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Pips hints — Monday, December 1, 2025

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Easy today: 5 dominoes, 6 regions and target-sum, all-equal and less-than 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
Look at the purple region first. Across one cell it has to be exactly 3. 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 5–3: across row 1, columns 3–4. It is the only tile that works there, because purple must add up to exactly 3. The 5 half sits in the blue region, which must add up to exactly 15.
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Easy solution — December 1, 2025

53
32
55
11
20

blue (=15): 5 · 5 · 5 | purple (=3): 3 | green (=): 2 · 2 | amber: 0 | orange (<3): 1 · 1 | slate (=3): 3

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
Blue15 — Add up to exactly 153
Purple3 — Be exactly 31
Green= — Show the same number on every cell2
AmberTake any value it likes1
Orange<3 — Add up to less than 32
Slate3 — Be exactly 31

Medium today: 8 dominoes, 10 regions and target-sum, greater-than, 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
Look at the blue region first. Across one cell it has to be exactly 4. Only 1 pip combination fits it at all, which is why it gives way first.

Hint 2

Medium
There is exactly one home for the 4–0: down column 2, rows 4–5. It is the only tile that works there, because lime must add up to exactly 0. The 4 half sits in the orange region, which must show the same number on every cell.

Hint 3

Medium
Lay the 2–2 down column 4, rows 4–5 — no guesswork needed. It is the only tile that works there, because pink must show the same number on every cell.
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Medium solution — December 1, 2025

34
45
64
22
26
11
25
40

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

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
Blue4 — Be exactly 41
Purple>4 — Be more than 41
Green<11 — Add up to less than 112
AmberTake any value it likes1
Orange= — Show the same number on every cell3
SlateTake any value it likes1
Teal= — Show the same number on every cell2
Pink= — Show the same number on every cell3
Lime0 — Be exactly 01
Brown>4 — Be more than 41

Hard today: 14 dominoes, 15 regions and target-sum, less-than and greater-than 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
Look at the orange region first. Across two cells it has to add up to exactly 12. 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 6–6: down column 6, rows 2–3. It is the only tile that works there, because orange must add up to exactly 12.

Hint 3

Hard
Lay the 0–6 across row 4, columns 1–2 — no guesswork needed. It is the only tile that works there, because lime must add up to exactly 0.

Hint 4

Hard
Place the 6–2 domino across row 5, columns 5–6. It is the only tile that works there, because blue must add up to exactly 12.
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Hard solution — December 1, 2025

62
41
65
20
13
06
22
03
42
15
32
66
54
63

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

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
Blue3 — Add up to exactly 33
Purple<4 — Be less than 41
Green12 — Add up to exactly 126
Amber>3 — Be more than 31
Orange12 — Add up to exactly 122
Slate>4 — Be more than 41
TealTake any value it likes1
Pink12 — Add up to exactly 122
Lime0 — Add up to exactly 03
Brown>2 — Be more than 21
Blue12 — Add up to exactly 122
PurpleTake any value it likes1
GreenTake any value it likes1
AmberTake any value it likes1
Orange10 — Add up to exactly 102
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