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Pips hints — Saturday, November 8, 2025

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Easy today: 6 dominoes, 6 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

Easy
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

Easy
The 1–5 belongs across row 1, columns 1–2. 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.
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Easy solution — November 8, 2025

65
33
15
64
03
00

blue (=1): 1 | purple (=): 5 · 5 | green (=12): 6 · 6 | amber (=0): 0 · 0 | orange (=4): 4 · 0 | slate (=): 3 · 3 · 3

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
Blue1 — Be exactly 11
Purple= — Show the same number on every cell2
Green12 — Add up to exactly 122
Amber0 — Add up to exactly 02
Orange4 — Add up to exactly 42
Slate= — Show the same number on every cell3

Medium today: 8 dominoes, 10 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.

Hint 1 — where to start

Medium
Ignore the open areas for now and go straight to the amber region, where one cell must be exactly 4. Only 1 pip combination fits it at all, which is why it gives way first.

Hint 2

Medium
The 4–1 belongs across row 2, columns 4–5. It is the only tile that works there, because amber must add up to exactly 4. The 4 half sits in the amber region, which must be exactly 4.

Hint 3

Medium
There is exactly one home for the 2–1: across row 5, columns 2–3. It is the only tile that works there, because lime must add up to exactly 1. The 2 half sits in the brown region, which must add up to exactly 6.
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Medium solution — November 8, 2025

34
21
65
31
23
41
05
51

blue (=9): 6 · 3 | purple (=10): 5 · 5 | green (=): 1 · 1 | amber (=4): 4 | orange: 1 | slate (=2): 2 · 0 | teal (>4): 5 | pink (=6): 3 · 3 | lime (=1): 1 | brown (=6): 2 · 4

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
Blue9 — Add up to exactly 92
Purple10 — Add up to exactly 102
Green= — Show the same number on every cell2
Amber4 — Be exactly 41
OrangeTake any value it likes1
Slate2 — Add up to exactly 22
Teal>4 — Be more than 41
Pink6 — Add up to exactly 62
Lime1 — Be exactly 11
Brown6 — Add up to exactly 62

Hard today: 9 dominoes, 10 regions and target-sum, greater-than 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
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
The 1–2 belongs down column 7, rows 1–2. It is the only tile that works there, because green must add up to exactly 1. The 1 half sits in the green region, which must be exactly 1.

Hint 3

Hard
There is exactly one home for the 0–2: down column 7, rows 3–4. It is the only tile that works there, because brown must add up to exactly 0. The 0 half sits in the brown region, which must be exactly 0.

Hint 4

Hard
Lay the 2–2 across row 2, columns 5–6 — no guesswork needed. It is the only tile that works there, because slate must add up to exactly 3.
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Hard solution — November 8, 2025

60
66
11
31
22
32
12
62
02

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

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
Blue1 — Be exactly 11
PurpleTake any value it likes1
Green1 — Be exactly 11
AmberTake any value it likes1
Orange>5 — Add up to more than 52
Slate3 — Add up to exactly 32
Teal= — Show the same number on every cell4
Pink= — Show the same number on every cell3
Lime5 — Add up to exactly 52
Brown0 — Be exactly 01
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