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Pips hints — Wednesday, September 17, 2025

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Wednesday, September 17, 2025Archived board

Today's Easy board has 4 dominoes across 5 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.

Hint 1 — where to start

Easy
Your way in today is the amber region: one cell that must be exactly 1. Only 1 pip combination fits it at all, which is why it gives way first.

Hint 2

Easy
There is exactly one home for the 3–1: across row 2, columns 3–4. It is the only tile that works there, because amber must add up to exactly 1. The 3 half sits in the green region, which must add up to exactly 9.
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Easy solution — September 17, 2025

15
53
31
30

blue (=): 5 · 5 | purple: 1 | green (=9): 3 · 3 · 3 | amber (=1): 1 | orange (=0): 0

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
Blue= — Show the same number on every cell2
PurpleTake any value it likes1
Green9 — Add up to exactly 93
Amber1 — Be exactly 11
Orange0 — Be exactly 01

Today's Medium board has 7 dominoes across 10 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.

Hint 1 — where to start

Medium
Your way in today is the blue region: one cell that must be exactly 0. 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 0–0: down column 1, rows 1–2. It is the only tile that works there, because blue must add up to exactly 0. The 0 half sits in the blue region, which must be exactly 0.

Hint 3

Medium
Lay the 1–6 across row 1, columns 2–3 — no guesswork needed. It is the only tile that works there, because green must add up to exactly 6. The 1 half sits in the purple region, which must take any value it likes.
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Medium solution — September 17, 2025

42
16
43
23
45
00
52

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

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
Blue0 — Be exactly 01
PurpleTake any value it likes1
Green6 — Be exactly 61
AmberTake any value it likes1
Orange3 — Be exactly 31
Slate= — Show the same number on every cell2
Teal6 — Add up to exactly 63
Pink8 — Add up to exactly 82
Lime5 — Be exactly 51
BrownTake any value it likes1

Today's Hard board has 9 dominoes across 10 regions, mixing target-sum and no-repeats 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
Your way in today is the blue region: one cell that must be exactly 0. 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 0–4: down column 1, rows 3–4. It is the only tile that works there, because orange must add up to exactly 0. The 0 half sits in the orange region, which must be exactly 0.

Hint 3

Hard
Lay the 0–0 down column 3, rows 5–6 — no guesswork needed. It is the only tile that works there, because pink must add up to exactly 0. The 0 half sits in the slate region, which must have no two cells showing the same number.

Hint 4

Hard
Try the 1–1 domino down column 4, rows 3–4. Only 2 tiles can go there at all, so test them and the wrong ones break a neighbouring region straight away. The 1 half sits in the green region, which must have no two cells showing the same number.
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Hard solution — September 17, 2025

01
03
11
04
32
00
42
33
02

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

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
Blue0 — Be exactly 01
PurpleTake any value it likes1
Green≠ — Have no two cells showing the same number4
AmberTake any value it likes1
Orange0 — Be exactly 01
Slate≠ — Have no two cells showing the same number5
Teal0 — Be exactly 01
Pink0 — Be exactly 01
Lime≠ — Have no two cells showing the same number2
Brown0 — Be exactly 01
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