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Pips hints — Monday, December 8, 2025

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Monday, December 8, 2025Archived board

Today's Easy board has 4 dominoes across 6 regions, mixing all-equal, less-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.

Hint 1 — where to start

Easy
Ignore the open areas for now and go straight to the green region, where one cell must be less than 1. Only 1 pip combination fits it at all, which is why it gives way first.

Hint 2

Easy
The 3–0 belongs down column 1, rows 2–3. It is the only tile that works there, because green must add up to less than 1. The 3 half sits in the slate region, which must take any value it likes.
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Easy solution — December 8, 2025

46
30
24
44

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

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
Blue= — Show the same number on every cell3
PurpleTake any value it likes1
Green<1 — Be less than 11
AmberTake any value it likes1
Orange2 — Be exactly 21
SlateTake any value it likes1

Today's Medium board has 7 dominoes across 9 regions, mixing greater-than, all-equal 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.

Hint 1 — where to start

Medium
Ignore the open areas for now and go straight to the slate region, where one cell must be exactly 3. Only 1 pip combination fits it at all, which is why it gives way first.

Hint 2

Medium
The 3–1 belongs across row 3, columns 2–3. It is the only tile that works there, because slate must add up to exactly 3. The 3 half sits in the slate region, which must be exactly 3.

Hint 3

Medium
There is exactly one home for the 2–6: across row 1, columns 3–4. It is the only tile that works there, because blue must add up to more than 4. The 2 half sits in the purple region, which must show the same number on every cell.
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Medium solution — December 8, 2025

61
21
31
40
46
24
26

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

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
Blue>4 — Be more than 41
Purple= — Show the same number on every cell3
GreenTake any value it likes1
Amber= — Show the same number on every cell3
Orange>4 — Be more than 41
Slate3 — Be exactly 31
Teal= — Show the same number on every cell2
Pink>1 — Be more than 11
LimeTake any value it likes1

Today's Hard board has 13 dominoes across 13 regions, mixing target-sum, greater-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.

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
Ignore the open areas for now and go straight to the blue region, where two cells must add up to exactly 12. Only 1 pip combination fits it at all, which is why it gives way first.

Hint 2

Hard
The 6–0 belongs across row 6, columns 3–4. It is the only tile that works there, because blue must add up to exactly 12.

Hint 3

Hard
There is exactly one home for the 0–0: across row 3, columns 6–7. It is the only tile that works there, because slate must add up to exactly 0.

Hint 4

Hard
Lay the 0–4 down column 8, rows 3–4 — no guesswork needed. It is the only tile that works there, because slate must add up to exactly 0.
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Hard solution — December 8, 2025

01
25
03
41
55
00
26
42
63
22
60
12
04

blue: 2 | purple (=21): 5 · 5 · 5 · 6 | green: 0 | amber (=7): 3 · 4 | orange (>2): 3 | slate (=0): 0 · 0 · 0 | teal: 2 | pink: 1 | lime (=): 4 · 4 | brown (=): 1 · 1 | blue (=12): 6 · 6 | purple (=): 2 · 2 · 2 · 2 | green (=): 0 · 0

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
BlueTake any value it likes1
Purple21 — Add up to exactly 214
GreenTake any value it likes1
Amber7 — Add up to exactly 72
Orange>2 — Be more than 21
Slate0 — Add up to exactly 03
TealTake any value it likes1
PinkTake any value it likes1
Lime= — Show the same number on every cell2
Brown= — Show the same number on every cell2
Blue12 — Add up to exactly 122
Purple= — Show the same number on every cell4
Green= — Show the same number on every cell2
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