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Pips hints — Wednesday, September 3, 2025

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Wednesday, September 3, 2025Archived board

The Easy grid runs to 6 regions and 4 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

Easy
Ignore the open areas for now and go straight to the purple region, where one cell must be exactly 4. Only 1 pip combination fits it at all, which is why it gives way first.

Hint 2

Easy
Place the 3–6 domino down column 2, rows 2–3. It is the only tile that works there, because green must add up to exactly 10. The 3 half sits in the amber region, which must take any value it likes.
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Easy solution — September 3, 2025

36
21
42
40

blue: 0 | purple (=4): 4 | green (=10): 6 · 4 | amber: 3 | orange (=): 2 · 2 | slate: 1

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
BlueTake any value it likes1
Purple4 — Be exactly 41
Green10 — Add up to exactly 102
AmberTake any value it likes1
Orange= — Show the same number on every cell2
SlateTake any value it likes1

The Medium grid runs to 7 regions and 6 tiles, with greater-than, all-equal, 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.

Hint 1 — where to start

Medium
Ignore the open areas for now and go straight to the blue region, where one cell must be more than 4. Only 2 pip combinations fit it at all, which is why it gives way first.

Hint 2

Medium
Place the 1–6 domino across row 3, columns 2–3. It is the only tile that works there, because slate must add up to more than 4. The 1 half sits in the purple region, which must show the same number on every cell.

Hint 3

Medium
The 2–3 belongs across row 3, columns 6–7. It is the only tile that works there, because teal must add up to less than 3. The 2 half sits in the teal region, which must be less than 3.
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Medium solution — September 3, 2025

23
16
00
50
46
11

blue (>4): 6 | purple (=): 1 · 1 · 1 | green: 4 | amber (=): 0 · 0 · 0 | orange (=8): 5 · 3 | slate (>4): 6 | teal (<3): 2

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
Blue>4 — Be more than 41
Purple= — Show the same number on every cell3
GreenTake any value it likes1
Amber= — Show the same number on every cell3
Orange8 — Add up to exactly 82
Slate>4 — Be more than 41
Teal<3 — Be less than 31

The Hard grid runs to 9 regions and 8 tiles, with 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.

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 purple region, where one cell must be exactly 2. Only 1 pip combination fits it at all, which is why it gives way first.

Hint 2

Hard
Place the 1–2 domino down column 2, rows 2–3. It is the only tile that works there, because purple must add up to exactly 2. The 1 half sits in the amber region, which must add up to exactly 7.

Hint 3

Hard
The 0–4 belongs down column 4, rows 1–2. It is the only tile that works there, because green must add up to exactly 4. The 0 half sits in the blue region, which must add up to exactly 9.

Hint 4

Hard
There is exactly one home for the 5–5: down column 3, rows 2–3. It is the only tile that works there, because orange must add up to exactly 5. The 5 half sits in the blue region, which must add up to exactly 9.
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Hard solution — September 3, 2025

55
12
11
22
16
33
04
63

blue (=9): 2 · 2 · 0 · 5 | purple (=2): 2 | green (=4): 4 | amber (=7): 3 · 1 · 3 | orange (=5): 5 | slate (=3): 3 | teal (=6): 6 | pink (=1): 1 | lime (=8): 6 · 1 · 1

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
Blue9 — Add up to exactly 94
Purple2 — Be exactly 21
Green4 — Be exactly 41
Amber7 — Add up to exactly 73
Orange5 — Be exactly 51
Slate3 — Be exactly 31
Teal6 — Be exactly 61
Pink1 — Be exactly 11
Lime8 — Add up to exactly 83
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