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Pips hints — Sunday, November 23, 2025

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Sunday, November 23, 2025Archived board

Easy today: 4 dominoes, 5 regions 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
Ignore the open areas for now and go straight to the orange region, where one cell must be exactly 6. Only 1 pip combination fits it at all, which is why it gives way first.

Hint 2

Easy
Place the 6–1 domino across row 3, columns 1–2. It is the only tile that works there, because orange must add up to exactly 6. The 6 half sits in the orange region, which must be exactly 6.
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Easy solution — November 23, 2025

41
00
55
61

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

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
Blue5 — Add up to exactly 52
PurpleTake any value it likes1
Green6 — Add up to exactly 62
Amber5 — Add up to exactly 52
Orange6 — Be exactly 61

Medium today: 7 dominoes, 7 regions and less-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
Ignore the open areas for now and go straight to the teal region, where one cell must be less than 4. Only 4 pip combinations fit it at all, which is why it gives way first.

Hint 2

Medium
Place the 1–0 domino down column 3, rows 1–2. It is the only tile that works there, because orange must show the same number on every cell.

Hint 3

Medium
The 2–2 belongs across row 2, columns 1–2. It is the only tile that works there, because amber must show the same number on every cell.
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Medium solution — November 23, 2025

26
31
22
41
50
21
10

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

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
Blue<6 — Be less than 61
Purple= — Show the same number on every cell2
Green<5 — Be less than 51
Amber= — Show the same number on every cell4
Orange= — Show the same number on every cell4
SlateTake any value it likes1
Teal<4 — Be less than 41

Hard today: 10 dominoes, 9 regions and target-sum, less-than, all-equal 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
Ignore the open areas for now and go straight to the green region, where one cell must be less than 3. Only 3 pip combinations fit it at all, which is why it gives way first.

Hint 2

Hard
Place the 1–0 domino across row 1, columns 1–2. It is the only tile that works there, because purple must add up to exactly 7.

Hint 3

Hard
The 6–5 belongs down column 2, rows 2–3. It is the only tile that works there, because purple must add up to exactly 7.

Hint 4

Hard
There is exactly one home for the 4–3: across row 6, columns 2–3. It is the only tile that works there, because pink must show the same number on every cell.
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Hard solution — November 23, 2025

55
10
43
65
22
53
36
54
26
44

blue: 0 | purple (=7): 1 · 6 | green (<3): 2 | amber (=): 2 · 2 | orange (≠): 6 · 3 | slate (=): 5 · 5 · 5 · 5 · 5 | teal: 6 | pink (=): 4 · 4 · 4 · 4 | lime (=6): 3 · 3

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
BlueTake any value it likes1
Purple7 — Add up to exactly 72
Green<3 — Be less than 31
Amber= — Show the same number on every cell2
Orange≠ — Have no two cells showing the same number2
Slate= — Show the same number on every cell5
TealTake any value it likes1
Pink= — Show the same number on every cell4
Lime6 — Add up to exactly 62
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