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Pips hints — Sunday, October 12, 2025

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Sunday, October 12, 2025Archived board

Easy today: 4 dominoes, 4 regions and greater-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.

Hint 1 — where to start

Easy
Your way in today is the green region: one cell that must be exactly 0. Only 1 pip combination fits it at all, which is why it gives way first.

Hint 2

Easy
The 0–2 belongs across row 4, columns 2–3. It is the only tile that works there, because green must add up to exactly 0. The 0 half sits in the green region, which must be exactly 0.
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Easy solution — October 12, 2025

02
12
22
23

blue (>2): 3 | purple (=): 2 · 2 · 2 · 2 · 2 | green (=0): 0 | amber (=1): 1

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
Blue>2 — Be more than 21
Purple= — Show the same number on every cell5
Green0 — Be exactly 01
Amber1 — Be exactly 11

Medium today: 8 dominoes, 9 regions and greater-than, 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

Medium
Your way in today is the purple region: one cell that must be more than 5. Only 1 pip combination fits it at all, which is why it gives way first.

Hint 2

Medium
The 2–6 belongs across row 2, columns 2–3. It is the only tile that works there, because purple must add up to more than 5. The 2 half sits in the green region, which must take any value it likes.

Hint 3

Medium
There is exactly one home for the 5–3: across row 3, columns 3–4. It is the only tile that works there, because amber must add up to exactly 10.
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Medium solution — October 12, 2025

26
50
00
23
30
13
15
53

blue: 0 | purple (>5): 6 | green: 2 | amber (=10): 5 · 5 | orange: 0 | slate (=): 3 · 3 · 3 · 3 | teal (=2): 1 · 1 | pink (=): 0 · 0 | lime (=7): 5 · 2

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
BlueTake any value it likes1
Purple>5 — Be more than 51
GreenTake any value it likes1
Amber10 — Add up to exactly 102
OrangeTake any value it likes1
Slate= — Show the same number on every cell4
Teal2 — Add up to exactly 22
Pink= — Show the same number on every cell2
Lime7 — Add up to exactly 72

Hard today: 9 dominoes, 11 regions and all-equal, target-sum and no-repeats 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
Your way in today is the purple region: one cell that must be exactly 4. Only 1 pip combination fits it at all, which is why it gives way first.

Hint 2

Hard
The 5–1 belongs across row 2, columns 2–3. It is the only tile that works there, because amber must add up to exactly 1. The 5 half sits in the green region, which must have no two cells showing the same number.

Hint 3

Hard
There is exactly one home for the 2–6: down column 1, rows 4–5. It is the only tile that works there, because orange must add up to exactly 2. The 2 half sits in the orange region, which must be exactly 2.

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 slate must add up to exactly 0. The 0 half sits in the slate region, which must be exactly 0.
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Hard solution — October 12, 2025

06
26
24
64
40
45
51
44
53

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

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
Blue= — Show the same number on every cell3
Purple4 — Be exactly 41
Green≠ — Have no two cells showing the same number4
Amber1 — Be exactly 11
Orange2 — Be exactly 21
Slate0 — Be exactly 01
Teal2 — Be exactly 21
Pink5 — Be exactly 51
Lime≠ — Have no two cells showing the same number3
Brown3 — Be exactly 31
BlueTake any value it likes1
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