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Pips hints — Friday, October 3, 2025

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Easy today: 5 dominoes, 6 regions and target-sum 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
Ignore the open areas for now and go straight to the purple region, where one cell must be exactly 2. Only 1 pip combination fits it at all, which is why it gives way first.

Hint 2

Easy
Place the 2–4 domino across row 2, columns 1–2. It is the only tile that works there, because purple must add up to exactly 2. The 2 half sits in the purple region, which must be exactly 2.
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Easy solution — October 3, 2025

40
10
15
24
11

blue: 0 | purple (=2): 2 | green (=): 4 · 4 | amber (=): 1 · 1 · 1 · 1 | orange: 5 | slate (=0): 0

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
BlueTake any value it likes1
Purple2 — Be exactly 21
Green= — Show the same number on every cell2
Amber= — Show the same number on every cell4
OrangeTake any value it likes1
Slate0 — Be exactly 01

Medium today: 11 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
Ignore the open areas for now and go straight to the amber region, where 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

Medium
Place the 6–0 domino down column 1, rows 4–5. It is the only tile that works there, because orange must add up to exactly 12.

Hint 3

Medium
The 1–0 belongs down column 1, rows 2–3. It is the only tile that works there, because amber must add up to exactly 0. The 1 half sits in the green region, which must show the same number on every cell.
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Medium solution — October 3, 2025

33
60
35
25
34
51
41
44
10
24
16

blue (=): 3 · 3 · 3 | purple (=): 4 · 4 · 4 · 4 · 4 | green (=): 1 · 1 | amber (=0): 0 · 0 | orange (=12): 6 · 6 | slate (=): 2 · 2 | teal (=15): 5 · 5 · 5 | pink (=): 1 · 1 | lime: 3

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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
Green= — Show the same number on every cell2
Amber0 — Add up to exactly 02
Orange12 — Add up to exactly 122
Slate= — Show the same number on every cell2
Teal15 — Add up to exactly 153
Pink= — Show the same number on every cell2
LimeTake any value it likes1

Hard today: 12 dominoes, 13 regions and greater-than, less-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
Ignore the open areas for now and go straight to the pink region, where two cells must add up to more than 11. Only 1 pip combination fits it at all, which is why it gives way first.

Hint 2

Hard
Place the 6–5 domino across row 7, columns 1–2. It is the only tile that works there, because pink must add up to more than 11.

Hint 3

Hard
The 0–2 belongs across row 6, columns 2–3. It is the only tile that works there, because brown must add up to less than 1.

Hint 4

Hard
There is exactly one home for the 3–2: across row 5, columns 7–8. It is the only tile that works there, because teal must show the same number on every cell.
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Hard solution — October 3, 2025

34
12
46
15
22
01
65
11
53
02
62
32

blue: 3 | purple (>9): 5 · 5 | green (<3): 1 | amber: 4 | orange: 1 | slate (=): 2 · 2 · 2 · 2 · 2 | teal (=): 3 · 3 | pink (>11): 6 · 6 | lime (=7): 2 · 5 | brown (<1): 0 · 0 | blue (<5): 4 | purple (=3): 1 · 1 · 1 | green: 6

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
BlueTake any value it likes1
Purple>9 — Add up to more than 92
Green<3 — Be less than 31
AmberTake any value it likes1
OrangeTake any value it likes1
Slate= — Show the same number on every cell5
Teal= — Show the same number on every cell2
Pink>11 — Add up to more than 112
Lime7 — Add up to exactly 72
Brown<1 — Add up to less than 12
Blue<5 — Be less than 51
Purple3 — Add up to exactly 33
GreenTake any value it likes1
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