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Pips hints — Saturday, September 27, 2025

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Saturday, September 27, 2025Archived board

The Easy grid runs to 5 regions and 4 tiles, with target-sum and all-equal rules in play. 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 green region: two cells that must add up to exactly 4. Only 5 pip combinations fit it at all, which is why it gives way first.

Hint 2

Easy
Place the 3–4 domino down column 1, rows 2–3. It is the only tile that works there, because green must add up to exactly 4.
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Easy solution — September 27, 2025

61
34
22
11

blue: 2 | purple (=6): 4 · 2 | green (=4): 3 · 1 | amber (=): 1 · 1 | orange: 6

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
BlueTake any value it likes1
Purple6 — Add up to exactly 62
Green4 — Add up to exactly 42
Amber= — Show the same number on every cell2
OrangeTake any value it likes1

The Medium grid runs to 5 regions and 5 tiles, with less-than, no-repeats, greater-than and target-sum rules in play. 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 less than 2. Only 2 pip combinations fit it at all, which is why it gives way first.

Hint 2

Medium
Place the 0–0 domino down column 3, rows 1–2. It is the only tile that works there, because blue must add up to less than 2. The 0 half sits in the blue region, which must be less than 2.

Hint 3

Medium
The 1–1 belongs down column 3, rows 3–4. It is the only tile that works there, because orange must add up to exactly 7. The 1 half sits in the purple region, which must have no two cells showing the same number.
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Medium solution — September 27, 2025

00
11
22
33
44

blue (<2): 0 | purple (≠): 4 · 2 · 0 · 1 | green (>2): 4 | amber (>1): 2 | orange (=7): 1 · 3 · 3

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
Blue<2 — Be less than 21
Purple≠ — Have no two cells showing the same number4
Green>2 — Be more than 21
Amber>1 — Be more than 11
Orange7 — Add up to exactly 73

The Hard grid runs to 20 regions and 16 tiles, with all-equal, target-sum and no-repeats rules in play. 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 green 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

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

Hint 3

Hard
The 5–3 belongs down column 9, rows 2–3. It is the only tile that works there, because amber must add up to exactly 5. The 5 half sits in the amber region, which must be exactly 5.

Hint 4

Hard
There is exactly one home for the 3–3: across row 3, columns 5–6. It is the only tile that works there, because pink must add up to exactly 3. The 3 half sits in the teal region, which must have no two cells showing the same number.
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Hard solution — September 27, 2025

13
12
00
15
61
22
42
01
62
60
44
53
33
43
02
11

blue (=): 1 · 1 · 1 | purple: 0 | green (=1): 1 | amber (=5): 5 | orange: 0 | slate (=2): 2 | teal (≠): 2 · 5 · 3 · 4 · 1 | pink (=3): 3 | lime (=4): 4 | brown (=): 3 · 3 | blue (=2): 2 | purple (=0): 0 · 0 | green (=2): 2 | amber (=1): 1 | orange (=4): 4 | slate (=18): 6 · 6 · 6 | teal (=1): 0 · 1 | pink (=): 2 · 2 | lime (=3): 3 | brown (=4): 4

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
Blue= — Show the same number on every cell3
PurpleTake any value it likes1
Green1 — Be exactly 11
Amber5 — Be exactly 51
OrangeTake any value it likes1
Slate2 — Be exactly 21
Teal≠ — Have no two cells showing the same number5
Pink3 — Be exactly 31
Lime4 — Be exactly 41
Brown= — Show the same number on every cell2
Blue2 — Be exactly 21
Purple0 — Add up to exactly 02
Green2 — Be exactly 21
Amber1 — Be exactly 11
Orange4 — Be exactly 41
Slate18 — Add up to exactly 183
Teal1 — Add up to exactly 12
Pink= — Show the same number on every cell2
Lime3 — Be exactly 31
Brown4 — Be exactly 41
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