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Pips #45 (November 9, 2026): the three boards and their solutions

Easy, Medium and Hard from Monday, November 9, 2026. Play them first; each board's answer is folded below. Replays don't affect your streak.

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Pips #45 is day 45 of Puzzlune Pips: three domino boards for Monday, November 9, 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 #45 in numbers

Easy5×3 · 5 dominoes · 4 regions
Medium5×4 · 7 dominoes · 4 regions
Hard6×5 · 10 dominoes · 8 regions

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

The dominoes are 2–2, 3–4, 0–0, 5–0, 4–4: 24 pips over 10 cells. The 2 sum regions ask for 12 pips across 5 cells, so the remaining 5 cells share the other 12. 2 regions need 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
73adds up to 7 (average 2.3 per cell)
52adds up to 5 (average 2.5 per cell)
=3all pips equal
=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: 2–2 down column 1, rows 2–3; 3–4 across row 2, columns 2–3; 0–0 down column 4, rows 2–3; 5–0 down column 5, rows 1–2; 4–4 across row 1, columns 3–4.

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

The dominoes are 3–3, 4–4, 2–2, 5–5, 4–0, 6–4, 4–3: 49 pips over 14 cells. The 3 sum regions ask for 33 pips across 10 cells, so the remaining 4 cells share the other 16. 1 region needs every pip the same, which only doubles or matching halves of different dominoes can supply. The arrangement below is the unique answer.

RegionCellsRule
123adds up to 12 (average 4.0 per cell)
144adds up to 14 (average 3.5 per cell)
=4all pips equal
73adds up to 7 (average 2.3 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 5, rows 1–2; 4–4 across row 1, columns 1–2; 2–2 across row 4, columns 4–5; 5–5 across row 3, columns 1–2; 0–4 across row 2, columns 2–3; 4–6 across row 1, columns 3–4; 4–3 down column 3, rows 3–4.

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

The dominoes are 0–0, 6–1, 6–2, 6–0, 4–6, 1–1, 0–3, 0–2, 5–5, 2–2: 52 pips over 20 cells. The 5 sum regions ask for 34 pips across 14 cells, so the remaining 6 cells share the other 18. 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)
134adds up to 13 (average 3.3 per cell)
<72total below 7
63adds up to 6 (average 2.0 per cell)
13adds up to 1 (average 0.3 per cell)
102adds up to 10 (average 5.0 per cell)
=2all pips equal
=2all 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: 0–0 down column 6, rows 1–2; 6–1 across row 3, columns 5–6; 2–6 across row 1, columns 3–4; 6–0 across row 2, columns 4–5; 4–6 down column 2, rows 3–4; 1–1 down column 2, rows 1–2; 0–3 down column 4, rows 3–4; 2–0 down column 3, rows 2–3; 5–5 down column 3, rows 4–5; 2–2 down column 1, rows 3–4.

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