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Pips #39 (November 3, 2026): the three boards and their solutions

Easy, Medium and Hard from Tuesday, November 3, 2026. Play them first; each board's answer is folded below. Replays don't affect your streak.

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Pips #39 is day 39 of Puzzlune Pips: three domino boards for Tuesday, November 3, 2026, Easy with 5 dominoes on a 4×4 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 #39 in numbers

Easy4×4 · 5 dominoes · 4 regions
Medium5×4 · 7 dominoes · 5 regions
Hard6×5 · 10 dominoes · 8 regions

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

The dominoes are 3–3, 0–0, 4–4, 5–1, 0–2: 22 pips over 10 cells. The 2 sum regions ask for 16 pips across 5 cells, so the remaining 5 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
=3all pips equal
83adds up to 8 (average 2.7 per cell)
=2all pips equal
82adds up to 8 (average 4.0 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: 3–3 down column 1, rows 1–2; 0–0 across row 4, columns 1–2; 4–4 down column 4, rows 3–4; 5–1 across row 2, columns 2–3; 0–2 across row 3, columns 2–3.

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

The dominoes are 5–6, 3–3, 4–3, 2–5, 4–4, 0–0, 3–2: 44 pips over 14 cells. The 3 sum regions ask for 26 pips across 8 cells, so the remaining 6 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 2 valid arrangements; one is shown below.

RegionCellsRule
133adds up to 13 (average 4.3 per cell)
<82total below 8
=4all pips equal
52adds up to 5 (average 2.5 per cell)
83adds up to 8 (average 2.7 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: 5–6 down column 1, rows 3–4; 3–3 down column 5, rows 3–4; 4–3 down column 4, rows 2–3; 2–5 down column 1, rows 1–2; 4–4 across row 1, columns 2–3; 0–0 across row 2, columns 2–3; 2–3 across row 3, columns 2–3.

Hard: 6×5 board, 10 dominoes, 8 regions

The dominoes are 6–6, 3–3, 5–5, 1–3, 4–4, 2–1, 1–1, 1–6, 2–3, 0–1: 58 pips over 20 cells. The 4 sum regions ask for 22 pips across 10 cells, so the remaining 10 cells share the other 36. 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
=2all pips equal
>23total above 2
33adds up to 3 (average 1.0 per cell)
133adds up to 13 (average 4.3 per cell)
=3all pips equal
12adds up to 1 (average 0.5 per cell)
52adds up to 5 (average 2.5 per cell)
>102total above 10
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 down column 5, rows 1–2; 3–3 down column 6, rows 2–3; 5–5 down column 1, rows 2–3; 1–3 across row 4, columns 5–6; 4–4 across row 5, columns 4–5; 2–1 across row 2, columns 3–4; 1–1 down column 2, rows 3–4; 1–6 across row 5, columns 2–3; 2–3 down column 3, rows 3–4; 0–1 down column 4, rows 3–4.

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