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Pips hints — Saturday, September 13, 2025

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Easy today: 4 dominoes, 4 regions and all-equal, 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

Easy
Ignore the open areas for now and go straight to the amber region, where one cell must be less than 3. Only 3 pip combinations fit it at all, which is why it gives way first.

Hint 2

Easy
There is exactly one home for the 0–2: down column 2, rows 3–4. It is the only tile that works there, because amber must add up to less than 3. The 0 half sits in the purple region, which must add up to exactly 6.
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Easy solution — September 13, 2025

22
23
55
02

blue (=): 5 · 5 | purple (=6): 2 · 2 · 0 · 2 | green: 3 | amber (<3): 2

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
Blue= — Show the same number on every cell2
Purple6 — Add up to exactly 64
GreenTake any value it likes1
Amber<3 — Be less than 31

Medium today: 6 dominoes, 7 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
Ignore the open areas for now and go straight to the teal region, where one cell must be exactly 3. 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 3–1: across row 4, columns 4–5. It is the only tile that works there, because teal must add up to exactly 3. The 3 half sits in the teal region, which must be exactly 3.

Hint 3

Medium
Lay the 4–6 down column 4, rows 1–2 — no guesswork needed. It is the only tile that works there, because purple must add up to more than 4. The 4 half sits in the green region, which must add up to exactly 12.
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Medium solution — September 13, 2025

31
26
22
46
33
25

blue (=): 2 · 2 · 2 | purple (>4): 6 | green (=12): 5 · 4 · 3 | amber (>2): 3 | orange (=8): 6 · 2 | slate (<3): 1 | teal (=3): 3

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
Blue= — Show the same number on every cell3
Purple>4 — Be more than 41
Green12 — Add up to exactly 123
Amber>2 — Be more than 21
Orange8 — Add up to exactly 82
Slate<3 — Be less than 31
Teal3 — Be exactly 31

Hard today: 16 dominoes, 16 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.

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 pink 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
There is exactly one home for the 5–1: across row 4, columns 8–9. It is the only tile that works there, because pink must add up to exactly 5. The 5 half sits in the pink region, which must be exactly 5.

Hint 3

Hard
Lay the 1–2 across row 6, columns 2–3 — no guesswork needed. It is the only tile that works there, because blue must add up to exactly 1. The 1 half sits in the blue region, which must be exactly 1.

Hint 4

Hard
Place the 5–2 domino across row 6, columns 4–5. It is the only tile that works there, because purple must add up to exactly 5. The 5 half sits in the purple region, which must be exactly 5.
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Hard solution — September 13, 2025

32
45
12
43
52
33
41
51
03
16
40
66
10
35
56
22

blue (=11): 5 · 6 | purple (=2): 1 · 1 | green (=9): 4 · 5 | amber: 4 | orange: 4 | slate (=): 3 · 3 · 3 · 3 · 3 · 3 | teal (=2): 1 · 1 | pink (=5): 5 | lime (=): 2 · 2 · 2 · 2 · 2 | brown (=0): 0 · 0 | blue (=1): 1 | purple (=5): 5 | green (=18): 6 · 6 · 6 | amber (=5): 5 | orange (=0): 0 | slate: 4

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
Blue11 — Add up to exactly 112
Purple2 — Add up to exactly 22
Green9 — Add up to exactly 92
AmberTake any value it likes1
OrangeTake any value it likes1
Slate= — Show the same number on every cell6
Teal2 — Add up to exactly 22
Pink5 — Be exactly 51
Lime= — Show the same number on every cell5
Brown0 — Add up to exactly 02
Blue1 — Be exactly 11
Purple5 — Be exactly 51
Green18 — Add up to exactly 183
Amber5 — Be exactly 51
Orange0 — Be exactly 01
SlateTake any value it likes1
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