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Pips hints — Wednesday, October 8, 2025

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Wednesday, October 8, 2025Archived board

The Easy grid runs to 3 regions and 4 tiles, with 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

Easy
Ignore the open areas for now and go straight to the green region, where one cell must be exactly 6. Only 1 pip combination fits it at all, which is why it gives way first.

Hint 2

Easy
The 6–3 belongs across row 5, columns 1–2. It is the only tile that works there, because green must add up to exactly 6. The 6 half sits in the green region, which must be exactly 6.
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Easy solution — October 8, 2025

63
34
00
10

blue (=0): 0 · 0 · 0 | purple (=11): 4 · 1 · 3 · 3 | green (=6): 6

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
Blue0 — Add up to exactly 03
Purple11 — Add up to exactly 114
Green6 — Be exactly 61

The Medium grid runs to 11 regions and 11 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

Medium
Ignore the open areas for now and go straight to the blue region, where one cell must be exactly 6. Only 1 pip combination fits it at all, which is why it gives way first.

Hint 2

Medium
The 6–1 belongs down column 4, rows 1–2. It is the only tile that works there, because blue must add up to exactly 6. The 6 half sits in the blue region, which must be exactly 6.

Hint 3

Medium
There is exactly one home for the 6–2: across row 5, columns 1–2. It is the only tile that works there, because slate must add up to exactly 12.
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Medium solution — October 8, 2025

51
62
56
06
63
53
45
61
01
40
64

blue (=6): 6 | purple (=3): 1 · 1 · 1 | green: 5 | amber (=0): 0 · 0 · 0 | orange (=6): 3 · 3 | slate (=12): 6 · 6 | teal (=): 5 · 5 | pink (=18): 6 · 6 · 6 | lime (=2): 2 | brown (=5): 5 | blue (=): 4 · 4 · 4

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
Blue6 — Be exactly 61
Purple3 — Add up to exactly 33
GreenTake any value it likes1
Amber0 — Add up to exactly 03
Orange6 — Add up to exactly 62
Slate12 — Add up to exactly 122
Teal= — Show the same number on every cell2
Pink18 — Add up to exactly 183
Lime2 — Be exactly 21
Brown5 — Be exactly 51
Blue= — Show the same number on every cell3

The Hard grid runs to 11 regions and 11 tiles, with target-sum, less-than, no-repeats 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.

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 purple region, where one cell must be less than 1. Only 1 pip combination fits it at all, which is why it gives way first.

Hint 2

Hard
The 0–1 belongs across row 1, columns 4–5. It is the only tile that works there, because purple must add up to less than 1. The 0 half sits in the purple region, which must be less than 1.

Hint 3

Hard
There is exactly one home for the 5–6: across row 3, columns 3–4. It is the only tile that works there, because teal must add up to exactly 11.

Hint 4

Hard
Lay the 0–6 down column 2, rows 3–4 — no guesswork needed. It is the only tile that works there, because teal must add up to exactly 11. The 0 half sits in the brown region, which must show the same number on every cell.
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Hard solution — October 8, 2025

00
15
23
01
56
44
13
06
03
14
11

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

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
Blue11 — Add up to exactly 113
Purple<1 — Be less than 11
Green1 — Add up to exactly 12
Amber1 — Be exactly 11
OrangeTake any value it likes1
SlateTake any value it likes1
Teal11 — Add up to exactly 112
Pink11 — Add up to exactly 112
Lime≠ — Have no two cells showing the same number2
Brown= — Show the same number on every cell3
Blue= — Show the same number on every cell4
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