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Pips hints — Wednesday, August 27, 2025

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Today's Easy board has 4 dominoes across 3 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
Your way in today is the blue region: one cell that must be exactly 1. Only 1 pip combination fits it at all, which is why it gives way first.

Hint 2

Easy
Place the 0–1 domino across row 1, columns 1–2. It is the only tile that works there, because blue must add up to exactly 1. The 0 half sits in the purple region, which must show the same number on every cell.
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Easy solution — August 27, 2025

60
01
66
00

blue (=1): 1 | purple (=): 0 · 0 · 0 · 0 | green (=18): 6 · 6 · 6

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
Blue1 — Be exactly 11
Purple= — Show the same number on every cell4
Green18 — Add up to exactly 183

Today's Medium board has 8 dominoes across 11 regions, mixing greater-than, less-than, 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

Medium
Your way in today is the amber region: two cells that must add up to exactly 12. Only 1 pip combination fits it at all, which is why it gives way first.

Hint 2

Medium
Place the 1–6 domino down column 3, rows 3–4. It is the only tile that works there, because amber must add up to exactly 12. The 1 half sits in the slate region, which must show the same number on every cell.

Hint 3

Medium
The 1–1 belongs down column 1, rows 4–5. It is the only tile that works there, because slate must show the same number on every cell.
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Medium solution — August 27, 2025

00
11
51
33
41
62
25
16

blue (>2): 3 | purple (<5): 4 | green: 2 | amber (=12): 6 · 6 | orange: 3 | slate (=): 1 · 1 · 1 · 1 · 1 | teal: 5 | pink: 0 | lime: 0 | brown: 2 | blue (>4): 5

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
Blue>2 — Be more than 21
Purple<5 — Be less than 51
GreenTake any value it likes1
Amber12 — Add up to exactly 122
OrangeTake any value it likes1
Slate= — Show the same number on every cell5
TealTake any value it likes1
PinkTake any value it likes1
LimeTake any value it likes1
BrownTake any value it likes1
Blue>4 — Be more than 41

Today's Hard board has 10 dominoes across 13 regions, mixing target-sum, all-equal and greater-than 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
Your way in today is the blue region: one cell that must be exactly 6. Only 1 pip combination fits it at all, which is why it gives way first.

Hint 2

Hard
Place the 6–4 domino down column 3, rows 1–2. It is the only tile that works there, because blue must add up to exactly 6. The 6 half sits in the blue region, which must be exactly 6.

Hint 3

Hard
The 2–5 belongs down column 6, rows 1–2. It is the only tile that works there, because purple must add up to exactly 5. The 2 half sits in the orange region, which must show the same number on every cell.

Hint 4

Hard
There is exactly one home for the 1–0: down column 3, rows 3–4. It is the only tile that works there, because pink must add up to exactly 0. The 1 half sits in the green region, which must show the same number on every cell.
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Hard solution — August 27, 2025

50
11
64
24
10
14
66
13
25
22

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

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
Blue6 — Be exactly 61
Purple5 — Be exactly 51
Green= — Show the same number on every cell5
Amber= — Show the same number on every cell2
Orange= — Show the same number on every cell2
SlateTake any value it likes1
TealTake any value it likes1
Pink0 — Add up to exactly 02
Lime>3 — Be more than 31
BrownTake any value it likes1
BlueTake any value it likes1
Purple6 — Be exactly 61
Green2 — Be exactly 21
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