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Pips hints — Tuesday, September 16, 2025

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Easy today: 6 dominoes, 7 regions and all-equal and target-sum 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
Look at the orange region first. Across two cells it has to add up to exactly 11. Only 2 pip combinations fit it at all, which is why it gives way first.

Hint 2

Easy
The 1–5 belongs down column 4, rows 2–3. It is the only tile that works there, because orange must add up to exactly 11. The 1 half sits in the purple region, which must show the same number on every cell.
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Easy solution — September 16, 2025

42
61
44
11
15
26

blue: 6 | purple (=): 1 · 1 · 1 · 1 | green: 4 | amber: 4 | orange (=11): 5 · 6 | slate: 4 | teal (=4): 2 · 2

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
BlueTake any value it likes1
Purple= — Show the same number on every cell4
GreenTake any value it likes1
AmberTake any value it likes1
Orange11 — Add up to exactly 112
SlateTake any value it likes1
Teal4 — Add up to exactly 42

Medium today: 7 dominoes, 6 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

Medium
Look at the orange region first. Across one cell it has to take any value it likes. Only 7 pip combinations fit it at all, which is why it gives way first.

Hint 2

Medium
The 6–6 belongs across row 2, columns 1–2. It is the only tile that works there, because purple must show the same number on every cell.

Hint 3

Medium
There is exactly one home for the 6–3: down column 2, rows 3–4. It is the only tile that works there, because purple must show the same number on every cell.
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Medium solution — September 16, 2025

66
63
22
05
25
34
53

blue (=4): 2 · 2 · 0 | purple (=): 6 · 6 · 6 | green (=): 5 · 5 · 5 | amber (=): 3 · 3 · 3 | orange: 4 | slate: 2

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
Blue4 — Add up to exactly 43
Purple= — Show the same number on every cell3
Green= — Show the same number on every cell3
Amber= — Show the same number on every cell3
OrangeTake any value it likes1
SlateTake any value it likes1

Hard today: 9 dominoes, 8 regions and 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
Look at the pink region first. Across one cell it has to be more than 3. Only 3 pip combinations fit it at all, which is why it gives way first.

Hint 2

Hard
The 2–5 belongs across row 5, columns 3–4. It is the only tile that works there, because teal must add up to exactly 10. The 2 half sits in the amber region, which must show the same number on every cell.

Hint 3

Hard
There is exactly one home for the 1–6: across row 1, columns 1–2. It is the only tile that works there, because blue must show the same number on every cell. The 1 half sits in the purple region, which must add up to exactly 4.

Hint 4

Hard
Lay the 6–2 across row 2, columns 1–2 — no guesswork needed. It is the only tile that works there, because blue must show the same number on every cell.
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Hard solution — September 16, 2025

20
16
32
24
21
63
62
55
25

blue (=): 6 · 6 · 6 | purple (=4): 1 · 2 · 1 · 0 | green: 3 | amber (=): 2 · 2 · 2 · 2 · 2 | orange: 5 | slate: 3 | teal (=10): 5 · 5 | pink (>3): 4

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
Blue= — Show the same number on every cell3
Purple4 — Add up to exactly 44
GreenTake any value it likes1
Amber= — Show the same number on every cell5
OrangeTake any value it likes1
SlateTake any value it likes1
Teal10 — Add up to exactly 102
Pink>3 — Be more than 31
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