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Pips hints — Saturday, October 18, 2025

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Saturday, October 18, 2025Archived board

Easy today: 5 dominoes, 6 regions and greater-than, all-equal, target-sum and less-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

Easy
Ignore the open areas for now and go straight to the blue 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
Lay the 3–2 down column 2, rows 3–4 — no guesswork needed. It is the only tile that works there, because orange must add up to less than 3. The 3 half sits in the purple region, which must show the same number on every cell.
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Easy solution — October 18, 2025

32
33
34
35
36

blue (>4): 5 | purple (=): 3 · 3 · 3 · 3 | green (=9): 3 · 6 | amber (<4): 3 | orange (<3): 2 | slate: 4

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
Blue>4 — Be more than 41
Purple= — Show the same number on every cell4
Green9 — Add up to exactly 92
Amber<4 — Be less than 41
Orange<3 — Be less than 31
SlateTake any value it likes1

Medium today: 12 dominoes, 14 regions and greater-than, all-equal, target-sum and less-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
Ignore the open areas for now and go straight to the slate region, where two cells must add up to exactly 12. Only 1 pip combination fits it at all, which is why it gives way first.

Hint 2

Medium
Lay the 6–6 down column 1, rows 4–5 — no guesswork needed. It is the only tile that works there, because slate must add up to exactly 12.

Hint 3

Medium
Place the 6–0 domino down column 6, rows 4–5. It is the only tile that works there, because teal must add up to exactly 0. The 6 half sits in the lime region, which must add up to exactly 10.
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Medium solution — October 18, 2025

42
14
60
31
00
55
66
63
52
44
33
16

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

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
BlueTake any value it likes1
PurpleTake any value it likes1
Green>4 — Be more than 41
AmberTake any value it likes1
Orange= — Show the same number on every cell4
Slate12 — Add up to exactly 122
Teal0 — Add up to exactly 03
Pink10 — Add up to exactly 102
Lime10 — Add up to exactly 102
Brown2 — Add up to exactly 22
BlueTake any value it likes1
Purple<4 — Be less than 41
Green10 — Add up to exactly 102
AmberTake any value it likes1

Hard today: 12 dominoes, 10 regions and no-repeats, 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
Ignore the open areas for now and go straight to the amber region, where 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 1–0 across row 4, columns 2–3 — no guesswork needed. It is the only tile that works there, because amber must add up to exactly 0. The 1 half sits in the blue region, which must have no two cells showing the same number.

Hint 3

Hard
Place the 1–6 domino down column 4, rows 4–5. It is the only tile that works there, because orange must add up to exactly 3.

Hint 4

Hard
The 6–6 belongs down column 4, rows 2–3. It is the only tile that works there, because green must add up to exactly 29. The 6 half sits in the blue region, which must have no two cells showing the same number.
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Hard solution — October 18, 2025

41
10
16
06
66
62
64
56
44
25
42
05

blue (≠): 4 · 2 · 0 · 6 · 5 · 1 | purple (=8): 6 · 2 | green (=29): 6 · 6 · 5 · 6 · 6 | amber (=0): 0 | orange (=3): 2 · 1 | slate (>3): 4 | teal: 5 | pink (=7): 0 · 6 · 1 | lime: 4 | brown (=): 4 · 4

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
Blue≠ — Have no two cells showing the same number6
Purple8 — Add up to exactly 82
Green29 — Add up to exactly 295
Amber0 — Be exactly 01
Orange3 — Add up to exactly 32
Slate>3 — Be more than 31
TealTake any value it likes1
Pink7 — Add up to exactly 73
LimeTake any value it likes1
Brown= — Show the same number on every cell2
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