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Pips hints — Monday, November 3, 2025

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Monday, November 3, 2025Archived board

Today's Easy board has 4 dominoes across 5 regions, mixing target-sum 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

Easy
Ignore the open areas for now and go straight to the blue region, where one cell must be exactly 0. Only 1 pip combination fits it at all, which is why it gives way first.

Hint 2

Easy
Place the 2–0 domino across row 1, columns 2–3. It is the only tile that works there, because blue must add up to exactly 0. The 2 half sits in the purple region, which must show the same number on every cell.
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Easy solution — November 3, 2025

23
50
20
22

blue (=0): 0 | purple (=): 2 · 2 · 2 · 2 | green (=0): 0 | amber: 5 | orange: 3

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
Blue0 — Be exactly 01
Purple= — Show the same number on every cell4
Green0 — Be exactly 01
AmberTake any value it likes1
OrangeTake any value it likes1

Today's Medium board has 7 dominoes across 6 regions, mixing 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

Medium
Ignore the open areas for now and go straight to the amber region, where two cells must add up to exactly 5. Only 6 pip combinations fit it at all, which is why it gives way first.

Hint 2

Medium
Place the 0–0 domino down column 4, rows 2–3. It is the only tile that works there, because amber must add up to exactly 5.

Hint 3

Medium
The 5–1 belongs down column 3, rows 3–4. It is the only tile that works there, because orange must add up to exactly 5.
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Medium solution — November 3, 2025

31
53
55
11
41
51
00

blue: 5 | purple (=10): 3 · 4 · 3 | green: 5 | amber (=5): 5 · 0 | orange (=5): 5 · 0 | slate (=5): 1 · 1 · 1 · 1 · 1

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
BlueTake any value it likes1
Purple10 — Add up to exactly 103
GreenTake any value it likes1
Amber5 — Add up to exactly 52
Orange5 — Add up to exactly 52
Slate5 — Add up to exactly 55

Today's Hard board has 11 dominoes across 14 regions, mixing target-sum, no-repeats, greater-than, less-than 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.

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
Ignore the open areas for now and go straight to the blue region, where one cell must be exactly 1. Only 1 pip combination fits it at all, which is why it gives way first.

Hint 2

Hard
Place the 1–1 domino across row 1, columns 2–3. It is the only tile that works there, because blue must add up to exactly 1. The 1 half sits in the blue region, which must be exactly 1.

Hint 3

Hard
The 4–4 belongs down column 4, rows 1–2. It is the only tile that works there, because green must add up to exactly 4. The 4 half sits in the green region, which must be exactly 4.

Hint 4

Hard
There is exactly one home for the 2–2: across row 1, columns 5–6. It is the only tile that works there, because amber must add up to exactly 2. The 2 half sits in the purple region, which must have no two cells showing the same number.
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Hard solution — November 3, 2025

11
25
22
65
44
33
05
03
21
10
63

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

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
Blue1 — Be exactly 11
Purple≠ — Have no two cells showing the same number6
Green4 — Be exactly 41
Amber2 — Be exactly 21
Orange>16 — Add up to more than 163
Slate3 — Be exactly 31
Teal<3 — Be less than 31
Pink<2 — Be less than 21
Lime<1 — Be less than 11
Brown= — Show the same number on every cell2
Blue5 — Be exactly 51
Purple<3 — Be less than 31
Green<2 — Be less than 21
Amber<1 — Be less than 11
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