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Pips hints — Tuesday, December 2, 2025

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Tuesday, December 2, 2025Archived board

Today's Easy board has 4 dominoes across 5 regions, mixing less-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
Your way in today is the purple region: one cell that must be less than 2. Only 2 pip combinations fit it at all, which is why it gives way first.

Hint 2

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

43
12
66
16

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

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
Blue<6 — Add up to less than 62
Purple<2 — Be less than 21
Green= — Show the same number on every cell3
AmberTake any value it likes1
Orange<2 — Be less than 21

Today's Medium board has 7 dominoes across 9 regions, mixing target-sum, less-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

Medium
Your way in today is the purple region: one cell that must be exactly 3. Only 1 pip combination fits it at all, which is why it gives way first.

Hint 2

Medium
Lay the 3–4 down column 4, rows 1–2 — 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.

Hint 3

Medium
Place the 6–6 domino across row 3, columns 3–4. It is the only tile that works there, because teal must add up to exactly 17.
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Medium solution — December 2, 2025

01
50
24
34
44
51
66

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

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
BlueTake any value it likes1
Purple3 — Be exactly 31
GreenTake any value it likes1
Amber0 — Add up to exactly 02
Orange<5 — Be less than 51
Slate= — Show the same number on every cell3
Teal17 — Add up to exactly 173
PinkTake any value it likes1
LimeTake any value it likes1

Today's Hard board has 13 dominoes across 13 regions, mixing all-equal, less-than, 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 green 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
Lay the 6–2 down column 4, rows 5–6 — no guesswork needed. It is the only tile that works there, because green must add up to exactly 12.

Hint 3

Hard
Place the 0–2 domino across row 4, columns 2–3. It is the only tile that works there, because lime must add up to exactly 0.

Hint 4

Hard
The 0–4 belongs down column 1, rows 3–4. It is the only tile that works there, because lime must add up to exactly 0.
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Hard solution — December 2, 2025

22
66
02
53
04
15
43
61
03
24
01
62
00

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

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
Blue= — Show the same number on every cell2
Purple<3 — Be less than 31
Green>1 — Be more than 11
Amber>10 — Add up to more than 102
Orange= — Show the same number on every cell3
SlateTake any value it likes1
Teal= — Show the same number on every cell5
Pink= — Show the same number on every cell2
Lime0 — Add up to exactly 04
BrownTake any value it likes1
Blue<6 — Be less than 61
Purple>4 — Be more than 41
Green12 — Add up to exactly 122
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