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Pips hints — Thursday, August 28, 2025

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Thursday, August 28, 2025Archived board

The Easy grid runs to 3 regions and 4 tiles, with all-equal and target-sum rules in play. 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
Ignore the open areas for now and go straight to the green region, where one cell must take any value it likes. Only 7 pip combinations fit it at all, which is why it gives way first.

Hint 2

Easy
The 2–4 belongs down column 1, rows 3–4. It is the only tile that works there, because blue must show the same number on every cell. The 2 half sits in the purple region, which must add up to exactly 17.
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Easy solution — August 28, 2025

55
51
24
44

blue (=): 4 · 4 · 4 | purple (=17): 2 · 5 · 5 · 5 | green: 1

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
Blue= — Show the same number on every cell3
Purple17 — Add up to exactly 174
GreenTake any value it likes1

The Medium grid runs to 5 regions and 6 tiles, with target-sum and all-equal rules in play. 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
Ignore the open areas for now and go straight to the purple region, where two cells must add up to exactly 12. Only 1 pip combination fits it at all, which is why it gives way first.

Hint 2

Medium
The 1–6 belongs down column 3, rows 1–2. It is the only tile that works there, because purple must add up to exactly 12. The 1 half sits in the amber region, which must show the same number on every cell.

Hint 3

Medium
There is exactly one home for the 1–1: down column 3, rows 3–4. It is the only tile that works there, because amber must show the same number on every cell.
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Medium solution — August 28, 2025

16
11
54
64
24
41

blue: 4 | purple (=12): 6 · 6 | green: 2 | amber (=): 1 · 1 · 1 · 1 | orange (=17): 4 · 5 · 4 · 4

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
BlueTake any value it likes1
Purple12 — Add up to exactly 122
GreenTake any value it likes1
Amber= — Show the same number on every cell4
Orange17 — Add up to exactly 174

The Hard grid runs to 11 regions and 10 tiles, with all-equal, greater-than, target-sum and less-than rules in play. 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
Ignore the open areas for now and go straight to the pink region, where one cell must be exactly 0. Only 1 pip combination fits it at all, which is why it gives way first.

Hint 2

Hard
The 0–3 belongs across row 3, columns 7–8. It is the only tile that works there, because pink must add up to exactly 0. The 0 half sits in the pink region, which must be exactly 0.

Hint 3

Hard
There is exactly one home for the 5–1: down column 3, rows 4–5. It is the only tile that works there, because lime must add up to exactly 1. The 5 half sits in the slate region, which must add up to exactly 17.

Hint 4

Hard
Lay the 6–2 down column 7, rows 4–5 — no guesswork needed. It is the only tile that works there, because brown must add up to exactly 6. The 6 half sits in the brown region, which must be exactly 6.
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Hard solution — August 28, 2025

66
45
10
51
11
62
03
02
23
00

blue (=): 1 · 1 | purple (>1): 3 | green (=7): 2 · 0 · 3 · 2 | amber (<2): 1 · 0 | orange: 2 | slate (=17): 6 · 6 · 5 | teal (=9): 5 · 4 | pink (=0): 0 | lime (=1): 1 | brown (=6): 6 | blue (=0): 0 · 0

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
Blue= — Show the same number on every cell2
Purple>1 — Be more than 11
Green7 — Add up to exactly 74
Amber<2 — Add up to less than 22
OrangeTake any value it likes1
Slate17 — Add up to exactly 173
Teal9 — Add up to exactly 92
Pink0 — Be exactly 01
Lime1 — Be exactly 11
Brown6 — Be exactly 61
Blue0 — Add up to exactly 02
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