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Pips #46 (November 10, 2026): the three boards and their solutions

Easy, Medium and Hard from Tuesday, November 10, 2026. Play them first; each board's answer is folded below. Replays don't affect your streak.

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Pips #46 is day 46 of Puzzlune Pips: three domino boards for Tuesday, November 10, 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 #46 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 4–4, 6–6, 4–6, 6–0, 2–0: 38 pips over 10 cells. The 2 sum regions ask for 14 pips across 5 cells, so the remaining 5 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 4 valid arrangements; one is shown below.

RegionCellsRule
=2all pips equal
63adds up to 6 (average 2.0 per cell)
82adds up to 8 (average 4.0 per cell)
=3all 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: 4–4 down column 1, rows 1–2; 6–6 across row 4, columns 1–2; 4–6 across row 2, columns 2–3; 6–0 across row 3, columns 2–3; 2–0 down column 4, rows 2–3.

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

The dominoes are 2–2, 0–0, 0–6, 4–1, 3–2, 5–5, 4–6: 40 pips over 14 cells. The 3 sum regions ask for 35 pips across 8 cells, so the remaining 6 cells share the other 5. 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
102adds up to 10 (average 5.0 per cell)
134adds up to 13 (average 3.3 per cell)
122adds up to 12 (average 6.0 per cell)
=3all pips equal
<83total below 8
Medium 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 5, rows 3–4; 0–0 across row 3, columns 1–2; 0–6 across row 4, columns 2–3; 4–1 down column 5, rows 1–2; 3–2 across row 1, columns 3–4; 5–5 down column 2, rows 1–2; 4–6 down column 3, rows 2–3.

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

The dominoes are 6–6, 0–0, 3–3, 1–4, 6–5, 1–1, 4–3, 2–2, 3–0, 6–2: 58 pips over 20 cells. The 5 sum regions ask for 33 pips across 13 cells, so the remaining 7 cells share the other 25. 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
63adds up to 6 (average 2.0 per cell)
=3all pips equal
>92total above 9
113adds up to 11 (average 3.7 per cell)
52adds up to 5 (average 2.5 per cell)
=2all pips equal
53adds up to 5 (average 1.7 per cell)
62adds up to 6 (average 3.0 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: 6–6 down column 1, rows 4–5; 0–0 across row 4, columns 2–3; 3–3 across row 3, columns 5–6; 1–4 across row 1, columns 1–2; 6–5 across row 1, columns 3–4; 1–1 down column 5, rows 1–2; 4–3 down column 4, rows 2–3; 2–2 across row 5, columns 3–4; 3–0 across row 5, columns 5–6; 6–2 across row 4, columns 4–5.

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