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Pips hints — Thursday, December 4, 2025

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Thursday, December 4, 2025Archived board

Easy today: 5 dominoes, 5 regions and target-sum 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

Easy
The blue region is the anchor: one cell, and it must be exactly 1. Only 1 pip combination fits it at all, which is why it gives way first.

Hint 2

Easy
The 1–5 belongs across row 1, columns 1–2. It is the only tile that works there, because blue must add up to exactly 1. The 1 half sits in the blue region, which must be exactly 1.
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Easy solution — December 4, 2025

53
44
00
15
66

blue (=1): 1 | purple (=): 5 · 5 | green (=11): 3 · 4 · 4 | amber (=12): 6 · 6 | orange (=): 0 · 0

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
Blue1 — Be exactly 11
Purple= — Show the same number on every cell2
Green11 — Add up to exactly 113
Amber12 — Add up to exactly 122
Orange= — Show the same number on every cell2

Medium today: 8 dominoes, 11 regions and target-sum, all-equal 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.

Hint 1 — where to start

Medium
The purple region is the anchor: one cell, and it must be exactly 6. Only 1 pip combination fits it at all, which is why it gives way first.

Hint 2

Medium
The 3–6 belongs down column 1, rows 1–2. It is the only tile that works there, because purple must add up to exactly 6. The 3 half sits in the blue region, which must add up to exactly 6.

Hint 3

Medium
There is exactly one home for the 5–0: across row 3, columns 4–5. It is the only tile that works there, because pink must add up to exactly 5. The 5 half sits in the pink region, which must be exactly 5.
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Medium solution — December 4, 2025

03
50
32
52
36
00
14
65

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

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
Blue6 — Add up to exactly 62
Purple6 — Be exactly 61
GreenTake any value it likes1
Amber= — Show the same number on every cell4
Orange5 — Add up to exactly 52
SlateTake any value it likes1
Teal5 — Be exactly 51
Pink5 — Be exactly 51
Lime5 — Be exactly 51
BrownTake any value it likes1
Blue>3 — Be more than 31

Hard today: 12 dominoes, 13 regions and target-sum, all-equal, greater-than and no-repeats 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
The teal region is the anchor: one cell, and it must be exactly 1. Only 1 pip combination fits it at all, which is why it gives way first.

Hint 2

Hard
The 1–0 belongs down column 3, rows 3–4. It is the only tile that works there, because teal must add up to exactly 1. The 1 half sits in the teal region, which must be exactly 1.

Hint 3

Hard
There is exactly one home for the 1–1: across row 5, columns 5–6. It is the only tile that works there, because green must add up to exactly 1. The 1 half sits in the blue region, which must have no two cells showing the same number.

Hint 4

Hard
Lay the 0–5 across row 5, columns 3–4 — no guesswork needed. It is the only tile that works there, because lime must add up to exactly 0.
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Hard solution — December 4, 2025

11
46
00
24
33
05
53
10
43
12
04
44

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

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
Blue1 — Add up to exactly 12
Purple= — Show the same number on every cell3
Green>4 — Be more than 41
Amber>1 — Be more than 11
Orange= — Show the same number on every cell3
Slate>3 — Be more than 31
Teal1 — Be exactly 11
Pink0 — Be exactly 01
Lime0 — Add up to exactly 02
BrownTake any value it likes1
Blue≠ — Have no two cells showing the same number5
Purple11 — Add up to exactly 112
Green1 — Be exactly 11
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