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Pips hints — Monday, October 13, 2025

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Monday, October 13, 2025Archived board

Today's Easy board has 6 dominoes across 6 regions, mixing target-sum, no-repeats, all-equal and greater-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.

Hint 1 — where to start

Easy
Ignore the open areas for now and go straight to the slate region, where one cell must be more than 4. Only 2 pip combinations fit it at all, which is why it gives way first.

Hint 2

Easy
There is exactly one home for the 5–3: down column 1, rows 4–5. It is the only tile that works there, because slate must add up to more than 4. The 5 half sits in the slate region, which must be more than 4.
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Easy solution — October 13, 2025

03
22
11
53
02
04

blue: 3 | purple (=2): 1 · 1 | green (≠): 0 · 4 · 3 | amber (=): 0 · 0 | orange (=): 2 · 2 · 2 | slate (>4): 5

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
BlueTake any value it likes1
Purple2 — Add up to exactly 22
Green≠ — Have no two cells showing the same number3
Amber= — Show the same number on every cell2
Orange= — Show the same number on every cell3
Slate>4 — Be more than 41

Today's Medium board has 6 dominoes across 7 regions, mixing greater-than, 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

Medium
Ignore the open areas for now and go straight to the orange region, where one cell must be exactly 3. Only 1 pip combination fits it at all, which is why it gives way first.

Hint 2

Medium
There is exactly one home for the 3–5: down column 3, rows 2–3. It is the only tile that works there, because orange must add up to exactly 3. The 3 half sits in the orange region, which must be exactly 3.

Hint 3

Medium
Lay the 3–6 down column 1, rows 3–4 — no guesswork needed. It is the only tile that works there, because amber must add up to more than 2. The 3 half sits in the amber region, which must be more than 2.
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Medium solution — October 13, 2025

15
25
35
36
26
23

blue: 1 | purple (>1): 2 | green (=15): 5 · 5 · 5 | amber (>2): 3 | orange (=3): 3 | slate (=15): 6 · 6 · 3 | teal (=): 2 · 2

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
BlueTake any value it likes1
Purple>1 — Be more than 11
Green15 — Add up to exactly 153
Amber>2 — Be more than 21
Orange3 — Be exactly 31
Slate15 — Add up to exactly 153
Teal= — Show the same number on every cell2

Today's Hard board has 7 dominoes across 9 regions, mixing greater-than, 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
Ignore the open areas for now and go straight to the slate region, where one cell must be more than 4. Only 2 pip combinations fit it at all, which is why it gives way first.

Hint 2

Hard
There is exactly one home for the 6–1: across row 3, columns 4–5. It is the only tile that works there, because slate must add up to more than 4. The 6 half sits in the slate region, which must be more than 4.

Hint 3

Hard
Lay the 5–6 down column 2, rows 1–2 — no guesswork needed. It is the only tile that works there, because green must add up to exactly 10.

Hint 4

Hard
Place the 0–5 domino across row 3, columns 1–2. It is the only tile that works there, because green must add up to exactly 10. The 0 half sits in the orange region, which must show the same number on every cell.
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Hard solution — October 13, 2025

41
12
56
05
06
61
34

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

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
Blue>1 — Be more than 11
PurpleTake any value it likes1
Green10 — Add up to exactly 102
Amber= — Show the same number on every cell3
Orange= — Show the same number on every cell2
Slate>4 — Be more than 41
TealTake any value it likes1
Pink= — Show the same number on every cell2
LimeTake any value it likes1
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