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Pips hints — Sunday, November 30, 2025

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Today's Easy board has 5 dominoes across 6 regions, mixing target-sum 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
Start with the purple region — its one cell must be exactly 3. Only 1 pip combination fits it at all, which is why it gives way first.

Hint 2

Easy
Lay the 3–4 across row 1, columns 2–3 — no guesswork needed. It is the only tile that works there, because purple must add up to exactly 3. The 3 half sits in the purple region, which must be exactly 3.
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Easy solution — November 30, 2025

40
34
16
41
54

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

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
BlueTake any value it likes1
Purple3 — Be exactly 31
GreenTake any value it likes1
Amber= — Show the same number on every cell3
Orange6 — Add up to exactly 62
Slate6 — Add up to exactly 62

Today's Medium board has 7 dominoes across 9 regions, mixing 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.

Hint 1 — where to start

Medium
Start with the teal 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

Medium
Lay the 0–0 down column 4, rows 4–5 — no guesswork needed. It is the only tile that works there, because teal must add up to exactly 0.

Hint 3

Medium
Place the 2–3 domino across row 5, columns 2–3. It is the only tile that works there, because lime must add up to exactly 2.
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Medium solution — November 30, 2025

03
23
00
44
10
65
04

blue: 0 | purple (=9): 3 · 6 | green (>1): 5 | amber (=8): 4 · 4 | orange: 1 | slate: 0 | teal (=0): 0 · 0 | pink (=7): 4 · 3 | lime (=2): 2 · 0

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
BlueTake any value it likes1
Purple9 — Add up to exactly 92
Green>1 — Be more than 11
Amber8 — Add up to exactly 82
OrangeTake any value it likes1
SlateTake any value it likes1
Teal0 — Add up to exactly 02
Pink7 — Add up to exactly 72
Lime2 — Add up to exactly 22

Today's Hard board has 14 dominoes across 16 regions, mixing all-equal, greater-than, target-sum and less-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
Start with the amber region — its one cell must be exactly 0. Only 1 pip combination fits it at all, which is why it gives way first.

Hint 2

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

Hint 3

Hard
Place the 0–1 domino down column 3, rows 2–3. It is the only tile that works there, because orange must add up to exactly 0. The 0 half sits in the orange region, which must be exactly 0.

Hint 4

Hard
The 6–4 belongs across row 3, columns 5–6. It is the only tile that works there, because blue must add up to exactly 18.
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Hard solution — November 30, 2025

04
64
02
34
42
33
01
66
15
32
13
22
05
12

blue (=): 3 · 3 · 3 | purple (>4): 5 | green: 3 | amber (=0): 0 | orange (=0): 0 | slate (=2): 1 · 1 | teal (>4): 5 | pink (=): 4 · 4 · 4 | lime (<2): 1 | brown (=4): 4 | blue (=18): 6 · 6 · 6 | purple (=4): 2 · 2 | green (>2): 3 | amber (=): 2 · 2 · 2 · 2 | orange (<2): 1 | slate (=0): 0 · 0

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
Blue= — Show the same number on every cell3
Purple>4 — Be more than 41
GreenTake any value it likes1
Amber0 — Be exactly 01
Orange0 — Be exactly 01
Slate2 — Add up to exactly 22
Teal>4 — Be more than 41
Pink= — Show the same number on every cell3
Lime<2 — Be less than 21
Brown4 — Be exactly 41
Blue18 — Add up to exactly 183
Purple4 — Add up to exactly 42
Green>2 — Be more than 21
Amber= — Show the same number on every cell4
Orange<2 — Be less than 21
Slate0 — Add up to exactly 02
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