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Pips hints — Thursday, October 30, 2025

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Easy today: 5 dominoes, 6 regions and all-equal and target-sum 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 slate region — its two cells must add up to exactly 0. Only 1 pip combination fits it at all, which is why it gives way first.

Hint 2

Easy
Lay the 3–0 down column 3, rows 3–4 — no guesswork needed. It is the only tile that works there, because slate must add up to exactly 0. The 3 half sits in the amber region, which must show the same number on every cell.
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Easy solution — October 30, 2025

41
30
44
13
02

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

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
Blue= — Show the same number on every cell3
PurpleTake any value it likes1
GreenTake any value it likes1
Amber= — Show the same number on every cell2
OrangeTake any value it likes1
Slate0 — Add up to exactly 02

Medium today: 7 dominoes, 5 regions and target-sum 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

Medium
Start with the amber 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

Medium
Lay the 6–1 down column 3, rows 3–4 — no guesswork needed. It is the only tile that works there, because amber must add up to exactly 11.

Hint 3

Medium
Place the 3–5 domino across row 5, columns 3–4. It is the only tile that works there, because amber must add up to exactly 11. The 3 half sits in the orange region, which must add up to exactly 8.
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Medium solution — October 30, 2025

61
14
22
11
35
25
21

blue (=6): 2 · 2 · 2 | purple (=): 1 · 1 · 1 · 1 · 1 | green (=6): 4 · 2 | amber (=11): 6 · 5 | orange (=8): 3 · 5

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
Blue6 — Add up to exactly 63
Purple= — Show the same number on every cell5
Green6 — Add up to exactly 62
Amber11 — Add up to exactly 112
Orange8 — Add up to exactly 82

Hard today: 10 dominoes, 10 regions and greater-than, less-than, all-equal and target-sum 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 slate region — its 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 2–0 across row 3, columns 4–5 — no guesswork needed. It is the only tile that works there, because slate must add up to exactly 0. The 2 half sits in the orange region, which must add up to exactly 25.

Hint 3

Hard
Place the 2–4 domino down column 3, rows 4–5. It is the only tile that works there, because pink must add up to exactly 2. The 2 half sits in the pink region, which must be exactly 2.

Hint 4

Hard
The 0–5 belongs down column 4, rows 4–5. It is the only tile that works there, because lime must add up to exactly 1.
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Hard solution — October 30, 2025

61
56
20
66
55
11
05
53
62
24

blue (>1): 3 | purple (<5): 1 | green (=): 5 · 5 · 5 | amber (=17): 5 · 6 · 6 | orange (=25): 6 · 6 · 2 · 2 · 4 · 5 | slate (=0): 0 | teal: 6 | pink (=2): 2 | lime (=1): 0 · 1 | brown: 1

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
Blue>1 — Be more than 11
Purple<5 — Be less than 51
Green= — Show the same number on every cell3
Amber17 — Add up to exactly 173
Orange25 — Add up to exactly 256
Slate0 — Be exactly 01
TealTake any value it likes1
Pink2 — Be exactly 21
Lime1 — Add up to exactly 12
BrownTake any value it likes1
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