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Alas, my dear Pipsqueaks, the weekend is over. Like all good things, it has come to an end. Monday is here and another work week to grind our way through before next weekend. The good news? Next weekend is Memorial Day Weekend, which means a week from now is a holiday. In the meantime, we have dominoes to lay down on grids of colorful tiles. Let\u2019s solve these Pips puzzles!<\/p>\n
Looking for Sunday<\/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 Hard Pips is another easy math problem. 11 – 7 = 4. So far we\u2019ve gotten lots of subtraction and very little addition, probably because a + sign isn\u2019t conducive to this game\u2019s structure. In any case, the best place to start is with our trove of 6\u2019s, because in the \u201c11\u201d portion we have an Orange 11 and a Dark Blue > 11, which means we need three of our 4 6\u2019s right there.<\/p>\n We know we need the 3\/6 from Green 3 up into Dark Blue > 11 so start with that one, then place the 3\/5 domino from Dark Blue 3 into Orange 11. The 6\/4 is the only domino that can go from Orange 11 into Blue > 2 at this point, so slap that there and 6\/0 is the only domino we have left that can go in Orange > 4 over into Dark Blue < 2. That leaves us with the 6\/2 domino which has to go from Dark Blue > 11 into the first free tile.<\/p>\n Hard Pips<\/span><\/p>\n Screenshot: Erik Kain<\/small><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n Next, place the 2\/5 domino from Purple > 1 into Pink 7 over in the \u201c7\u201d and the 2\/1 domino from Pink 7 into Blue 7. The 3\/3 domino finishes up Blue 7. Now place the 4\/0 domino from Green > 2 into Purple < 2 and the 2\/3 domino from the second free tile into Purple 3.<\/p>\n Hard Pips<\/span><\/p>\n Screenshot: Erik Kain<\/small><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n Place the 5\/5 domino in Pink 14 with the 4\/4 domino below that, horizontally into the third free tile. The 0\/0 domino goes in the top two Blue = tiles with the 0\/1 domino from Blue = into the fourth and final free tile.<\/p>\n Hard Pips<\/span><\/p>\n Screenshot: Erik Kain<\/small><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n I admit, this seemed pretty daunting at first until I realized that 3\/6 had to go from Green 3 into Dark Blue > 11. That meant the 3\/5 domino had to go in Dark Blue 3 up into Orange 11 and then everything cascaded from there. The only place I got a little turned around was in the \u201c7\u201d which I initially got wrong and had to go back and make some adjustments. All told, not terribly difficult but still a pretty fun Hard Pips.<\/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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