\/em>Read our guide right here<\/em>.<\/em><\/p>\n In Pips, you have a grid of multicolored boxes. Each colored area represents a different \u201ccondition\u201d that you have to achieve. You have a select number of dominoes that you have to spend filling in the grid. You must use every domino and achieve every condition properly to win. There are Easy, Medium and Difficult tiers.<\/p>\n Here\u2019s an example of a difficult tier Pips:<\/p>\n Pips example<\/span><\/p>\n Screenshot: Erik Kain<\/small><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n As you can see, the grid has a bunch of symbols and numbers with each color. On the far left, the three purple squares must not equal one another (hence the equal sign crossed out). The two pink squares next to that must equal a total of 0. The zig-zagging blue squares all must equal one another. You click on dominoes to rotate them, and will need to since they have to be rotated to fit where they belong. <\/p>\n Not shown on this grid are other conditions, such as \u201cless than\u201d or \u201cgreater than.\u201d If there are multiple tiles with > or < signs, the total of those tiles must be greater or less than the listed number. It varies by grid. Blank spaces can have anything. The various possible conditions are:<\/p>\n In order to win, you have to use up all your dominoes by filling in all the squares, making sure to fit each condition. Sometimes there\u2019s only one way to solve the puzzle. Other times, there can be two or more different solutions. Play today\u2019s Pips puzzle here<\/a>.<\/p>\n Below are the solutions for the Easy and Medium tier Pips. After that, I\u2019ll walk you through the Hard puzzle. Spoilers ahead.<\/p>\n Easy Pips<\/span><\/p>\n Screenshot: Erik Kain<\/small><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n Medium Pips<\/span><\/p>\n Screenshot: Erik Kain<\/small><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n Here\u2019s today\u2019s Hard Pips:<\/em><\/p>\n Hard Pips<\/span><\/p>\n Screenshot: Erik Kain<\/small><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n Today\u2019s Hard Pips tries to trick us early on by giving us the same number of 4\u2019s and 5\u2019s, each with a double, and each perfectly viable in the Dark Blue = group. I ended up going with 5\u2019s because 5\/2 is just a smidge closer to the Orange > 1. Either of these could work in Green 7 also, which I\u2019m certain is by design. <\/p>\n Begin with the 1\/5 domino from Purple > 0 into Dark Blue = and the 5\/5 domino right above that in the middle Dark Blue = tiles. The 5\/2 domino goes from Dark Blue = into Orange > 1 and the 5\/0 domino goes from Dark Blue = down into Pink =.<\/p>\n Hard Pips<\/span><\/p>\n Screenshot: Erik Kain<\/small><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n Next, place the 0\/4 domino from Pink = into Blue = and the 4\/4 domino in the remaining Blue = tiles. The 4\/3 domino goes in Green 7 and the 0\/6 domino goes from the middle Pink = tile into Blue 10. (This is where, had you put 4\u2019s in Dark Blue =, you\u2019d realize you have a 5 and a 6 left and can\u2019t possibly make Blue 10 work).<\/p>\n Hard Pips<\/span><\/p>\n Screenshot: Erik Kain<\/small><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n Place the 1\/4 domino from Purple 5 down into Blue 10 and the 1\/1 domino in the top left Purple 5 tiles. The 2\/0 goes down from Purple 5 into Pink = and finish things off with the 3\/0 domino from the one free tile over into Pink =.<\/p>\n Hard Pips<\/span><\/p>\n Screenshot: Erik Kain<\/small><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n A nice little trick in today\u2019s Hard Pips but overall, pretty straightforward. Even getting Dark Blue = wrong in the beginning would make for a very easy fix, swapping out 4 and 5 dominos almost 1-for-1.<\/p>\n How\u2019d you do on today\u2019s Pips? Let me know!<\/p>\n Follow me on Twitter<\/a>, Instagram<\/a>, or Facebook<\/a>. Be sure to follow me for all your daily puzzle-solving guides, TV show and movie reviews and more here on this blog!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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