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Pips hints — Thursday, September 4, 2025

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Thursday, September 4, 2025Archived board

Easy today: 4 dominoes, 4 regions and target-sum constraints. 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 0. Only 1 pip combination fits it at all, which is why it gives way first.

Hint 2

Easy
The 3–0 belongs across row 1, columns 1–2. It is the only tile that works there, because purple must add up to exactly 0. The 3 half sits in the blue region, which must add up to exactly 5.
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Easy solution — September 4, 2025

51
30
16
53

blue (=5): 3 · 1 · 1 | purple (=0): 0 | green (=10): 5 · 5 | amber (=9): 6 · 3

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
Blue5 — Add up to exactly 53
Purple0 — Be exactly 01
Green10 — Add up to exactly 102
Amber9 — Add up to exactly 92

Medium today: 6 dominoes, 6 regions and all-equal and target-sum constraints. 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 orange 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 1–5 belongs across row 4, columns 1–2. It is the only tile that works there, because orange must add up to exactly 1. The 1 half sits in the orange region, which must be exactly 1.

Hint 3

Medium
There is exactly one home for the 2–5: across row 1, columns 1–2. It is the only tile that works there, because blue must show the same number on every cell.
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Medium solution — September 4, 2025

15
55
30
25
53
23

blue (=): 2 · 2 | purple (=): 5 · 5 · 5 · 5 | green (=): 3 · 3 · 3 | amber: 5 | orange (=1): 1 | slate: 0

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
Blue= — Show the same number on every cell2
Purple= — Show the same number on every cell4
Green= — Show the same number on every cell3
AmberTake any value it likes1
Orange1 — Be exactly 11
SlateTake any value it likes1

Hard today: 10 dominoes, 10 regions and target-sum, greater-than and all-equal constraints. 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 green region is the anchor: one cell, and it must be exactly 0. Only 1 pip combination fits it at all, which is why it gives way first.

Hint 2

Hard
The 0–1 belongs across row 5, columns 1–2. It is the only tile that works there, because lime must add up to exactly 0.

Hint 3

Hard
There is exactly one home for the 4–0: down column 3, rows 4–5. It is the only tile that works there, because lime must add up to exactly 0. The 4 half sits in the pink region, which must show the same number on every cell.

Hint 4

Hard
Lay the 1–4 down column 2, rows 2–3 — no guesswork needed. It is the only tile that works there, because slate must show the same number on every cell.
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Hard solution — September 4, 2025

14
34
53
01
51
03
05
25
40
24

blue (=24): 5 · 5 · 4 · 5 · 5 | purple (>1): 2 | green (=0): 0 | amber: 3 | orange (=4): 0 · 3 · 1 | slate (=): 1 · 1 | teal: 3 | pink (=): 4 · 4 · 4 | lime (=0): 0 · 0 | brown: 2

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
Blue24 — Add up to exactly 245
Purple>1 — Be more than 11
Green0 — Be exactly 01
AmberTake any value it likes1
Orange4 — Add up to exactly 43
Slate= — Show the same number on every cell2
TealTake any value it likes1
Pink= — Show the same number on every cell3
Lime0 — Add up to exactly 02
BrownTake any value it likes1
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