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Pips hints — Tuesday, September 23, 2025

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Tuesday, September 23, 2025Archived board

Today's Easy board has 4 dominoes across 4 regions, mixing all-equal, target-sum 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
Ignore the open areas for now and go straight to the green 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

Easy
Place the 5–4 domino across row 2, columns 4–5. It is the only tile that works there, because green must add up to exactly 5. The 5 half sits in the green region, which must be exactly 5.
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Easy solution — September 23, 2025

44
34
14
54

blue: 1 | purple (=): 4 · 4 · 4 · 4 · 4 | green (=5): 5 | amber (>2): 3

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
BlueTake any value it likes1
Purple= — Show the same number on every cell5
Green5 — Be exactly 51
Amber>2 — Be more than 21

Today's Medium board has 10 dominoes across 9 regions, mixing 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
Ignore the open areas for now and go straight to the teal region, where one cell must be less than 1. Only 1 pip combination fits it at all, which is why it gives way first.

Hint 2

Medium
Place the 0–6 domino down column 4, rows 5–6. It is the only tile that works there, because teal must add up to less than 1. The 0 half sits in the teal region, which must be less than 1.

Hint 3

Medium
The 6–5 belongs down column 3, rows 2–3. It is the only tile that works there, because orange must show the same number on every cell.
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Medium solution — September 23, 2025

50
52
65
55
66
61
36
06
62
64

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

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
BlueTake any value it likes1
Purple= — Show the same number on every cell5
Green>1 — Be more than 11
Amber>2 — Be more than 21
Orange= — Show the same number on every cell8
Slate<2 — Be less than 21
Teal<1 — Be less than 11
PinkTake any value it likes1
Lime>3 — Be more than 31

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

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 less than 2. Only 2 pip combinations fit it at all, which is why it gives way first.

Hint 2

Hard
Place the 0–1 domino down column 5, rows 6–7. It is the only tile that works there, because pink must add up to less than 2. The 0 half sits in the pink region, which must be less than 2.

Hint 3

Hard
The 1–2 belongs down column 2, rows 2–3. It is the only tile that works there, because purple must add up to exactly 2.

Hint 4

Hard
There is exactly one home for the 0–3: down column 2, rows 4–5. It is the only tile that works there, because green must add up to exactly 2.
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Hard solution — September 23, 2025

40
03
31
12
16
01
23
33

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

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
BlueTake any value it likes1
Purple2 — Add up to exactly 22
Green2 — Add up to exactly 22
Amber2 — Add up to exactly 22
Orange>2 — Be more than 21
Slate= — Show the same number on every cell5
Teal2 — Add up to exactly 22
Pink<2 — Be less than 21
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