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Pips hints — Sunday, September 14, 2025

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Sunday, September 14, 2025Archived board

Today's Easy board has 4 dominoes across 5 regions, mixing all-equal and greater-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
The green region is the anchor: one cell, and it must be more than 1. Only 5 pip combinations fit it at all, which is why it gives way first.

Hint 2

Easy
Lay the 3–5 down column 3, rows 1–2 — no guesswork needed. It is the only tile that works there, because amber must show the same number on every cell.
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Easy solution — September 14, 2025

50
22
35
63

blue (=): 5 · 5 | purple: 0 | green (>1): 6 | amber (=): 3 · 3 | orange (=): 2 · 2

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
Blue= — Show the same number on every cell2
PurpleTake any value it likes1
Green>1 — Be more than 11
Amber= — Show the same number on every cell2
Orange= — Show the same number on every cell2

Today's Medium board has 8 dominoes across 10 regions, mixing target-sum, all-equal, greater-than 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

Medium
The blue 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
Lay the 2–1 across row 5, columns 2–3 — no guesswork needed. It is the only tile that works there, because pink must add up to exactly 2. The 2 half sits in the pink region, which must be exactly 2.

Hint 3

Medium
Place the 5–6 domino down column 4, rows 4–5. It is the only tile that works there, because lime must add up to more than 5. The 5 half sits in the slate region, which must show the same number on every cell.
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Medium solution — September 14, 2025

31
55
21
56
50
33
54
11

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

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
Blue1 — Be exactly 11
PurpleTake any value it likes1
Green= — Show the same number on every cell2
AmberTake any value it likes1
OrangeTake any value it likes1
Slate= — Show the same number on every cell5
Teal2 — Add up to exactly 22
Pink2 — Be exactly 21
Lime>5 — Be more than 51
Brown<4 — Be less than 41

Today's Hard board has 16 dominoes across 18 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.

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 purple 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

Hard
Lay the 1–5 across row 2, columns 2–3 — no guesswork needed. It is the only tile that works there, because purple must add up to exactly 1. The 1 half sits in the purple region, which must be exactly 1.

Hint 3

Hard
Place the 0–1 domino down column 1, rows 5–6. It is the only tile that works there, because slate must add up to exactly 0. The 0 half sits in the slate region, which must be exactly 0.

Hint 4

Hard
The 4–0 belongs down column 6, rows 6–7. It is the only tile that works there, because blue must add up to exactly 4. The 4 half sits in the blue region, which must be exactly 4.
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Hard solution — September 14, 2025

54
14
56
15
46
22
26
35
11
32
02
05
40
01
00
33

blue: 4 | purple (=1): 1 | green (=11): 5 · 6 | amber: 4 | orange (=9): 5 · 4 | slate (=0): 0 | teal (=): 2 · 2 · 2 | pink (=3): 1 · 2 | lime (=1): 1 | brown (=12): 6 · 6 | blue (=4): 4 | purple (=8): 3 · 5 | green (=2): 1 · 1 | amber (=0): 0 · 0 | orange (=): 3 · 3 · 3 | slate (=2): 2 | teal (=0): 0 · 0 · 0 | pink (=10): 5 · 5

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
BlueTake any value it likes1
Purple1 — Be exactly 11
Green11 — Add up to exactly 112
AmberTake any value it likes1
Orange9 — Add up to exactly 92
Slate0 — Be exactly 01
Teal= — Show the same number on every cell3
Pink3 — Add up to exactly 32
Lime1 — Be exactly 11
Brown12 — Add up to exactly 122
Blue4 — Be exactly 41
Purple8 — Add up to exactly 82
Green2 — Add up to exactly 22
Amber0 — Add up to exactly 02
Orange= — Show the same number on every cell3
Slate2 — Be exactly 21
Teal0 — Add up to exactly 03
Pink10 — Add up to exactly 102
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