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Pips hints — Saturday, November 22, 2025

An archived puzzle. Pick your difficulty for a spoiler-safe nudge, then reveal the full board if you want it.

Saturday, November 22, 2025Archived board

The Easy grid runs to 7 regions and 5 tiles, with target-sum, greater-than 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.

Hint 1 — where to start

Easy
Your way in today is the blue region: one cell that must be exactly 1. Only 1 pip combination fits it at all, which is why it gives way first.

Hint 2

Easy
Lay the 1–2 down column 1, rows 1–2 — no guesswork needed. 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 22, 2025

31
12
16
32
20

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

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
Blue1 — Be exactly 11
PurpleTake any value it likes1
Green>2 — Be more than 21
Amber= — Show the same number on every cell3
OrangeTake any value it likes1
Slate= — Show the same number on every cell2
Teal6 — Be exactly 61

The Medium grid runs to 9 regions and 9 tiles, with all-equal, target-sum, less-than 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
Your way in today is the slate region: one cell that must be exactly 5. Only 1 pip combination fits it at all, which is why it gives way first.

Hint 2

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

Hint 3

Medium
Place the 6–3 domino across row 2, columns 4–5. It is the only tile that works there, because purple must show the same number on every cell.
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Medium solution — November 22, 2025

63
22
32
60
54
11
66
53
13

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

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
BlueTake any value it likes1
Purple= — Show the same number on every cell4
Green= — Show the same number on every cell2
Amber= — Show the same number on every cell3
OrangeTake any value it likes1
Slate5 — Be exactly 51
TealTake any value it likes1
Pink<4 — Add up to less than 43
Lime>6 — Add up to more than 62

The Hard grid runs to 13 regions and 11 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
Your way in today is the purple region: one cell that must be exactly 1. Only 1 pip combination fits it at all, which is why it gives way first.

Hint 2

Hard
Lay the 1–5 across row 2, columns 1–2 — no guesswork needed. It is the only tile that works there, because orange must add up to exactly 1. The 1 half sits in the orange region, which must be exactly 1.

Hint 3

Hard
Place the 4–5 domino across row 3, columns 1–2. It is the only tile that works there, because teal must add up to exactly 4. The 4 half sits in the teal region, which must be exactly 4.

Hint 4

Hard
The 4–4 belongs across row 3, columns 5–6. It is the only tile that works there, because lime must add up to exactly 4. The 4 half sits in the green region, which must add up to exactly 14.
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Hard solution — November 22, 2025

05
66
25
32
55
31
45
21
15
44
11

blue: 3 | purple (=1): 1 | green (=14): 5 · 5 · 4 | amber (=14): 6 · 6 · 2 | orange (=1): 1 | slate (=): 5 · 5 · 5 · 5 | teal (=4): 4 | pink (=): 2 · 2 | lime (=4): 4 | brown: 3 | blue (=): 1 · 1 | purple: 0 | green (=1): 1

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
BlueTake any value it likes1
Purple1 — Be exactly 11
Green14 — Add up to exactly 143
Amber14 — Add up to exactly 143
Orange1 — Be exactly 11
Slate= — Show the same number on every cell4
Teal4 — Be exactly 41
Pink= — Show the same number on every cell2
Lime4 — Be exactly 41
BrownTake any value it likes1
Blue= — Show the same number on every cell2
PurpleTake any value it likes1
Green1 — Be exactly 11
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