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Pips hints — Tuesday, September 30, 2025

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Tuesday, September 30, 2025Archived board

The Easy grid runs to 5 regions and 4 tiles, with greater-than, no-repeats and less-than 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
Start with the orange region — its one cell must be more than 4. Only 2 pip combinations fit it at all, which is why it gives way first.

Hint 2

Easy
Lay the 3–5 across row 3, columns 2–3 — no guesswork needed. It is the only tile that works there, because orange must add up to more than 4. The 3 half sits in the purple region, which must have no two cells showing the same number.
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Easy solution — September 30, 2025

44
35
03
22

blue (>3): 4 | purple (≠): 4 · 0 · 2 · 3 | green: 3 | amber (<3): 2 | orange (>4): 5

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
Blue>3 — Be more than 31
Purple≠ — Have no two cells showing the same number4
GreenTake any value it likes1
Amber<3 — Be less than 31
Orange>4 — Be more than 41

The Medium grid runs to 6 regions and 5 tiles, with target-sum and less-than 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
Start with the green region — its one cell must be less than 3. Only 3 pip combinations fit it at all, which is why it gives way first.

Hint 2

Medium
Lay the 0–1 across row 3, columns 1–2 — no guesswork needed. It is the only tile that works there, because green must add up to less than 3. The 0 half sits in the green region, which must be less than 3.

Hint 3

Medium
Place the 0–5 domino down column 2, rows 4–5. It is the only tile that works there, because orange must add up to exactly 10. The 0 half sits in the purple region, which must add up to exactly 8.
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Medium solution — September 30, 2025

64
05
52
31
01

blue: 6 | purple (=8): 4 · 1 · 3 · 0 | green (<3): 0 | amber (<5): 1 | orange (=10): 5 · 5 | slate: 2

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
BlueTake any value it likes1
Purple8 — Add up to exactly 84
Green<3 — Be less than 31
Amber<5 — Be less than 51
Orange10 — Add up to exactly 102
SlateTake any value it likes1

The Hard grid runs to 8 regions and 13 tiles, with target-sum, all-equal and greater-than 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
Start with the teal region — its two cells must add up to exactly 0. Only 1 pip combination fits it at all, which is why it gives way first.

Hint 2

Hard
Lay the 2–0 across row 5, columns 2–3 — no guesswork needed. It is the only tile that works there, because teal must add up to exactly 0. The 2 half sits in the pink region, which must show the same number on every cell.

Hint 3

Hard
Place the 0–3 domino down column 1, rows 4–5. It is the only tile that works there, because teal must add up to exactly 0.

Hint 4

Hard
The 0–5 belongs across row 1, columns 1–2. It is the only tile that works there, because blue must add up to exactly 10. The 0 half sits in the purple region, which must show the same number on every cell.
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Hard solution — September 30, 2025

20
22
05
11
10
31
61
12
52
40
60
03
00

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

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
Blue10 — Add up to exactly 102
Purple= — Show the same number on every cell6
Green>10 — Add up to more than 102
AmberTake any values it likes3
Orange= — Show the same number on every cell5
Slate= — Show the same number on every cell2
Teal0 — Add up to exactly 02
Pink= — Show the same number on every cell4
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