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Pips hints — Wednesday, September 10, 2025

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Easy today: 4 dominoes, 5 regions and target-sum 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.

Hint 1 — where to start

Easy
Start with the orange 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
Lay the 1–4 down column 1, rows 2–3 — no guesswork needed. It is the only tile that works there, because blue must add up to exactly 6. The 1 half sits in the amber region, which must take any value it likes.
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Easy solution — September 10, 2025

14
36
23
33

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

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
Blue6 — Add up to exactly 62
Purple= — Show the same number on every cell3
GreenTake any value it likes1
AmberTake any value it likes1
Orange3 — Be exactly 31

Medium today: 7 dominoes, 8 regions and all-equal, greater-than, target-sum and less-than 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
Start with the pink region — its 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
Lay the 1–3 across row 7, columns 1–2 — no guesswork needed. It is the only tile that works there, because slate must add up to less than 3. The 1 half sits in the slate region, which must be less than 3.

Hint 3

Medium
Place the 0–1 domino down column 3, rows 4–5. It is the only tile that works there, because orange must add up to exactly 2. The 0 half sits in the amber region, which must add up to exactly 2.
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Medium solution — September 10, 2025

01
11
12
13
14
15
16

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

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
Blue= — Show the same number on every cell2
PurpleTake any value it likes1
Green>3 — Be more than 31
Amber2 — Add up to exactly 23
Orange2 — Add up to exactly 22
Slate<3 — Be less than 31
Teal8 — Add up to exactly 83
Pink>4 — Be more than 41

Hard today: 8 dominoes, 10 regions and less-than, all-equal, target-sum and greater-than 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
Start with the lime 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

Hard
Lay the 6–3 down column 2, rows 3–4 — no guesswork needed. It is the only tile that works there, because lime must add up to exactly 3. The 6 half sits in the slate region, which must show the same number on every cell.

Hint 3

Hard
Place the 1–3 domino across row 1, columns 1–2. It is the only tile that works there, because blue must add up to less than 3. The 1 half sits in the blue region, which must be less than 3.

Hint 4

Hard
The 2–6 belongs down column 5, rows 3–4. It is the only tile that works there, because brown must add up to more than 3. The 2 half sits in the pink region, which must show the same number on every cell.
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Hard solution — September 10, 2025

53
63
22
13
26
34
44
56

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

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
Blue<3 — Be less than 31
Purple= — Show the same number on every cell2
GreenTake any value it likes1
Amber= — Show the same number on every cell3
OrangeTake any value it likes1
Slate= — Show the same number on every cell2
Teal<6 — Be less than 61
Pink= — Show the same number on every cell3
Lime3 — Be exactly 31
Brown>3 — Be more than 31
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