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Pips hints — Thursday, November 27, 2025

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Thursday, November 27, 2025Archived board

Today's Easy board has 5 dominoes across 6 regions, mixing target-sum 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
Your way in today is the purple region: two cells that must add up to exactly 1. Only 2 pip combinations fit it at all, which is why it gives way first.

Hint 2

Easy
Place the 0–0 domino across row 2, columns 4–5. It is the only tile that works there, because purple must add up to exactly 1.
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Easy solution — November 27, 2025

00
43
60
42
11

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

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
Blue5 — Add up to exactly 52
Purple1 — Add up to exactly 12
Green3 — Add up to exactly 32
Amber2 — Add up to exactly 22
OrangeTake any value it likes1
SlateTake any value it likes1

Today's Medium board has 7 dominoes across 7 regions, mixing less-than, all-equal and target-sum 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
Your way in today is the blue region: one cell that must be less than 3. Only 3 pip combinations fit it at all, which is why it gives way first.

Hint 2

Medium
Place the 0–4 domino across row 1, columns 1–2. It is the only tile that works there, because blue must add up to less than 3. The 0 half sits in the blue region, which must be less than 3.

Hint 3

Medium
The 6–1 belongs across row 3, columns 4–5. It is the only tile that works there, because slate must add up to exactly 6. The 6 half sits in the orange region, which must take any value it likes.
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Medium solution — November 27, 2025

33
04
55
34
61
45
44

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

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
Blue<3 — Be less than 31
Purple= — Show the same number on every cell2
Green= — Show the same number on every cell2
Amber= — Show the same number on every cell3
OrangeTake any value it likes1
Slate6 — Add up to exactly 62
Teal= — Show the same number on every cell3

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

Hint 2

Hard
Place the 0–6 domino across row 2, columns 2–3. It is the only tile that works there, because slate must add up to exactly 12. The 0 half sits in the green region, which must show the same number on every cell.

Hint 3

Hard
The 6–4 belongs down column 6, rows 1–2. It is the only tile that works there, because orange must show the same number on every cell.

Hint 4

Hard
There is exactly one home for the 0–2: down column 3, rows 5–6. It is the only tile that works there, because green must show the same number on every cell.
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Hard solution — November 27, 2025

36
50
64
45
02
06
55
26
00
24
41

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

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
BlueTake any value it likes1
PurpleTake any value it likes1
Green= — Show the same number on every cell5
Amber>2 — Be more than 21
Orange= — Show the same number on every cell2
Slate12 — Add up to exactly 122
TealTake any value it likes1
Pink= — Show the same number on every cell2
Lime= — Show the same number on every cell3
Brown= — Show the same number on every cell2
Blue= — Show the same number on every cell2
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