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Well, Pipsqueaks, Thursday has arrived and we have another trio of Pips puzzles to solve. Read on for tips and a full walkthrough for today\u2019s Hard Pips, and hang in there \u2014 the weekend is nigh!<\/p>\n
Looking for Wednesday<\/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<\/section>\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 Pips is more arithmetic. I keep wondering if they\u2019ll give us an incorrect answer someday, like 2+2 = 5. Today\u2019s is 7-1 = 6 and the 6 is where we\u2019ll begin. With a 6, no less!<\/p>\n An important guiding post for today\u2019s Hard Pips is that we need two of our 1\u2019s for the Purple 1 and Blue 1 tiles, which means we can\u2019t use any 1\u2019s in = groups. Start with the 6\/3 domino from Orange 6 over into Blue = and the 3\/5 domino from Blue = up into Green 10. Next, place the 5\/0 domino from Green 10 into Dark Blue = and the 0\/2 domino from Dark Blue = into Pink =.<\/p>\n Place the 2\/2 domino in the remaining Pink = tiles and the 5\/5 domino in Pink 10.<\/p>\n Hard Pips<\/span><\/p>\n Screenshot: Erik Kain<\/small><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n Place the 4\/4 domino (our last double) in Green = and the 6\/2 domino from Blue 6 into Orange < 3. The 4\/7 domino goes in Purple 7.<\/p>\n Hard Pips<\/span><\/p>\n Screenshot: Erik Kain<\/small><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n Next, place the 1\/6 domino from Purple 1 up into Dark Blue > 10 and the 5\/4 domino from Dark Blue > 10 into Pink 7. The 3\/1 domino goes from Pink 7 over into Purple < 3. Place the 1\/5 domino from Blue 1 down into Orange 10 and the 5\/6 domino from Orange 10 down into the one and only free tile.<\/p>\n Hard Pips<\/span><\/p>\n Screenshot: Erik Kain<\/small><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n I found this Hard Pips rather straightforward, though I suppose I got lucky with some of my assumptions, including placing the 6\/3 domino from left to right rather than trying to use a 6\/5 domino from Orange 6 into Pink 10. Then again, maybe there\u2019s a totally different way of solving this one!<\/p>\n How\u2019d you do on today\u2019s Pips?<\/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<\/section>\n<\/div>\n
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