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Pips hints — Saturday, October 11, 2025

An archived puzzle. Pick your difficulty for a spoiler-safe nudge, then reveal the full board if you want it.

Saturday, October 11, 2025Archived board

The Easy grid runs to 5 regions and 5 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

Easy
Look at the purple region first. Across one cell it has to be exactly 3. Only 1 pip combination fits it at all, which is why it gives way first.

Hint 2

Easy
Place the 3–1 domino down column 4, rows 1–2. It is the only tile that works there, because purple must add up to exactly 3. The 3 half sits in the purple region, which must be exactly 3.
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Easy solution — October 11, 2025

11
31
66
42
44

blue (=12): 6 · 6 | purple (=3): 3 | green (=3): 1 · 1 · 1 | amber: 2 | orange (=): 4 · 4 · 4

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
Blue12 — Add up to exactly 122
Purple3 — Be exactly 31
Green3 — Add up to exactly 33
AmberTake any value it likes1
Orange= — Show the same number on every cell3

The Medium grid runs to 9 regions and 8 tiles, with all-equal, greater-than, 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
Look at the purple region first. Across one cell it has to be more than 4. Only 2 pip combinations fit it at all, which is why it gives way first.

Hint 2

Medium
Place the 6–0 domino across row 2, columns 2–3. It is the only tile that works there, because purple must add up to more than 4. The 6 half sits in the purple region, which must be more than 4.

Hint 3

Medium
The 0–2 belongs across row 4, columns 1–2. It is the only tile that works there, because orange must add up to exactly 4. The 0 half sits in the green region, which must show the same number on every cell.
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Medium solution — October 11, 2025

52
02
30
04
60
33
01
54

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

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
Blue= — Show the same number on every cell2
Purple>4 — Be more than 41
Green= — Show the same number on every cell5
AmberTake any value it likes1
Orange4 — Add up to exactly 42
SlateTake any value it likes1
Teal= — Show the same number on every cell2
Pink<3 — Be less than 31
LimeTake any value it likes1

The Hard grid runs to 9 regions and 6 tiles, with target-sum 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
Look at the blue region first. Across one cell it has to be exactly 5. Only 1 pip combination fits it at all, which is why it gives way first.

Hint 2

Hard
Place the 5–6 domino down column 1, rows 3–4. It is the only tile that works there, because pink must add up to more than 4. The 5 half sits in the green region, which must add up to exactly 10.

Hint 3

Hard
The 4–5 belongs across row 2, columns 1–2. It is the only tile that works there, because green must add up to exactly 10. The 4 half sits in the amber region, which must add up to exactly 7.

Hint 4

Hard
There is exactly one home for the 6–3: across row 2, columns 3–4. It is the only tile that works there, because orange must add up to exactly 9.
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Hard solution — October 11, 2025

56
40
35
45
63
31

blue (=5): 5 | purple: 3 | green (=10): 5 · 5 | amber (=7): 4 · 3 | orange (=9): 6 · 3 | slate (=4): 4 | teal: 0 | pink (>4): 6 | lime: 1

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
Blue5 — Be exactly 51
PurpleTake any value it likes1
Green10 — Add up to exactly 102
Amber7 — Add up to exactly 72
Orange9 — Add up to exactly 92
Slate4 — Be exactly 41
TealTake any value it likes1
Pink>4 — Be more than 41
LimeTake any value it likes1
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