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Pips hints — Friday, September 5, 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
Start with the blue region — its one cell must be exactly 3. Only 1 pip combination fits it at all, which is why it gives way first.

Hint 2

Easy
There is exactly one home for the 3–3: down column 2, rows 1–2. It is the only tile that works there, because blue must add up to exactly 3. The 3 half sits in the blue region, which must be exactly 3.
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Easy solution — September 5, 2025

33
53
31
23

blue (=3): 3 | purple (=): 3 · 3 · 3 | green (=7): 5 · 2 | amber: 1 | orange (=3): 3

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
Blue3 — Be exactly 31
Purple= — Show the same number on every cell3
Green7 — Add up to exactly 72
AmberTake any value it likes1
Orange3 — Be exactly 31

Today's Medium board has 7 dominoes across 7 regions, mixing 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
Start with the purple region — its one cell must be exactly 5. Only 1 pip combination fits it at all, which is why it gives way first.

Hint 2

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 purple must add up to exactly 5. The 2 half sits in the blue region, which must add up to less than 4.

Hint 3

Medium
Lay the 4–5 across row 4, columns 3–4 — no guesswork needed. It is the only tile that works there, because teal must add up to exactly 5. The 4 half sits in the orange region, which must show the same number on every cell.
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Medium solution — September 5, 2025

44
42
45
22
16
25
33

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

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
Blue<4 — Add up to less than 42
Purple5 — Be exactly 51
Green= — Show the same number on every cell2
AmberTake any value it likes1
Orange= — Show the same number on every cell4
Slate6 — Add up to exactly 63
Teal5 — Be exactly 51

Today's Hard board has 15 dominoes across 12 regions, mixing no-repeats, 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
Start with the teal region — its one cell must be exactly 6. Only 1 pip combination fits it at all, which is why it gives way first.

Hint 2

Hard
There is exactly one home for the 2–6: across row 4, columns 3–4. It is the only tile that works there, because teal must add up to exactly 6. The 2 half sits in the slate region, which must show the same number on every cell.

Hint 3

Hard
Lay the 6–6 across row 10, columns 7–8 — no guesswork needed. It is the only tile that works there, because purple must add up to exactly 18.

Hint 4

Hard
Place the 6–0 domino across row 10, columns 5–6. It is the only tile that works there, because purple must add up to exactly 18.
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Hard solution — September 5, 2025

40
15
55
33
26
45
66
31
50
23
25
00
21
41
60

blue (≠): 5 · 3 | purple (=): 2 · 2 | green: 3 | amber (=2): 1 · 1 | orange (=): 3 · 3 | slate (=): 2 · 2 | teal (=6): 6 | pink (=2): 1 · 1 | lime (=): 4 · 4 · 4 | brown (=): 5 · 5 · 5 · 5 · 5 | blue (=0): 0 · 0 · 0 · 0 · 0 | purple (=18): 6 · 6 · 6

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
Blue≠ — Have no two cells showing the same number2
Purple= — Show the same number on every cell2
GreenTake any value it likes1
Amber2 — Add up to exactly 22
Orange= — Show the same number on every cell2
Slate= — Show the same number on every cell2
Teal6 — Be exactly 61
Pink2 — Add up to exactly 22
Lime= — Show the same number on every cell3
Brown= — Show the same number on every cell5
Blue0 — Add up to exactly 05
Purple18 — Add up to exactly 183
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