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Pips hints — Wednesday, October 15, 2025

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Easy today: 4 dominoes, 4 regions 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

Easy
Start with the blue region — its one cell must take any value it likes. Only 7 pip combinations fit it at all, which is why it gives way first.

Hint 2

Easy
Place the 2–5 domino across row 3, columns 1–2. It is the only tile that works there, because green must show the same number on every cell.
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Easy solution — October 15, 2025

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blue: 3 | purple (=): 5 · 5 · 5 · 5 | green (=): 2 · 2 | amber: 0

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
BlueTake any value it likes1
Purple= — Show the same number on every cell4
Green= — Show the same number on every cell2
AmberTake any value it likes1

Medium today: 10 dominoes, 12 regions and target-sum and greater-than 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
Start with the teal region — its one cell must be exactly 2. Only 1 pip combination fits it at all, which is why it gives way first.

Hint 2

Medium
Place the 0–2 domino across row 5, columns 5–6. It is the only tile that works there, because teal must add up to exactly 2. The 0 half sits in the slate region, which must add up to exactly 3.

Hint 3

Medium
The 0–4 belongs down column 4, rows 5–6. It is the only tile that works there, because blue must add up to exactly 4. The 0 half sits in the slate region, which must add up to exactly 3.
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Medium solution — October 15, 2025

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blue: 3 | purple: 4 | green (=5): 2 · 3 | amber (=6): 1 · 5 | orange (>7): 4 · 4 | slate (=3): 0 · 0 · 0 · 0 · 3 | teal (=2): 2 | pink (=0): 0 · 0 | lime: 3 | brown: 3 | blue (=4): 4 | purple (=1): 1

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
BlueTake any value it likes1
PurpleTake any value it likes1
Green5 — Add up to exactly 52
Amber6 — Add up to exactly 62
Orange>7 — Add up to more than 72
Slate3 — Add up to exactly 35
Teal2 — Be exactly 21
Pink0 — Add up to exactly 02
LimeTake any value it likes1
BrownTake any value it likes1
Blue4 — Be exactly 41
Purple1 — Be exactly 11

Hard today: 15 dominoes, 17 regions and target-sum, greater-than 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.

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 teal region — its one cell must be exactly 4. Only 1 pip combination fits it at all, which is why it gives way first.

Hint 2

Hard
Place the 0–2 domino across row 7, columns 7–8. 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.

Hint 3

Hard
The 3–0 belongs across row 8, columns 3–4. 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 4

Hard
There is exactly one home for the 2–6: down column 2, rows 9–10. It is the only tile that works there, because teal must add up to exactly 2. The 2 half sits in the teal region, which must be exactly 2.
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Hard solution — October 15, 2025

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blue (=8): 4 · 4 | purple (=2): 1 · 1 | green (=4): 3 · 1 | amber (>3): 6 | orange (=10): 5 · 5 | slate (=0): 0 · 0 · 0 | teal (=4): 4 | pink (>1): 2 | lime (=9): 5 · 4 | brown (=2): 2 · 0 | blue (=1): 1 · 0 | purple (=): 2 · 2 | green (=0): 0 | amber (=12): 6 · 6 | orange (=3): 3 | slate (=): 3 · 3 · 3 | teal (=2): 2

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
Blue8 — Add up to exactly 82
Purple2 — Add up to exactly 22
Green4 — Add up to exactly 42
Amber>3 — Be more than 31
Orange10 — Add up to exactly 102
Slate0 — Add up to exactly 03
Teal4 — Be exactly 41
Pink>1 — Be more than 11
Lime9 — Add up to exactly 92
Brown2 — Add up to exactly 22
Blue1 — Add up to exactly 12
Purple= — Show the same number on every cell2
Green0 — Be exactly 01
Amber12 — Add up to exactly 122
Orange3 — Be exactly 31
Slate= — Show the same number on every cell3
Teal2 — Be exactly 21
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