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Pips hints — Thursday, November 20, 2025

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Easy today: 5 dominoes, 6 regions and target-sum, all-equal and less-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

Easy
Start with the blue 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
The 0–5 belongs across row 1, columns 1–2. It is the only tile that works there, because blue must add up to exactly 5. The 0 half sits in the purple region, which must show the same number on every cell.
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Easy solution — November 20, 2025

22
55
00
13
05

blue (=5): 5 | purple (=): 0 · 0 · 0 | green (<8): 5 · 2 | amber: 5 | orange: 3 | slate (=3): 2 · 1

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
Blue5 — Be exactly 51
Purple= — Show the same number on every cell3
Green<8 — Add up to less than 82
AmberTake any value it likes1
OrangeTake any value it likes1
Slate3 — Add up to exactly 32

Medium today: 7 dominoes, 7 regions and all-equal, target-sum, no-repeats 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 purple 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
The 0–2 belongs across row 2, columns 1–2. It is the only tile that works there, because purple must add up to exactly 0. The 0 half sits in the purple region, which must be exactly 0.

Hint 3

Medium
There is exactly one home for the 6–5: down column 1, rows 3–4. It is the only tile that works there, because orange must add up to more than 5. The 6 half sits in the orange region, which must be more than 5.
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Medium solution — November 20, 2025

25
26
65
44
02
55
30

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

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
Blue= — Show the same number on every cell2
Purple0 — Be exactly 01
Green≠ — Have no two cells showing the same number6
Amber= — Show the same number on every cell2
Orange>5 — Be more than 51
Slate5 — Be exactly 51
Teal4 — Be exactly 41

Hard today: 12 dominoes, 9 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 pink region — its one cell must be exactly 3. Only 1 pip combination fits it at all, which is why it gives way first.

Hint 2

Hard
The 3–2 belongs down column 6, rows 4–5. It is the only tile that works there, because pink must add up to exactly 3. The 3 half sits in the pink region, which must be exactly 3.

Hint 3

Hard
There is exactly one home for the 1–6: down column 1, rows 2–3. It is the only tile that works there, because blue must add up to exactly 18. The 1 half sits in the slate region, which must add up to exactly 3.

Hint 4

Hard
Lay the 6–4 across row 2, columns 2–3 — no guesswork needed. It is the only tile that works there, because blue must add up to exactly 18.
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Hard solution — November 20, 2025

04
55
11
65
44
16
32
63
21
64
52
62

blue (=18): 6 · 6 · 6 | purple: 3 | green (=): 5 · 5 · 5 · 5 | amber (=): 4 · 4 · 4 · 4 | orange (=): 6 · 6 | slate (=3): 1 · 1 · 1 · 0 | teal (=): 2 · 2 · 2 · 2 | pink (=3): 3 | lime: 1

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
Blue18 — Add up to exactly 183
PurpleTake any value it likes1
Green= — Show the same number on every cell4
Amber= — Show the same number on every cell4
Orange= — Show the same number on every cell2
Slate3 — Add up to exactly 34
Teal= — Show the same number on every cell4
Pink3 — Be exactly 31
LimeTake any value it likes1
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