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Pips hints — Monday, November 24, 2025

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Monday, November 24, 2025Archived board

Today's Easy board has 5 dominoes across 6 regions, mixing target-sum, greater-than and all-equal rules. 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
The blue region is the anchor: two cells, and they must add up to exactly 12. Only 1 pip combination fits it at all, which is why it gives way first.

Hint 2

Easy
The 5–6 belongs down column 2, rows 2–3. It is the only tile that works there, because blue must add up to exactly 12. The 5 half sits in the green region, which must add up to exactly 10.
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Easy solution — November 24, 2025

54
51
61
56
11

blue (=12): 6 · 6 | purple: 1 | green (=10): 5 · 5 | amber: 4 | orange (>4): 5 | slate (=): 1 · 1 · 1

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
Blue12 — Add up to exactly 122
PurpleTake any value it likes1
Green10 — Add up to exactly 102
AmberTake any value it likes1
Orange>4 — Be more than 41
Slate= — Show the same number on every cell3

Today's Medium board has 7 dominoes across 8 regions, mixing all-equal, less-than and greater-than rules. 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
The purple region is the anchor: one cell, and it must be less than 3. Only 3 pip combinations fit it at all, which is why it gives way first.

Hint 2

Medium
The 1–5 belongs down column 5, rows 1–2. It is the only tile that works there, because purple must add up to less than 3. The 1 half sits in the purple region, which must be less than 3.

Hint 3

Medium
There is exactly one home for the 0–6: down column 1, rows 3–4. It is the only tile that works there, because teal must add up to more than 3. The 0 half sits in the blue region, which must show the same number on every cell.
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Medium solution — November 24, 2025

06
42
55
00
56
03
15

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

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
Blue= — Show the same number on every cell4
Purple<3 — Be less than 31
GreenTake any value it likes1
Amber= — Show the same number on every cell4
Orange>3 — Be more than 31
SlateTake any value it likes1
Teal>3 — Be more than 31
PinkTake any value it likes1

Today's Hard board has 11 dominoes across 13 regions, mixing all-equal, target-sum and greater-than rules. 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
The brown region is the anchor: two cells, and they must add up to exactly 12. Only 1 pip combination fits it at all, which is why it gives way first.

Hint 2

Hard
The 5–0 belongs across row 2, columns 1–2. It is the only tile that works there, because amber must add up to exactly 11.

Hint 3

Hard
There is exactly one home for the 6–6: down column 1, rows 3–4. It is the only tile that works there, because amber must add up to exactly 11.

Hint 4

Hard
Lay the 2–4 down column 1, rows 5–6 — no guesswork needed. It is the only tile that works there, because teal must add up to exactly 10. The 2 half sits in the blue region, which must be more than 1.
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Hard solution — November 24, 2025

50
61
04
32
66
24
13
02
06
14
00

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

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
BlueTake any value it likes1
Purple= — Show the same number on every cell3
Green1 — Add up to exactly 13
Amber11 — Add up to exactly 112
Orange= — Show the same number on every cell2
SlateTake any value it likes1
Teal10 — Add up to exactly 102
Pink= — Show the same number on every cell2
Lime>0 — Be more than 01
Brown12 — Add up to exactly 122
Blue>1 — Be more than 11
PurpleTake any value it likes1
GreenTake any value it likes1
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