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Pips hints — Friday, September 26, 2025

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Today's Easy board has 4 dominoes across 4 regions, mixing all-equal, less-than 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
Look at the purple region first. Across one cell it has to be less than 3. Only 3 pip combinations fit it at all, which is why it gives way first.

Hint 2

Easy
Lay the 0–6 across row 1, columns 3–4 — no guesswork needed. It is the only tile that works there, because purple must add up to less than 3. The 0 half sits in the purple region, which must be less than 3.
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Easy solution — September 26, 2025

06
36
46
66

blue (=): 6 · 6 · 6 · 6 · 6 | purple (<3): 0 | green: 3 | amber (>3): 4

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
Blue= — Show the same number on every cell5
Purple<3 — Be less than 31
GreenTake any value it likes1
Amber>3 — Be more than 31

Today's Medium board has 7 dominoes across 8 regions, mixing 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

Medium
Look at the blue region first. Across one cell it has to be exactly 6. Only 1 pip combination fits it at all, which is why it gives way first.

Hint 2

Medium
Lay the 5–6 across row 1, columns 2–3 — no guesswork needed. It is the only tile that works there, because blue must add up to exactly 6. The 5 half sits in the purple region, which must add up to exactly 15.

Hint 3

Medium
Place the 0–0 domino across row 4, columns 3–4. It is the only tile that works there, because pink must add up to exactly 0. The 0 half sits in the teal region, which must add up to exactly 1.
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Medium solution — September 26, 2025

55
56
34
24
16
15
00

blue (=6): 6 | purple (=15): 5 · 5 · 5 | green: 3 | amber (=9): 4 · 5 | orange (=3): 1 · 2 | slate (=10): 6 · 4 | teal (=1): 1 · 0 | pink (=0): 0

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
Blue6 — Be exactly 61
Purple15 — Add up to exactly 153
GreenTake any value it likes1
Amber9 — Add up to exactly 92
Orange3 — Add up to exactly 32
Slate10 — Add up to exactly 102
Teal1 — Add up to exactly 12
Pink0 — Be exactly 01

Today's Hard board has 11 dominoes across 11 regions, mixing less-than, all-equal, 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
Look at the orange region first. Across one cell it has to be exactly 2. Only 1 pip combination fits it at all, which is why it gives way first.

Hint 2

Hard
Lay the 2–4 down column 2, rows 5–6 — no guesswork needed. It is the only tile that works there, because blue must add up to exactly 2. The 2 half sits in the blue region, which must be exactly 2.

Hint 3

Hard
Place the 1–4 domino down column 3, rows 4–5. It is the only tile that works there, because pink must add up to less than 2. The 1 half sits in the pink region, which must be less than 2.

Hint 4

Hard
The 0–0 belongs across row 2, columns 4–5. It is the only tile that works there, because purple must show the same number on every cell.
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Hard solution — September 26, 2025

02
00
34
35
55
26
25
14
01
24
06

blue (<2): 1 | purple (=): 0 · 0 · 0 · 0 | green: 5 | amber (<2): 0 | orange (=2): 2 | slate: 3 · 2 · 2 | teal (≠): 3 · 5 | pink (<2): 1 | lime (=22): 6 · 6 · 5 · 5 | brown (=): 4 · 4 · 4 | blue (=2): 2

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
Blue<2 — Be less than 21
Purple= — Show the same number on every cell4
GreenTake any value it likes1
Amber<2 — Be less than 21
Orange2 — Be exactly 21
SlateTake any values it likes3
Teal≠ — Have no two cells showing the same number2
Pink<2 — Be less than 21
Lime22 — Add up to exactly 224
Brown= — Show the same number on every cell3
Blue2 — Be exactly 21
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