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Pips hints — Thursday, September 25, 2025

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Easy today: 4 dominoes, 5 regions and target-sum, greater-than 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

Easy
Start with the amber region — its one cell must be exactly 5. 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 1–5: down column 2, rows 4–5. It is the only tile that works there, because amber must add up to exactly 5. The 1 half sits in the orange region, which must show the same number on every cell.
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Easy solution — September 25, 2025

23
31
15
34

blue: 2 | purple (=10): 3 · 4 · 3 | green (>2): 3 | amber (=5): 5 | orange (=): 1 · 1

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
BlueTake any value it likes1
Purple10 — Add up to exactly 103
Green>2 — Be more than 21
Amber5 — Be exactly 51
Orange= — Show the same number on every cell2

Medium today: 10 dominoes, 9 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

Medium
Start with the teal region — its one cell must be exactly 1. 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 1–0: down column 1, rows 4–5. It is the only tile that works there, because teal must add up to exactly 1. The 1 half sits in the teal region, which must be exactly 1.

Hint 3

Medium
Lay the 3–1 across row 3, columns 1–2 — no guesswork needed. It is the only tile that works there, because amber must add up to exactly 1. The 3 half sits in the purple region, which must show the same number on every cell.
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Medium solution — September 25, 2025

31
54
00
23
03
10
26
52
33
15

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

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
Blue= — Show the same number on every cell3
Purple= — Show the same number on every cell5
Green3 — Add up to exactly 32
Amber1 — Add up to exactly 12
Orange11 — Add up to exactly 112
SlateTake any value it likes1
Teal1 — Be exactly 11
Pink10 — Add up to exactly 102
Lime= — Show the same number on every cell2

Hard today: 10 dominoes, 10 regions and greater-than, 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.

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
Start with the amber region — its two cells must add up to exactly 10. Only 3 pip combinations fit it at all, which is why it gives way first.

Hint 2

Hard
There is exactly one home for the 5–3: across row 2, columns 3–4. It is the only tile that works there, because amber must add up to exactly 10.

Hint 3

Hard
Lay the 1–1 across row 5, columns 2–3 — no guesswork needed. It is the only tile that works there, because teal must add up to exactly 2.

Hint 4

Hard
Place the 1–3 domino down column 2, rows 3–4. It is the only tile that works there, because teal must add up to exactly 2.
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Hard solution — September 25, 2025

53
03
11
66
36
32
20
50
00
13

blue (>1): 2 | purple (=): 3 · 3 · 3 · 3 · 3 | green: 0 | amber (=10): 5 · 5 | orange: 0 | slate (=8): 6 · 2 | teal (=2): 1 · 1 | pink (=7): 1 · 6 | lime: 0 · 0 | brown (=6): 0 · 6

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
Blue>1 — Be more than 11
Purple= — Show the same number on every cell5
GreenTake any value it likes1
Amber10 — Add up to exactly 102
OrangeTake any value it likes1
Slate8 — Add up to exactly 82
Teal2 — Add up to exactly 22
Pink7 — Add up to exactly 72
LimeTake any values it likes2
Brown6 — Add up to exactly 62
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