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Pips hints — Saturday, October 25, 2025

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Saturday, October 25, 2025Archived board

Today's Easy board has 6 dominoes across 5 regions, mixing all-equal, 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
Start with the green region — its two cells must add up to exactly 11. 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 5–6: down column 1, rows 2–3. It is the only tile that works there, because green must add up to exactly 11. The 5 half sits in the blue region, which must show the same number on every cell.
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Easy solution — October 25, 2025

00
14
26
55
56
50

blue (=): 5 · 5 · 5 | purple (<8): 0 · 0 · 1 · 2 | green (=11): 6 · 5 | amber: 0 | orange (=10): 4 · 6

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
Blue= — Show the same number on every cell3
Purple<8 — Add up to less than 84
Green11 — Add up to exactly 112
AmberTake any value it likes1
Orange10 — Add up to exactly 102

Today's Medium board has 10 dominoes across 8 regions, mixing target-sum, no-repeats 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
Start with the green region — its one cell must be exactly 1. 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 5–1: down column 6, rows 1–2. It is the only tile that works there, because green must add up to exactly 1. The 5 half sits in the orange region, which must show the same number on every cell.

Hint 3

Medium
Lay the 2–6 down column 1, rows 3–4 — no guesswork needed. It is the only tile that works there, because blue must add up to exactly 24. The 2 half sits in the slate region, which must show the same number on every cell.
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Medium solution — October 25, 2025

44
26
63
11
52
66
22
53
55
51

blue (=24): 6 · 6 · 6 · 6 | purple: 4 | green (=1): 1 | amber (≠): 4 · 3 · 5 · 2 · 1 | orange (=): 5 · 5 · 5 · 5 | slate (=): 2 · 2 | teal (=3): 1 · 2 | pink: 3

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
Blue24 — Add up to exactly 244
PurpleTake any value it likes1
Green1 — Be exactly 11
Amber≠ — Have no two cells showing the same number5
Orange= — Show the same number on every cell4
Slate= — Show the same number on every cell2
Teal3 — Add up to exactly 32
PinkTake any value it likes1

Today's Hard board has 15 dominoes across 15 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.

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 purple 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

Hard
There is exactly one home for the 1–6: down column 7, rows 1–2. It is the only tile that works there, because pink must add up to exactly 1. The 1 half sits in the pink region, which must be exactly 1.

Hint 3

Hard
Lay the 6–0 down column 4, rows 3–4 — no guesswork needed. It is the only tile that works there, because purple must add up to exactly 0. The 6 half sits in the green region, which must add up to exactly 26.

Hint 4

Hard
Place the 2–0 domino across row 5, columns 4–5. It is the only tile that works there, because purple must add up to exactly 0. The 2 half sits in the orange region, which must add up to exactly 6.
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Hard solution — October 25, 2025

55
60
42
52
30
14
05
40
20
22
16
51
12
46
11

blue: 0 | purple (=2): 2 | green (=26): 5 · 5 · 5 · 6 · 5 | amber: 1 | orange (=12): 6 · 6 | slate: 4 | teal (≠): 3 · 0 · 4 | pink (=1): 1 | lime (=4): 4 | brown (=): 2 · 2 · 2 · 2 | blue (>4): 5 | purple (=0): 0 · 0 | green (=4): 1 · 1 · 1 · 1 | amber (=0): 0 | orange (=6): 2 · 4

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
BlueTake any value it likes1
Purple2 — Be exactly 21
Green26 — Add up to exactly 265
AmberTake any value it likes1
Orange12 — Add up to exactly 122
SlateTake any value it likes1
Teal≠ — Have no two cells showing the same number3
Pink1 — Be exactly 11
Lime4 — Be exactly 41
Brown= — Show the same number on every cell4
Blue>4 — Be more than 41
Purple0 — Add up to exactly 02
Green4 — Add up to exactly 44
Amber0 — Be exactly 01
Orange6 — Add up to exactly 62
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