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Pips hints — Wednesday, December 17, 2025

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Wednesday, December 17, 2025Archived board

Today's Easy board has 5 dominoes across 8 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
Your way in today is the teal region: one cell that must be exactly 6. 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 1–6: down column 3, rows 3–4. It is the only tile that works there, because pink must add up to exactly 6. The 1 half sits in the orange region, which must add up to exactly 5.
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Easy solution — December 17, 2025

16
65
14
66
00

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

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
Blue= — Show the same number on every cell2
PurpleTake any value it likes1
GreenTake any value it likes1
Amber<4 — Be less than 41
Orange5 — Add up to exactly 52
SlateTake any value it likes1
Teal6 — Be exactly 61
Pink6 — Be exactly 61

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

Medium
There is exactly one home for the 6–6: across row 1, columns 1–2. It is the only tile that works there, because blue must add up to exactly 12.

Hint 3

Medium
Lay the 5–0 across row 4, columns 3–4 — no guesswork needed. It is the only tile that works there, because teal must add up to exactly 10.
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Medium solution — December 17, 2025

23
66
20
62
45
06
50

blue (=12): 6 · 6 | purple (=6): 2 · 2 · 2 | green (=): 6 · 6 | amber: 3 | orange (=): 0 · 0 · 0 | slate: 4 | teal (=10): 5 · 5

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
Blue12 — Add up to exactly 122
Purple6 — Add up to exactly 63
Green= — Show the same number on every cell2
AmberTake any value it likes1
Orange= — Show the same number on every cell3
SlateTake any value it likes1
Teal10 — Add up to exactly 102

Today's Hard board has 12 dominoes across 12 regions, mixing all-equal, target-sum, no-repeats 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
Your way in today is the slate region: one cell that must be exactly 4. 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 4–2: down column 1, rows 3–4. It is the only tile that works there, because slate must add up to exactly 4. The 4 half sits in the slate region, which must be exactly 4.

Hint 3

Hard
Lay the 5–2 down column 1, rows 5–6 — no guesswork needed. It is the only tile that works there, because brown must add up to exactly 5. The 5 half sits in the brown region, which must be exactly 5.

Hint 4

Hard
Place the 0–0 domino down column 5, rows 1–2. It is the only tile that works there, because green must add up to exactly 0.
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Hard solution — December 17, 2025

23
26
15
30
11
53
13
52
00
22
65
42

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

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
Blue= — Show the same number on every cell3
Purple10 — Add up to exactly 102
Green0 — Add up to exactly 02
AmberTake any value it likes1
Orange= — Show the same number on every cell4
Slate4 — Be exactly 41
TealTake any value it likes1
PinkTake any value it likes1
Lime≠ — Have no two cells showing the same number2
Brown5 — Be exactly 51
Blue<4 — Be less than 41
Purple= — Show the same number on every cell5
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