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Pips hints — Monday, November 17, 2025

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Easy today: 5 dominoes, 7 regions and all-equal, less-than 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 slate region: one cell that must be exactly 4. 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 2–4: across row 3, columns 4–5. It is the only tile that works there, because slate must add up to exactly 4. The 2 half sits in the teal region, which must take any value it likes.
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Easy solution — November 17, 2025

01
55
24
56
33

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

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
BlueTake any value it likes1
Purple= — Show the same number on every cell3
GreenTake any value it likes1
Amber<4 — Be less than 41
Orange4 — Add up to exactly 42
Slate4 — Be exactly 41
TealTake any value it likes1

Medium today: 8 dominoes, 9 regions and 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.

Hint 1 — where to start

Medium
Your way in today is the purple region: one cell that must be more than 2. Only 4 pip combinations fit it at all, which is why it gives way first.

Hint 2

Medium
There is exactly one home for the 4–4: across row 2, columns 1–2. It is the only tile that works there, because orange must show the same number on every cell.

Hint 3

Medium
Lay the 3–3 across row 2, columns 3–4 — no guesswork needed. It is the only tile that works there, because slate must show the same number on every cell.
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Medium solution — November 17, 2025

53
01
44
11
26
15
33
14

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

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
BlueTake any value it likes1
Purple>2 — Be more than 21
Green= — Show the same number on every cell4
Amber>2 — Be more than 21
Orange= — Show the same number on every cell3
Slate= — Show the same number on every cell3
TealTake any value it likes1
PinkTake any value it likes1
Lime>2 — Be more than 21

Hard today: 13 dominoes, 17 regions and greater-than, target-sum and no-repeats 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 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

Hard
There is exactly one home for the 2–2: across row 4, columns 2–3. 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

Hard
Lay the 0–1 down column 4, rows 4–5 — no guesswork needed. It is the only tile that works there, because pink must add up to exactly 0. The 0 half sits in the pink region, which must be exactly 0.

Hint 4

Hard
Place the 3–0 domino across row 8, columns 1–2. It is the only tile that works there, because slate must add up to exactly 3. The 3 half sits in the slate region, which must be exactly 3.
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Hard solution — November 17, 2025

36
33
61
55
06
11
46
45
01
25
30
22
53

blue (>2): 3 | purple (=24): 6 · 6 · 6 · 6 | green (=10): 5 · 5 | amber (>3): 4 | orange (≠): 0 · 2 · 5 · 3 · 4 · 1 | slate: 1 | teal (=2): 2 | pink (=0): 0 | lime (=3): 3 | brown (=1): 1 | blue (=3): 3 | purple: 2 | green (=5): 5 | amber: 5 | orange (=0): 0 | slate (=3): 3 | teal (=1): 1

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
Blue>2 — Be more than 21
Purple24 — Add up to exactly 244
Green10 — Add up to exactly 102
Amber>3 — Be more than 31
Orange≠ — Have no two cells showing the same number6
SlateTake any value it likes1
Teal2 — Be exactly 21
Pink0 — Be exactly 01
Lime3 — Be exactly 31
Brown1 — Be exactly 11
Blue3 — Be exactly 31
PurpleTake any value it likes1
Green5 — Be exactly 51
AmberTake any value it likes1
Orange0 — Be exactly 01
Slate3 — Be exactly 31
Teal1 — Be exactly 11
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