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Pips hints — Monday, November 10, 2025

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Monday, November 10, 2025Archived board

The Easy grid runs to 4 regions and 4 tiles, with all-equal and target-sum rules in play. 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 purple region — its one cell must be exactly 5. Only 1 pip combination fits it at all, which is why it gives way first.

Hint 2

Easy
Lay the 5–6 down column 3, rows 1–2 — no guesswork needed. It is the only tile that works there, because purple must add up to exactly 5. The 5 half sits in the purple region, which must be exactly 5.
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Easy solution — November 10, 2025

44
56
64
66

blue (=): 4 · 4 · 4 | purple (=5): 5 | green: 6 | amber (=18): 6 · 6 · 6

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
Blue= — Show the same number on every cell3
Purple5 — Be exactly 51
GreenTake any value it likes1
Amber18 — Add up to exactly 183

The Medium grid runs to 10 regions and 11 tiles, with target-sum, all-equal and greater-than rules in play. 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 blue 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

Medium
Lay the 0–1 across row 1, columns 1–2 — no guesswork needed. It is the only tile that works there, because blue must add up to exactly 0. The 0 half sits in the blue region, which must be exactly 0.

Hint 3

Medium
Place the 3–0 domino across row 1, columns 5–6. It is the only tile that works there, because amber must add up to exactly 0. The 3 half sits in the orange region, which must show the same number on every cell.
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Medium solution — November 10, 2025

44
41
46
43
12
01
53
30
11
33
13

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

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
Blue0 — Be exactly 01
Purple= — Show the same number on every cell5
Green= — Show the same number on every cell4
Amber0 — Be exactly 01
Orange= — Show the same number on every cell5
Slate4 — Be exactly 41
Teal2 — Be exactly 21
PinkTake any value it likes1
Lime>2 — Add up to more than 22
Brown5 — Be exactly 51

The Hard grid runs to 12 regions and 12 tiles, with target-sum and all-equal rules in play. 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 green 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
Lay the 0–2 down column 4, rows 1–2 — no guesswork needed. It is the only tile that works there, because green must add up to exactly 0. The 0 half sits in the green region, which must be exactly 0.

Hint 3

Hard
Place the 6–4 domino down column 1, rows 3–4. It is the only tile that works there, because slate must add up to exactly 4. The 6 half sits in the orange region, which must add up to exactly 11.

Hint 4

Hard
The 1–6 belongs down column 4, rows 6–7. It is the only tile that works there, because purple must add up to exactly 6. The 1 half sits in the lime region, which must add up to exactly 6.
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Hard solution — November 10, 2025

53
63
22
50
16
02
62
64
10
11
33
55

blue (=12): 6 · 6 | purple: 3 | green (=0): 0 | amber (=8): 2 · 2 · 2 · 2 | orange (=11): 6 · 5 | slate (=4): 4 | teal (=): 3 · 3 · 3 | pink (=0): 0 · 0 | lime (=6): 5 · 1 | brown (=3): 1 · 1 · 1 | blue (=10): 5 · 5 | purple (=6): 6

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
Blue12 — Add up to exactly 122
PurpleTake any value it likes1
Green0 — Be exactly 01
Amber8 — Add up to exactly 84
Orange11 — Add up to exactly 112
Slate4 — Be exactly 41
Teal= — Show the same number on every cell3
Pink0 — Add up to exactly 02
Lime6 — Add up to exactly 62
Brown3 — Add up to exactly 33
Blue10 — Add up to exactly 102
Purple6 — Be exactly 61
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