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Pips hints — Tuesday, November 25, 2025

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

Tuesday, November 25, 2025Archived board

The Easy grid runs to 6 regions and 5 tiles, with target-sum 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
Start with the orange region — its one cell must be exactly 1. 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 2–1: down column 1, rows 3–4. It is the only tile that works there, because orange must add up to exactly 1. The 2 half sits in the green region, which must add up to exactly 7.
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Easy solution — November 25, 2025

34
25
36
55
21

blue: 2 | purple: 3 | green (=7): 5 · 2 | amber (=16): 6 · 5 · 5 | orange (=1): 1 | slate (=7): 4 · 3

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
BlueTake any value it likes1
PurpleTake any value it likes1
Green7 — Add up to exactly 72
Amber16 — Add up to exactly 163
Orange1 — Be exactly 11
Slate7 — Add up to exactly 72

The Medium grid runs to 6 regions and 7 tiles, with all-equal and target-sum 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
Start with the amber region — its one cell must take any value it likes. Only 7 pip combinations fit it at all, which is why it gives way first.

Hint 2

Medium
There is exactly one home for the 1–2: across row 1, columns 2–3. It is the only tile that works there, because purple must show the same number on every cell.

Hint 3

Medium
Lay the 1–3 across row 1, columns 4–5 — no guesswork needed. 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 25, 2025

52
12
65
13
22
14
35

blue (=): 2 · 2 · 2 · 2 | purple (=): 1 · 1 | green (=7): 3 · 1 · 3 | amber: 4 | orange: 6 | slate (=): 5 · 5 · 5

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
Blue= — Show the same number on every cell4
Purple= — Show the same number on every cell2
Green7 — Add up to exactly 73
AmberTake any value it likes1
OrangeTake any value it likes1
Slate= — Show the same number on every cell3

The Hard grid runs to 12 regions and 12 tiles, with greater-than, 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
Start with the slate region — its two cells must add up to exactly 0. 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 0–4: across row 1, columns 7–8. It is the only tile that works there, because slate must add up to exactly 0.

Hint 3

Hard
Lay the 3–0 down column 9, rows 1–2 — no guesswork needed. It is the only tile that works there, because slate must add up to exactly 0. The 3 half sits in the pink region, which must add up to exactly 5.

Hint 4

Hard
Place the 6–2 domino down column 9, rows 3–4. It is the only tile that works there, because purple must add up to exactly 12.
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Hard solution — November 25, 2025

54
00
52
11
42
55
62
04
12
60
30
63

blue (>2): 4 | purple (=10): 4 · 6 | green: 2 | amber (=): 1 · 1 · 1 | orange (=17): 4 · 5 · 5 · 3 | slate (=0): 0 · 0 | teal (=10): 5 · 5 | pink (=5): 3 · 2 | lime (=0): 0 · 0 · 0 | brown: 2 | blue: 2 | purple (=12): 6 · 6

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
Blue>2 — Be more than 21
Purple10 — Add up to exactly 102
GreenTake any value it likes1
Amber= — Show the same number on every cell3
Orange17 — Add up to exactly 174
Slate0 — Add up to exactly 02
Teal10 — Add up to exactly 102
Pink5 — Add up to exactly 52
Lime0 — Add up to exactly 03
BrownTake any value it likes1
BlueTake any value it likes1
Purple12 — Add up to exactly 122
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