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Pips #32 (October 27, 2026): the three boards and their solutions

Easy, Medium and Hard from Tuesday, October 27, 2026. Play them first; each board's answer is folded below. Replays don't affect your streak.

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Pips #32 is day 32 of Puzzlune Pips: three domino boards for Tuesday, October 27, 2026, Easy with 5 dominoes on a 5×3 grid, Medium with 7 dominoes on a 5×4 grid, Hard with 10 dominoes on a 6×5 grid. Every region on a board carries a rule, shown as a badge: a number means the pips inside add up to it, “=” means every pip is the same, “≠” means all different, and “<” or “>” compare the region's total to a number. Below, each board's regions are listed with what their rule demands, followed by the full placement.

Pips #32 in numbers

Easy5×3 · 5 dominoes · 4 regions
Medium5×4 · 7 dominoes · 5 regions
Hard6×5 · 10 dominoes · 7 regions

Easy: 5×3 board, 5 dominoes, 4 regions

The dominoes are 1–1, 3–3, 2–2, 6–1, 3–1: 23 pips over 10 cells. The 2 sum regions ask for 17 pips across 6 cells, so the remaining 4 cells share the other 6. 2 regions need every pip the same, which only doubles or matching halves of different dominoes can supply. This board accepts 4 valid arrangements; one is shown below.

RegionCellsRule
84adds up to 8 (average 2.0 per cell)
=2all pips equal
92adds up to 9 (average 4.5 per cell)
=2all pips equal
Easy board: the solution

Pip counts per cell; colours mark the regions, the small label is the region's rule.

Domino by domino: 1–1 down column 3, rows 1–2; 3–3 across row 2, columns 1–2; 2–2 across row 3, columns 2–3; 6–1 down column 4, rows 2–3; 3–1 down column 5, rows 2–3.

Medium: 5×4 board, 7 dominoes, 5 regions

The dominoes are 3–3, 6–5, 3–2, 4–1, 5–4, 6–6, 0–0: 48 pips over 14 cells. The 4 sum regions ask for 41 pips across 12 cells, so the remaining 2 cells share the other 7. This board accepts 2 valid arrangements; one is shown below.

RegionCellsRule
93adds up to 9 (average 3.0 per cell)
63adds up to 6 (average 2.0 per cell)
>62total above 6
113adds up to 11 (average 3.7 per cell)
153adds up to 15 (average 5.0 per cell)
Medium board: the solution

Pip counts per cell; colours mark the regions, the small label is the region's rule.

Domino by domino: 3–3 down column 1, rows 1–2; 5–6 across row 2, columns 2–3; 3–2 across row 4, columns 2–3; 1–4 across row 3, columns 3–4; 4–5 across row 4, columns 4–5; 6–6 down column 5, rows 2–3; 0–0 across row 1, columns 4–5.

Hard: 6×5 board, 10 dominoes, 7 regions

The dominoes are 2–3, 1–1, 1–5, 1–6, 5–5, 0–6, 4–6, 0–4, 5–6, 2–5: 68 pips over 20 cells. The 4 sum regions ask for 48 pips across 11 cells, so the remaining 9 cells share the other 20. 1 region needs every pip the same, which only doubles or matching halves of different dominoes can supply. This board accepts 2 valid arrangements; one is shown below.

RegionCellsRule
103adds up to 10 (average 3.3 per cell)
<63total below 6
143adds up to 14 (average 4.7 per cell)
>92total above 9
153adds up to 15 (average 5.0 per cell)
=4all pips equal
92adds up to 9 (average 4.5 per cell)
Hard board: the solution

Pip counts per cell; colours mark the regions, the small label is the region's rule.

Domino by domino: 2–3 across row 2, columns 5–6; 1–1 down column 2, rows 1–2; 1–5 down column 3, rows 2–3; 1–6 down column 1, rows 2–3; 5–5 across row 4, columns 5–6; 6–0 across row 3, columns 4–5; 4–6 down column 2, rows 3–4; 4–0 across row 4, columns 3–4; 6–5 across row 5, columns 2–3; 2–5 down column 1, rows 4–5.

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