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Pips hints — Tuesday, December 23, 2025

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Tuesday, December 23, 2025Archived board

Today's Easy board has 6 dominoes across 9 regions, mixing 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 blue region, where one cell must be exactly 2. Only 1 pip combination fits it at all, which is why it gives way first.

Hint 2

Easy
Place the 2–3 domino down column 1, rows 1–2. It is the only tile that works there, because blue must add up to exactly 2. The 2 half sits in the blue region, which must be exactly 2.
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Easy solution — December 23, 2025

16
54
23
15
12
64

blue (=2): 2 | purple (=2): 2 | green (=8): 3 · 5 | amber: 1 | orange: 5 | slate: 1 | teal: 1 | pink (=12): 6 · 6 | lime (=8): 4 · 4

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
Blue2 — Be exactly 21
Purple2 — Be exactly 21
Green8 — Add up to exactly 82
AmberTake any value it likes1
OrangeTake any value it likes1
SlateTake any value it likes1
TealTake any value it likes1
Pink12 — Add up to exactly 122
Lime8 — Add up to exactly 82

Today's Medium board has 8 dominoes across 11 regions, mixing target-sum, all-equal, less-than and greater-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

Medium
Ignore the open areas for now and go straight to the blue 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
Place the 3–6 domino across row 1, columns 1–2. It is the only tile that works there, because blue must add up to exactly 3. The 3 half sits in the blue region, which must be exactly 3.

Hint 3

Medium
The 5–3 belongs across row 4, columns 3–4. 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.
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Medium solution — December 23, 2025

66
52
41
60
22
43
36
53

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

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
Blue3 — Be exactly 31
Purple= — Show the same number on every cell4
Green= — Show the same number on every cell2
AmberTake any value it likes1
Orange<2 — Be less than 21
SlateTake any value it likes1
Teal= — Show the same number on every cell2
Pink<4 — Be less than 41
Lime<2 — Be less than 21
Brown5 — Be exactly 51
Blue>2 — Be more than 21

Today's Hard board has 12 dominoes across 13 regions, mixing target-sum, all-equal, less-than, no-repeats and greater-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
Ignore the open areas for now and go straight to the orange 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

Hard
Place the 2–1 domino across row 4, columns 2–3. It is the only tile that works there, because lime must add up to exactly 2. The 2 half sits in the lime region, which must be exactly 2.

Hint 3

Hard
The 4–0 belongs across row 2, columns 4–5. It is the only tile that works there, because amber must add up to exactly 0. The 4 half sits in the purple region, which must show the same number on every cell.

Hint 4

Hard
There is exactly one home for the 3–0: down column 5, rows 3–4. It is the only tile that works there, because amber must add up to exactly 0. The 3 half sits in the brown region, which must have no two cells showing the same number.
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Hard solution — December 23, 2025

21
35
46
34
40
44
55
30
32
45
41
15

blue (=10): 5 · 5 | purple (=): 4 · 4 · 4 | green (=6): 3 · 3 | amber (=0): 0 · 0 | orange (=3): 3 | slate (=8): 4 · 4 | teal (=): 1 · 1 · 1 | pink (<3): 2 | lime (=2): 2 | brown (≠): 3 · 5 · 4 | blue (=4): 4 | purple (>10): 6 · 5 | green (=5): 5

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
Blue10 — Add up to exactly 102
Purple= — Show the same number on every cell3
Green6 — Add up to exactly 62
Amber0 — Add up to exactly 02
Orange3 — Be exactly 31
Slate8 — Add up to exactly 82
Teal= — Show the same number on every cell3
Pink<3 — Be less than 31
Lime2 — Be exactly 21
Brown≠ — Have no two cells showing the same number3
Blue4 — Be exactly 41
Purple>10 — Add up to more than 102
Green5 — Be exactly 51
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