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Pips hints — Friday, October 10, 2025

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Friday, October 10, 2025Archived board

Today's Easy board has 4 dominoes across 4 regions, mixing target-sum and all-equal 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
Start with the amber region — its one cell must be exactly 3. Only 1 pip combination fits it at all, which is why it gives way first.

Hint 2

Easy
Lay the 3–3 down column 4, rows 4–5 — no guesswork needed. It is the only tile that works there, because amber must add up to exactly 3. The 3 half sits in the green region, which must take any value it likes.
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Easy solution — October 10, 2025

44
41
33
11

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

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
Blue3 — Add up to exactly 33
Purple= — Show the same number on every cell3
GreenTake any value it likes1
Amber3 — Be exactly 31

Today's Medium board has 10 dominoes across 9 regions, mixing less-than, all-equal, no-repeats 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
Start with the lime 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

Medium
Lay the 0–5 down column 4, rows 5–6 — no guesswork needed. It is the only tile that works there, because lime must add up to exactly 0.

Hint 3

Medium
Place the 6–3 domino down column 1, rows 1–2. It is the only tile that works there, because blue must add up to less than 4. The 6 half sits in the orange region, which must show the same number on every cell.
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Medium solution — October 10, 2025

54
66
23
55
63
46
30
05
25
41

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

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
Blue<4 — Be less than 41
Purple= — Show the same number on every cell2
Green<4 — Be less than 41
Amber<4 — Be less than 41
Orange= — Show the same number on every cell4
Slate= — Show the same number on every cell5
Teal≠ — Have no two cells showing the same number3
PinkTake any value it likes1
Lime0 — Add up to exactly 02

Today's Hard board has 16 dominoes across 14 regions, mixing target-sum and all-equal 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
Start with the purple region — its one cell must be exactly 0. Only 1 pip combination fits it at all, which is why it gives way first.

Hint 2

Hard
Lay the 0–1 down column 1, rows 5–6 — no guesswork needed. It is the only tile that works there, because purple must add up to exactly 0. The 0 half sits in the purple region, which must be exactly 0.

Hint 3

Hard
Place the 3–5 domino down column 5, rows 5–6. It is the only tile that works there, because green must add up to exactly 5. The 3 half sits in the brown region, which must show the same number on every cell.

Hint 4

Hard
The 6–5 belongs down column 2, rows 2–3. It is the only tile that works there, because blue must add up to exactly 18.
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Hard solution — October 10, 2025

54
33
40
32
44
35
62
01
31
65
14
63
05
34
66
00

blue (=18): 6 · 6 · 6 | purple: 6 | green (=): 4 · 4 · 4 · 4 | amber (=): 2 · 2 | orange (=5): 1 · 4 | slate (=10): 5 · 5 | teal: 1 | pink (=0): 0 · 0 · 0 · 0 | lime (=5): 4 · 1 | brown (=): 3 · 3 · 3 · 3 · 3 | blue (=): 3 · 3 | purple (=0): 0 | green (=5): 5 | amber (=11): 6 · 5

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
Blue18 — Add up to exactly 183
PurpleTake any value it likes1
Green= — Show the same number on every cell4
Amber= — Show the same number on every cell2
Orange5 — Add up to exactly 52
Slate10 — Add up to exactly 102
TealTake any value it likes1
Pink0 — Add up to exactly 04
Lime5 — Add up to exactly 52
Brown= — Show the same number on every cell5
Blue= — Show the same number on every cell2
Purple0 — Be exactly 01
Green5 — Be exactly 51
Amber11 — Add up to exactly 112
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