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Pips #38 (November 2, 2026): the three boards and their solutions

Easy, Medium and Hard from Monday, November 2, 2026. Play them first; each board's answer is folded below. Replays don't affect your streak.

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Pips #38 is day 38 of Puzzlune Pips: three domino boards for Monday, November 2, 2026, Easy with 5 dominoes on a 4×3 grid, Medium with 7 dominoes on a 6×3 grid, Hard with 10 dominoes on a 8×4 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 #38 in numbers

Easy4×3 · 5 dominoes · 3 regions
Medium6×3 · 7 dominoes · 5 regions
Hard8×4 · 10 dominoes · 8 regions

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

The dominoes are 6–6, 6–3, 5–5, 5–1, 1–1: 39 pips over 10 cells. The 2 sum regions ask for 21 pips across 7 cells, so the remaining 3 cells share the other 18. 1 region needs 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
=3all pips equal
133adds up to 13 (average 4.3 per cell)
84adds up to 8 (average 2.0 per cell)
Easy board: the solution

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

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

Medium: 6×3 board, 7 dominoes, 5 regions

The dominoes are 1–1, 5–0, 4–4, 5–5, 2–6, 4–2, 6–6: 51 pips over 14 cells. The 3 sum regions ask for 21 pips across 8 cells, so the remaining 6 cells share the other 30. 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
144adds up to 14 (average 3.5 per cell)
=3all pips equal
22adds up to 2 (average 1.0 per cell)
52adds up to 5 (average 2.5 per cell)
>173total above 17
Medium 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 1, rows 1–2; 5–0 across row 2, columns 2–3; 4–4 across row 1, columns 3–4; 5–5 across row 3, columns 3–4; 2–6 across row 3, columns 5–6; 4–2 down column 5, rows 1–2; 6–6 down column 6, rows 1–2.

Hard: 8×4 board, 10 dominoes, 8 regions

The dominoes are 6–6, 1–0, 0–2, 3–3, 3–2, 2–2, 5–2, 5–4, 1–4, 0–4: 55 pips over 20 cells. The 3 sum regions ask for 17 pips across 8 cells, so the remaining 12 cells share the other 38. 2 regions need every pip the same, which only doubles or matching halves of different dominoes can supply. This board accepts 8 valid arrangements; one is shown below.

RegionCellsRule
113adds up to 11 (average 3.7 per cell)
22adds up to 2 (average 1.0 per cell)
<22total below 2
>123total above 12
>112total above 11
=2all pips equal
43adds up to 4 (average 1.3 per cell)
=3all pips equal
Hard board: the solution

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

Domino by domino: 6–6 across row 4, columns 7–8; 1–0 down column 3, rows 1–2; 0–2 across row 3, columns 1–2; 3–3 down column 7, rows 2–3; 2–3 across row 3, columns 5–6; 2–2 across row 4, columns 4–5; 5–2 down column 3, rows 3–4; 5–4 down column 4, rows 2–3; 4–1 across row 1, columns 5–6; 4–0 across row 2, columns 5–6.

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