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October 23, 2026 · Original PipsPlay puzzles · Resets at 00:00 UTC

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#53 · October 23, 2026 hard 0:00
YOUR DOMINOES 10Tap to rotate · Drag to place
Horizontal. Activate to rotate clockwise. Drag to place, or tap a board cell for the 4-pip half.
Horizontal. Activate to rotate clockwise. Drag to place, or tap a board cell for the 5-pip half.
Horizontal. Activate to rotate clockwise. Drag to place, or tap a board cell for the 5-pip half.
Horizontal. Activate to rotate clockwise. Drag to place, or tap a board cell for the 6-pip half.
Horizontal. Activate to rotate clockwise. Drag to place, or tap a board cell for the 1-pip half.
Horizontal. Activate to rotate clockwise. Drag to place, or tap a board cell for the 5-pip half.
Horizontal. Activate to rotate clockwise. Drag to place, or tap a board cell for the 5-pip half.
Horizontal. Activate to rotate clockwise. Drag to place, or tap a board cell for the 4-pip half.
Horizontal. Activate to rotate clockwise. Drag to place, or tap a board cell for the 5-pip half.
Horizontal. Activate to rotate clockwise. Drag to place, or tap a board cell for the 5-pip half.

Tap a domino to rotate. Drag it onto the board, or tap a cell to place it.

A7·B=·C≠·D<16·E>18·F11·G=·H4·
0/8 regions satisfied0 moves · 0 hints
A QUICK START

One board. Everything fits.

  1. Tap a domino to rotate it. Each tap turns it a quarter turn clockwise. Each half fills one cell. A blank is zero.
  2. Drag it onto the board. You can also tap a cell for its first half. Keep tapping the domino, use Rotate, or press R to turn it again.
  3. Follow each region’s rule. Dominoes can cross region borders. Every domino must be placed and every region satisfied.

Tap a placed domino to select it, then rotate, move, or return it to the tray. Use Undo freely. There is no timer limit or penalty for experimenting.

Hints highlight a region, explain candidate eliminations, reveal a move, then place it. Revealing the full solution ends the board as practice.

Keyboard: Tab between controls, arrows between cells, Enter or Space to select/place, R to rotate, Escape to deselect.

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YOUR LITTLE RITUAL

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Inside this challenge

Start with region H (1 cell): pips must add up to 4. Check how the other half of each domino fits neighboring regions B, E, G.

Multiple valid solutions

1 direct deductions, 0 checks of forced consequences, 0 deeper searches and 9 open choices.

How this review works

Matching copies of a domino are interchangeable. Different placements or values count as different solutions.

Easy uses direct deductions. Medium includes one check of forced consequences. Hard requires several such checks or a deeper search. These are reasoning estimates; your experience may differ.

This hard board has 20 cells, 10 dominoes and 8 connected regions. Fill every cell and make all region conditions true at the same time.

Region A contains 3 cells; Region B contains 3 cells; Region C contains 2 cells; Region D contains 3 cells; Region E contains 4 cells; Region F contains 2 cells; Region G contains 2 cells; Region H contains 1 cell. Start with the smallest or most restricted region, then check how a domino’s second half affects its neighbor.

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  1. 5–5: row 1, column 1 → row 1, column 2

    2 candidates remain for row 1, column 1. The highlighted move is a verified continuation, not a forced deduction. You can explore it and undo later.

  2. 5–3: row 2, column 1 → row 3, column 1

    4 candidates remain for row 2, column 1. The highlighted move is a verified continuation, not a forced deduction. You can explore it and undo later.

  3. 4–6: row 2, column 2 → row 2, column 3

    3 candidates remain for row 2, column 2. The highlighted move is a verified continuation, not a forced deduction. You can explore it and undo later.

  4. 5–6: row 1, column 3 → row 1, column 4

    2 candidates remain for row 1, column 3. The highlighted move is a verified continuation, not a forced deduction. You can explore it and undo later.

  5. 6–5: row 3, column 4 → row 2, column 4

    3 candidates remain for row 2, column 4. The highlighted move is a verified continuation, not a forced deduction. You can explore it and undo later.

  6. 1–0: row 5, column 4 → row 4, column 4

    2 candidates remain for row 5, column 4. The highlighted move is a verified continuation, not a forced deduction. You can explore it and undo later.

  7. 5–6: row 5, column 3 → row 5, column 2

    2 candidates remain for row 5, column 3. The highlighted move is a verified continuation, not a forced deduction. You can explore it and undo later.

  8. 5–2: row 3, column 2 → row 4, column 2

    2 candidates remain for row 3, column 2. The highlighted move is a verified continuation, not a forced deduction. You can explore it and undo later.

  9. 5–0: row 3, column 3 → row 4, column 3

    Only one arrangement can cover row 3, column 3. 3 other arrangements were ruled out by region rules and the shape of the empty cells. Matching copies of the same domino are interchangeable.

  10. 4–1: row 4, column 1 → row 5, column 1

    2 candidates remain for row 4, column 1. The highlighted move is a verified continuation, not a forced deduction. You can explore it and undo later.

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