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Pips #43 (November 7, 2026): the three boards and their solutions

Easy, Medium and Hard from Saturday, November 7, 2026. Play them first; each board's answer is folded below. Replays don't affect your streak.

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Pips #43 is day 43 of Puzzlune Pips: three domino boards for Saturday, November 7, 2026, Easy with 5 dominoes on a 4×4 grid, Medium with 7 dominoes on a 6×3 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 #43 in numbers

Easy4×4 · 5 dominoes · 4 regions
Medium6×3 · 7 dominoes · 5 regions
Hard6×5 · 10 dominoes · 8 regions

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

The dominoes are 1–1, 0–0, 3–2, 2–1, 6–4: 20 pips over 10 cells. The 3 sum regions ask for 20 pips across 8 cells, so the remaining 2 cells share the other 0. 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
123adds up to 12 (average 4.0 per cell)
32adds up to 3 (average 1.5 per cell)
53adds up to 5 (average 1.7 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 across row 1, columns 1–2; 0–0 down column 2, rows 2–3; 3–2 across row 1, columns 3–4; 2–1 down column 3, rows 3–4; 6–4 down column 4, rows 2–3.

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

The dominoes are 2–3, 3–6, 0–5, 2–6, 2–0, 3–3, 2–2: 39 pips over 14 cells. The 4 sum regions ask for 30 pips across 10 cells, so the remaining 4 cells share the other 9. This board accepts 2 valid arrangements; one is shown below.

RegionCellsRule
173adds up to 17 (average 5.7 per cell)
62adds up to 6 (average 3.0 per cell)
53adds up to 5 (average 1.7 per cell)
22adds up to 2 (average 1.0 per cell)
>64total above 6
Medium 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 1, columns 5–6; 3–6 down column 6, rows 2–3; 0–5 down column 5, rows 2–3; 2–6 across row 3, columns 3–4; 2–0 across row 1, columns 2–3; 3–3 across row 2, columns 2–3; 2–2 down column 1, rows 1–2.

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

The dominoes are 4–4, 3–5, 4–3, 1–1, 3–3, 2–1, 4–0, 4–1, 6–4, 3–0: 56 pips over 20 cells. The 5 sum regions ask for 32 pips across 12 cells, so the remaining 8 cells share the other 24. 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
42adds up to 4 (average 2.0 per cell)
=2all pips equal
113adds up to 11 (average 3.7 per cell)
32adds up to 3 (average 1.5 per cell)
133adds up to 13 (average 4.3 per cell)
=4all pips equal
12adds up to 1 (average 0.5 per cell)
<42total below 4
Hard board: the solution

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

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

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