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Pips hints — Sunday, October 26, 2025

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The Easy grid runs to 4 regions and 4 tiles, with greater-than, all-equal and target-sum rules in play. 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
Look at the green region first. Across three cells it has to add up to exactly 17. Only 3 pip combinations fit it at all, which is why it gives way first.

Hint 2

Easy
Lay the 6–6 down column 2, rows 1–2 — no guesswork needed. It is the only tile that works there, because green must add up to exactly 17. The 6 half sits in the blue region, which must add up to more than 7.
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Easy solution — October 26, 2025

66
55
52
61

blue (>7): 2 · 6 | purple (=): 5 · 5 | green (=17): 5 · 6 · 6 | amber: 1

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
Blue>7 — Add up to more than 72
Purple= — Show the same number on every cell2
Green17 — Add up to exactly 173
AmberTake any value it likes1

The Medium grid runs to 13 regions and 13 tiles, with no-repeats, target-sum and all-equal rules in play. 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
Look at the amber region first. Across one cell it has to be exactly 1. Only 1 pip combination fits it at all, which is why it gives way first.

Hint 2

Medium
Lay the 0–2 down column 4, rows 3–4 — no guesswork needed. It is the only tile that works there, because green must add up to exactly 0.

Hint 3

Medium
Place the 1–3 domino across row 5, columns 3–4. It is the only tile that works there, because teal must add up to exactly 3. The 1 half sits in the pink region, which must show the same number on every cell.
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Medium solution — October 26, 2025

24
04
46
14
00
12
02
56
54
13
05
55
11

blue: 4 | purple (≠): 4 · 5 · 2 | green (=0): 0 · 0 | amber (=1): 1 | orange (=2): 2 | slate (=): 0 · 0 · 0 | teal (=3): 3 | pink (=): 1 · 1 · 1 · 1 | lime: 4 | brown (=10): 5 · 5 | blue (=22): 5 · 5 · 6 · 6 | purple (≠): 2 · 4 | green: 4

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
BlueTake any value it likes1
Purple≠ — Have no two cells showing the same number3
Green0 — Add up to exactly 02
Amber1 — Be exactly 11
Orange2 — Be exactly 21
Slate= — Show the same number on every cell3
Teal3 — Be exactly 31
Pink= — Show the same number on every cell4
LimeTake any value it likes1
Brown10 — Add up to exactly 102
Blue22 — Add up to exactly 224
Purple≠ — Have no two cells showing the same number2
GreenTake any value it likes1

The Hard grid runs to 7 regions and 8 tiles, with all-equal and target-sum rules in play. 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
Look at the green region first. Across two cells it has to add up to exactly 1. Only 2 pip combinations fit it at all, which is why it gives way first.

Hint 2

Hard
Lay the 1–1 across row 2, columns 2–3 — no guesswork needed. It is the only tile that works there, because green must add up to exactly 1. The 1 half sits in the purple region, which must add up to exactly 5.

Hint 3

Hard
Place the 3–1 domino down column 2, rows 3–4. It is the only tile that works there, because slate must add up to exactly 3.

Hint 4

Hard
The 0–2 belongs down column 3, rows 4–5. It is the only tile that works there, because slate must add up to exactly 3.
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Hard solution — October 26, 2025

51
31
11
42
04
44
53
02

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

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
Blue= — Show the same number on every cell3
Purple5 — Add up to exactly 54
Green1 — Add up to exactly 12
AmberTake any value it likes1
Orange= — Show the same number on every cell2
Slate3 — Add up to exactly 32
Teal5 — Add up to exactly 52
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