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Pips hints — Wednesday, October 22, 2025

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Wednesday, October 22, 2025Archived board

Today's Easy board has 4 dominoes across 3 regions, mixing less-than and target-sum 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
Your way in today is the green region: two cells that must add up to exactly 6. Only 7 pip combinations fit it at all, which is why it gives way first.

Hint 2

Easy
Lay the 5–0 across row 3, columns 1–2 — no guesswork needed. It is the only tile that works there, because green must add up to exactly 6.
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Easy solution — October 22, 2025

23
50
41
00

blue (<5): 4 · 0 | purple (=5): 0 · 2 · 0 · 3 | green (=6): 1 · 5

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
Blue<5 — Add up to less than 52
Purple5 — Add up to exactly 54
Green6 — Add up to exactly 62

Today's Medium board has 12 dominoes across 11 regions, mixing less-than, all-equal and target-sum 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
Your way in today is the lime region: five cells that must add up to exactly 30. Only 1 pip combination fits it at all, which is why it gives way first.

Hint 2

Medium
Lay the 6–4 across row 7, columns 2–3 — no guesswork needed. It is the only tile that works there, because lime must add up to exactly 30.

Hint 3

Medium
Place the 6–6 domino across row 8, columns 1–2. It is the only tile that works there, because lime must add up to exactly 30.
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Medium solution — October 22, 2025

64
45
11
12
66
22
20
65
13
04
03
62

blue (<5): 4 | purple: 5 | green (=): 1 · 1 · 1 · 1 | amber: 0 | orange: 2 | slate (=): 2 · 2 · 2 · 2 | teal (=): 3 · 3 | pink (=): 0 · 0 | lime (=30): 6 · 6 · 6 · 6 · 6 | brown (=): 4 · 4 | blue: 5

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
Blue<5 — Be less than 51
PurpleTake any value it likes1
Green= — Show the same number on every cell4
AmberTake any value it likes1
OrangeTake any value it likes1
Slate= — Show the same number on every cell4
Teal= — Show the same number on every cell2
Pink= — Show the same number on every cell2
Lime30 — Add up to exactly 305
Brown= — Show the same number on every cell2
BlueTake any value it likes1

Today's Hard board has 10 dominoes across 11 regions, mixing less-than, no-repeats, target-sum, greater-than 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
Your way in today is the purple region: one cell that must be less than 1. Only 1 pip combination fits it at all, which is why it gives way first.

Hint 2

Hard
Lay the 5–6 across row 4, columns 3–4 — no guesswork needed. It is the only tile that works there, because orange must add up to exactly 12. The 5 half sits in the amber region, which must add up to exactly 10.

Hint 3

Hard
Place the 6–0 domino down column 3, rows 6–7. It is the only tile that works there, because lime must add up to exactly 11.

Hint 4

Hard
The 5–1 belongs across row 8, columns 3–4. It is the only tile that works there, because lime must add up to exactly 11.
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Hard solution — October 22, 2025

64
01
54
23
22
60
53
51
56
12

blue: 1 | purple (<1): 0 | green (≠): 3 · 4 | amber (=10): 5 · 5 | orange (=12): 6 · 6 | slate (>3): 4 | teal (=6): 2 · 2 · 0 · 2 | pink (=8): 5 · 3 | lime (=11): 6 · 5 | brown (=): 1 · 1 | blue: 2

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
BlueTake any value it likes1
Purple<1 — Be less than 11
Green≠ — Have no two cells showing the same number2
Amber10 — Add up to exactly 102
Orange12 — Add up to exactly 122
Slate>3 — Be more than 31
Teal6 — Add up to exactly 64
Pink8 — Add up to exactly 82
Lime11 — Add up to exactly 112
Brown= — Show the same number on every cell2
BlueTake any value it likes1
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