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Pips hints — Saturday, October 4, 2025

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Saturday, October 4, 2025Archived board

Today's Easy board has 4 dominoes across 5 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

Easy
The green region is the anchor: two cells, and they must add up to exactly 9. Only 4 pip combinations fit it at all, which is why it gives way first.

Hint 2

Easy
The 3–4 belongs down column 1, rows 3–4. It is the only tile that works there, because green must add up to exactly 9.
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Easy solution — October 4, 2025

34
16
63
44

blue: 4 | purple (=8): 4 · 4 | green (=9): 3 · 6 | amber (=7): 1 · 6 | orange: 3

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
BlueTake any value it likes1
Purple8 — Add up to exactly 82
Green9 — Add up to exactly 92
Amber7 — Add up to exactly 72
OrangeTake any value it likes1

Today's Medium board has 8 dominoes across 8 regions, mixing all-equal and 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
The green region is the anchor: one cell, and it must be exactly 4. Only 1 pip combination fits it at all, which is why it gives way first.

Hint 2

Medium
The 0–2 belongs across row 2, columns 3–4. It is the only tile that works there, because blue must show the same number on every cell.

Hint 3

Medium
There is exactly one home for the 1–2: down column 5, rows 1–2. It is the only tile that works there, because purple must show the same number on every cell.
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Medium solution — October 4, 2025

54
02
50
66
01
00
12
41

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

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
Blue= — Show the same number on every cell5
Purple= — Show the same number on every cell3
Green4 — Be exactly 41
AmberTake any value it likes1
Orange= — Show the same number on every cell2
SlateTake any value it likes1
Teal= — Show the same number on every cell2
PinkTake any value it likes1

Today's Hard board has 8 dominoes across 10 regions, mixing all-equal, target-sum and less-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.

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
The purple region is the anchor: one cell, and it must be exactly 0. Only 1 pip combination fits it at all, which is why it gives way first.

Hint 2

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

Hint 3

Hard
There is exactly one home for the 1–0: down column 3, rows 2–3. It is the only tile that works there, because orange must add up to exactly 0. The 1 half sits in the teal region, which must add up to exactly 4.

Hint 4

Hard
Lay the 1–1 across row 4, columns 2–3 — no guesswork needed. It is the only tile that works there, because teal must add up to exactly 4.
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Hard solution — October 4, 2025

44
41
31
10
11
21
00
30

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

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
Blue= — Show the same number on every cell2
Purple0 — Be exactly 01
Green<3 — Add up to less than 32
Amber3 — Be exactly 31
Orange0 — Be exactly 01
SlateTake any value it likes1
Teal4 — Add up to exactly 44
Pink0 — Be exactly 01
Lime3 — Add up to exactly 32
BrownTake any value it likes1
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