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Pips hints — Friday, December 5, 2025

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Friday, December 5, 2025Archived board

Today's Easy board has 4 dominoes across 6 regions, mixing 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.

Hint 1 — where to start

Easy
Start with the blue 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

Easy
There is exactly one home for the 2–1: across row 3, columns 1–2. It is the only tile that works there, because orange must add up to exactly 2. The 2 half sits in the orange region, which must be exactly 2.
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Easy solution — December 5, 2025

40
00
21
23

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

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
Blue0 — Be exactly 01
Purple<2 — Add up to less than 22
Green6 — Add up to exactly 62
AmberTake any value it likes1
Orange2 — Be exactly 21
SlateTake any value it likes1

Today's Medium board has 7 dominoes across 8 regions, mixing target-sum, no-repeats, 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
Start with the blue 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

Medium
There is exactly one home for the 0–4: across row 2, columns 5–6. It is the only tile that works there, because teal must add up to exactly 4. The 0 half sits in the purple region, which must have no two cells showing the same number.

Hint 3

Medium
Lay the 5–6 down column 4, rows 2–3 — no guesswork needed. It is the only tile that works there, because pink must add up to exactly 6. The 5 half sits in the purple region, which must have no two cells showing the same number.
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Medium solution — December 5, 2025

13
21
20
04
52
56
22

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

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
Blue0 — Be exactly 01
Purple≠ — Have no two cells showing the same number5
GreenTake any value it likes1
Amber<2 — Be less than 21
OrangeTake any value it likes1
Slate= — Show the same number on every cell3
Teal4 — Be exactly 41
Pink6 — Be exactly 61

Today's Hard board has 11 dominoes across 10 regions, mixing all-equal, no-repeats, 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 orange 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
There is exactly one home for the 0–2: down column 4, 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 3

Hard
Lay the 6–1 down column 6, rows 2–3 — no guesswork needed. It is the only tile that works there, because pink must add up to exactly 24.

Hint 4

Hard
Place the 6–6 domino across row 3, columns 7–8. It is the only tile that works there, because pink must add up to exactly 24.
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Hard solution — December 5, 2025

44
15
02
33
61
34
66
32
46
13
53

blue (=): 3 · 3 · 3 · 3 · 3 | purple (=): 4 · 4 · 4 | green (=): 1 · 1 | amber (≠): 5 · 3 | orange (=0): 0 | slate: 5 | teal (=): 2 · 2 | pink (=24): 6 · 6 · 6 · 6 | lime (<5): 1 | brown: 4

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
Blue= — Show the same number on every cell5
Purple= — Show the same number on every cell3
Green= — Show the same number on every cell2
Amber≠ — Have no two cells showing the same number2
Orange0 — Be exactly 01
SlateTake any value it likes1
Teal= — Show the same number on every cell2
Pink24 — Add up to exactly 244
Lime<5 — Be less than 51
BrownTake any value it likes1
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