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Pips hints — Monday, September 8, 2025

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Today's Easy board has 3 dominoes across 5 regions, mixing greater-than, all-equal and less-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.

Hint 1 — where to start

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

Hint 2

Easy
The 2–1 belongs across row 4, columns 1–2. It is the only tile that works there, because orange must add up to less than 2. The 2 half sits in the amber region, which must show the same number on every cell.
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Easy solution — September 8, 2025

21
22
14

blue (>2): 4 | purple: 1 | green: 2 | amber (=): 2 · 2 | orange (<2): 1

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
Blue>2 — Be more than 21
PurpleTake any value it likes1
GreenTake any value it likes1
Amber= — Show the same number on every cell2
Orange<2 — Be less than 21

Today's Medium board has 5 dominoes across 4 regions, mixing target-sum, no-repeats 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
Ignore the open areas for now and go straight to the blue region, where one cell must be exactly 5. Only 1 pip combination fits it at all, which is why it gives way first.

Hint 2

Medium
The 1–3 belongs down column 4, rows 1–2. It is the only tile that works there, because amber must show the same number on every cell. The 1 half sits in the purple region, which must have no two cells showing the same number.

Hint 3

Medium
There is exactly one home for the 3–2: across row 2, columns 2–3. It is the only tile that works there, because amber must show the same number on every cell.
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Medium solution — September 8, 2025

13
32
35
54
56

blue (=5): 5 | purple (≠): 5 · 6 · 1 · 4 · 2 | green: 5 | amber (=): 3 · 3 · 3

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
Blue5 — Be exactly 51
Purple≠ — Have no two cells showing the same number5
GreenTake any value it likes1
Amber= — Show the same number on every cell3

Today's Hard board has 15 dominoes across 16 regions, mixing 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
Ignore the open areas for now and go straight to the purple region, where one cell must be exactly 5. Only 1 pip combination fits it at all, which is why it gives way first.

Hint 2

Hard
The 0–5 belongs down column 5, rows 1–2. It is the only tile that works there, because amber must add up to exactly 0.

Hint 3

Hard
There is exactly one home for the 2–6: down column 3, rows 2–3. It is the only tile that works there, because green must add up to exactly 6. The 2 half sits in the blue region, which must show the same number on every cell.

Hint 4

Hard
Lay the 0–2 down column 6, rows 2–3 — no guesswork needed. It is the only tile that works there, because amber must add up to exactly 0.
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Hard solution — September 8, 2025

14
23
26
11
02
42
52
00
12
33
31
05
34
22
44

blue (=): 2 · 2 · 2 · 2 · 2 | purple (=5): 5 | green (=6): 6 | amber (=0): 0 · 0 | orange (=16): 4 · 4 · 4 · 4 | slate (=2): 2 | teal (=3): 3 | pink (=5): 5 | lime (=): 3 · 3 · 3 | brown (=3): 1 · 1 · 1 | blue (=3): 2 · 1 | purple (=4): 4 | green (=3): 3 | amber (=2): 2 | orange (=1): 1 | slate (=0): 0 · 0

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
Blue= — Show the same number on every cell5
Purple5 — Be exactly 51
Green6 — Be exactly 61
Amber0 — Add up to exactly 02
Orange16 — Add up to exactly 164
Slate2 — Be exactly 21
Teal3 — Be exactly 31
Pink5 — Be exactly 51
Lime= — Show the same number on every cell3
Brown3 — Add up to exactly 33
Blue3 — Add up to exactly 32
Purple4 — Be exactly 41
Green3 — Be exactly 31
Amber2 — Be exactly 21
Orange1 — Be exactly 11
Slate0 — Add up to exactly 02
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