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Pips hints — Friday, October 31, 2025

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Friday, October 31, 2025Archived board

Today's Easy board has 4 dominoes across 6 regions, mixing 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

Easy
Look at the green region first. Across one cell it has to be exactly 3. Only 1 pip combination fits it at all, which is why it gives way first.

Hint 2

Easy
Place the 5–3 domino down column 4, rows 2–3. It is the only tile that works there, because green must add up to exactly 3. The 5 half sits in the slate region, which must take any value it likes.
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Easy solution — October 31, 2025

15
26
53
66

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

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
Blue= — Show the same number on every cell3
PurpleTake any value it likes1
Green3 — Be exactly 31
Amber1 — Be exactly 11
OrangeTake any value it likes1
SlateTake any value it likes1

Today's Medium board has 7 dominoes across 8 regions, mixing target-sum, all-equal and no-repeats 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
Look at the blue region first. Across one cell it has to be exactly 3. Only 1 pip combination fits it at all, which is why it gives way first.

Hint 2

Medium
Place the 4–3 domino down column 3, rows 1–2. It is the only tile that works there, because blue must add up to exactly 3. The 4 half sits in the purple region, which must show the same number on every cell.

Hint 3

Medium
The 3–6 belongs across row 4, columns 2–3. It is the only tile that works there, because slate must add up to exactly 6. The 3 half sits in the orange region, which must have no two cells showing the same number.
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Medium solution — October 31, 2025

44
22
50
33
21
43
36

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

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
Blue3 — Be exactly 31
Purple= — Show the same number on every cell3
Green4 — Add up to exactly 42
AmberTake any value it likes1
Orange≠ — Have no two cells showing the same number4
Slate6 — Be exactly 61
TealTake any value it likes1
Pink5 — Be exactly 51

Today's Hard board has 9 dominoes across 9 regions, mixing target-sum, greater-than, all-equal and less-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
Look at the orange region first. Across one cell it has to be less than 2. Only 2 pip combinations fit it at all, which is why it gives way first.

Hint 2

Hard
Place the 4–4 domino down column 3, rows 4–5. It is the only tile that works there, because slate must show the same number on every cell.

Hint 3

Hard
The 4–6 belongs across row 5, columns 1–2. It is the only tile that works there, because slate must show the same number on every cell.

Hint 4

Hard
There is exactly one home for the 6–6: across row 4, columns 1–2. It is the only tile that works there, because green must show the same number on every cell.
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Hard solution — October 31, 2025

55
44
15
66
16
20
46
14
26

blue (=16): 5 · 5 · 1 · 5 | purple (>1): 2 | green (=): 6 · 6 · 6 · 6 · 6 | amber: 2 | orange (<2): 0 | slate (=): 4 · 4 · 4 | teal: 1 | pink: 1 | lime (>3): 4

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
Blue16 — Add up to exactly 164
Purple>1 — Be more than 11
Green= — Show the same number on every cell5
AmberTake any value it likes1
Orange<2 — Be less than 21
Slate= — Show the same number on every cell3
TealTake any value it likes1
PinkTake any value it likes1
Lime>3 — Be more than 31
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