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Pips hints — Wednesday, November 5, 2025

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Easy today: 4 dominoes, 4 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
Start with the amber 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
There is exactly one home for the 0–0: across row 2, columns 3–4. It is the only tile that works there, because amber must add up to exactly 0.
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Easy solution — November 5, 2025

11
24
00
44

blue (=12): 4 · 4 · 4 | purple: 2 | green (=2): 1 · 1 | amber (=0): 0 · 0

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
Blue12 — Add up to exactly 123
PurpleTake any value it likes1
Green2 — Add up to exactly 22
Amber0 — Add up to exactly 02

Medium today: 6 dominoes, 9 regions and target-sum 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
Start with the green region — its two cells must add up to exactly 12. Only 1 pip combination fits it at all, which is why it gives way first.

Hint 2

Medium
There is exactly one home for the 2–6: across row 2, columns 2–3. It is the only tile that works there, because green must add up to exactly 12. The 2 half sits in the amber region, which must add up to exactly 5.

Hint 3

Medium
Lay the 1–0 across row 2, columns 5–6 — no guesswork needed. It is the only tile that works there, because amber must add up to exactly 5.
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Medium solution — November 5, 2025

26
05
02
60
10
40

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

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
BlueTake any value it likes1
PurpleTake any value it likes1
Green12 — Add up to exactly 122
Amber5 — Add up to exactly 53
OrangeTake any value it likes1
Slate>3 — Be more than 31
TealTake any value it likes1
PinkTake any value it likes1
Lime>3 — Be more than 31

Hard today: 7 dominoes, 10 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.

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 amber 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
There is exactly one home for the 5–3: down column 2, rows 2–3. It is the only tile that works there, because purple must add up to exactly 10.

Hint 3

Hard
Lay the 5–5 across row 3, columns 4–5 — no guesswork needed. It is the only tile that works there, because slate must add up to exactly 10.

Hint 4

Hard
Place the 4–0 domino across row 4, columns 2–3. It is the only tile that works there, because lime must add up to exactly 10.
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Hard solution — November 5, 2025

65
40
60
53
31
10
55

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

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
BlueTake any value it likes1
Purple10 — Add up to exactly 102
GreenTake any value it likes1
Amber0 — Be exactly 01
Orange= — Show the same number on every cell2
Slate10 — Add up to exactly 102
TealTake any value it likes1
PinkTake any value it likes1
Lime10 — Add up to exactly 102
BrownTake any value it likes1
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