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Pips hints — Sunday, August 24, 2025

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Today's Easy board has 4 dominoes across 5 regions, mixing target-sum and all-equal rules. We give you a light nudge first — enough to get unstuck without spoiling the fun — and the full answer only when you ask for it.

Hint 1 — where to start

Easy
The purple region is the anchor: one cell, and it must be exactly 6. Only 1 pip combination fits it at all, which is why it gives way first.

Hint 2

Easy
The 6–5 belongs down column 1, rows 1–2. It is the only tile that works there, because purple must add up to exactly 6. The 6 half sits in the purple region, which must be exactly 6.
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Easy solution — August 24, 2025

04
65
44
11

blue: 5 | purple (=6): 6 | green (=): 1 · 1 | amber: 0 | orange (=): 4 · 4 · 4

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
BlueTake any value it likes1
Purple6 — Be exactly 61
Green= — Show the same number on every cell2
AmberTake any value it likes1
Orange= — Show the same number on every cell3

Today's Medium board has 7 dominoes across 9 regions, mixing target-sum, greater-than and all-equal rules. We give you a light nudge first — enough to get unstuck without spoiling the fun — and the full answer only when you ask for it.

Hint 1 — where to start

Medium
The blue region is the anchor: one cell, and it must be exactly 1. Only 1 pip combination fits it at all, which is why it gives way first.

Hint 2

Medium
The 1–4 belongs across row 1, columns 2–3. It is the only tile that works there, because blue must add up to exactly 1. The 1 half sits in the blue region, which must be exactly 1.

Hint 3

Medium
There is exactly one home for the 2–0: across row 6, columns 1–2. It is the only tile that works there, because pink must add up to exactly 0. The 2 half sits in the lime region, which must show the same number on every cell.
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Medium solution — August 24, 2025

14
20
34
42
01
32
04

blue (=1): 1 | purple (=16): 4 · 4 · 4 · 4 | green (>2): 3 | amber: 1 | orange: 2 | slate (=0): 0 · 0 | teal: 3 | pink (=0): 0 | lime (=): 2 · 2

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
Blue1 — Be exactly 11
Purple16 — Add up to exactly 164
Green>2 — Be more than 21
AmberTake any value it likes1
OrangeTake any value it likes1
Slate0 — Add up to exactly 02
TealTake any value it likes1
Pink0 — Be exactly 01
Lime= — Show the same number on every cell2

Today's Hard board has 10 dominoes across 10 regions, mixing less-than, all-equal and target-sum rules. We give you a light nudge first — enough to get unstuck without spoiling the fun — and the full answer only when you ask for it.

Hard is where most players get stuck.We break it into small, spoiler-safe nudges so you can stop the moment you’re unstuck.

Hint 1 — where to start

Hard
The teal region is the anchor: two cells, and they must add up to exactly 0. Only 1 pip combination fits it at all, which is why it gives way first.

Hint 2

Hard
The 6–0 belongs across row 3, columns 5–6. It is the only tile that works there, because teal must add up to exactly 0. The 6 half sits in the purple region, which must show the same number on every cell.

Hint 3

Hard
There is exactly one home for the 0–1: across row 1, columns 5–6. It is the only tile that works there, because green must add up to less than 2. The 0 half sits in the green region, which must be less than 2.

Hint 4

Hard
Lay the 6–1 across row 2, columns 5–6 — no guesswork needed. It is the only tile that works there, because amber must add up to exactly 2. The 6 half sits in the purple region, which must show the same number on every cell.
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Hard solution — August 24, 2025

26
56
46
60
03
43
55
61
01
66

blue (<3): 2 | purple (=): 6 · 6 · 6 · 6 · 6 · 6 · 6 | green (<2): 0 | amber (=2): 1 · 1 | orange: 5 | slate (=): 4 · 4 | teal (=0): 0 · 0 | pink: 3 | lime (=10): 5 · 5 | brown: 3

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
Blue<3 — Be less than 31
Purple= — Show the same number on every cell7
Green<2 — Be less than 21
Amber2 — Add up to exactly 22
OrangeTake any value it likes1
Slate= — Show the same number on every cell2
Teal0 — Add up to exactly 02
PinkTake any value it likes1
Lime10 — Add up to exactly 102
BrownTake any value it likes1
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