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Pips hints — Sunday, November 2, 2025

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Sunday, November 2, 2025Archived board

Easy today: 5 dominoes, 6 regions 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
Your way in today is the orange region: one cell that must be exactly 2. Only 1 pip combination fits it at all, which is why it gives way first.

Hint 2

Easy
Lay the 1–2 across row 2, columns 4–5 — no guesswork needed. It is the only tile that works there, because orange must add up to exactly 2. The 1 half sits in the amber region, which must add up to exactly 2.
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Easy solution — November 2, 2025

46
12
60
61
55

blue (=12): 6 · 6 | purple: 4 | green (=10): 0 · 5 · 5 | amber (=2): 1 · 1 | orange (=2): 2 | slate: 6

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
Blue12 — Add up to exactly 122
PurpleTake any value it likes1
Green10 — Add up to exactly 103
Amber2 — Add up to exactly 22
Orange2 — Be exactly 21
SlateTake any value it likes1

Medium today: 7 dominoes, 9 regions and target-sum, less-than and greater-than 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
Your way in today is the teal region: one cell that must be exactly 2. Only 1 pip combination fits it at all, which is why it gives way first.

Hint 2

Medium
Lay the 2–4 down column 1, rows 3–4 — no guesswork needed. It is the only tile that works there, because teal must add up to exactly 2. The 2 half sits in the teal region, which must be exactly 2.

Hint 3

Medium
Place the 6–6 domino down column 4, rows 2–3. It is the only tile that works there, because amber must add up to more than 4. The 6 half sits in the amber region, which must be more than 4.
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Medium solution — November 2, 2025

51
16
41
64
45
66
24

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

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
BlueTake any value it likes1
Purple10 — Add up to exactly 102
Green<4 — Add up to less than 43
Amber>4 — Be more than 41
Orange11 — Add up to exactly 112
Slate11 — Add up to exactly 112
Teal2 — Be exactly 21
PinkTake any value it likes1
LimeTake any value it likes1

Hard today: 14 dominoes, 14 regions and target-sum, all-equal and greater-than 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
Your way in today is the blue region: one cell that must be exactly 0. Only 1 pip combination fits it at all, which is why it gives way first.

Hint 2

Hard
Lay the 4–0 across row 1, columns 4–5 — no guesswork needed. It is the only tile that works there, because blue must add up to exactly 0. The 4 half sits in the purple region, which must add up to exactly 8.

Hint 3

Hard
Place the 3–2 domino down column 7, rows 3–4. It is the only tile that works there, because amber must add up to exactly 3. The 3 half sits in the amber region, which must be exactly 3.

Hint 4

Hard
The 3–0 belongs down column 1, rows 4–5. It is the only tile that works there, because teal must add up to exactly 0. The 3 half sits in the orange region, which must add up to exactly 6.
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Hard solution — November 2, 2025

65
15
50
40
64
60
10
31
11
41
16
24
32
30

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

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
Blue0 — Be exactly 01
Purple8 — Add up to exactly 82
Green= — Show the same number on every cell7
Amber3 — Be exactly 31
Orange6 — Add up to exactly 62
Slate8 — Add up to exactly 82
Teal0 — Be exactly 01
Pink0 — Add up to exactly 03
Lime10 — Add up to exactly 102
Brown2 — Be exactly 21
Blue12 — Add up to exactly 122
Purple8 — Add up to exactly 82
Green>4 — Be more than 41
Amber>4 — Be more than 41
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