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Pips hints — Sunday, December 28, 2025

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Easy today: 5 dominoes, 6 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
Ignore the open areas for now and go straight to the blue region, where one cell must be exactly 5. Only 1 pip combination fits it at all, which is why it gives way first.

Hint 2

Easy
The 5–6 belongs across row 1, columns 2–3. It is the only tile that works there, because blue must add up to exactly 5. The 5 half sits in the blue region, which must be exactly 5.
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Easy solution — December 28, 2025

56
53
22
34
63

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

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
Blue5 — Be exactly 51
Purple= — Show the same number on every cell2
Green= — Show the same number on every cell3
Amber5 — Be exactly 51
Orange= — Show the same number on every cell2
Slate4 — Be exactly 41

Medium today: 7 dominoes, 7 regions and greater-than, no-repeats and target-sum 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
Ignore the open areas for now and go straight to the orange region, where one cell must be exactly 0. Only 1 pip combination fits it at all, which is why it gives way first.

Hint 2

Medium
The 3–0 belongs across row 3, columns 1–2. It is the only tile that works there, because orange must add up to exactly 0. The 3 half sits in the green region, which must have no two cells showing the same number.

Hint 3

Medium
There is exactly one home for the 6–2: down column 3, rows 1–2. It is the only tile that works there, because blue must add up to more than 3. The 6 half sits in the blue region, which must be more than 3.
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Medium solution — December 28, 2025

30
62
11
32
20
31
22

blue (>3): 6 | purple: 1 | green (≠): 1 · 2 · 3 · 0 | amber (=8): 2 · 2 · 2 · 2 | orange (=0): 0 | slate: 1 | teal (=6): 3 · 3

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
Blue>3 — Be more than 31
PurpleTake any value it likes1
Green≠ — Have no two cells showing the same number4
Amber8 — Add up to exactly 84
Orange0 — Be exactly 01
SlateTake any value it likes1
Teal6 — Add up to exactly 62

Hard today: 12 dominoes, 11 regions and target-sum, greater-than 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.

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 purple region, where one cell must be more than 4. Only 2 pip combinations fit it at all, which is why it gives way first.

Hint 2

Hard
The 4–5 belongs across row 1, columns 2–3. It is the only tile that works there, because purple must add up to more than 4. The 4 half sits in the blue region, which must add up to exactly 15.

Hint 3

Hard
There is exactly one home for the 1–1: down column 4, rows 1–2. It is the only tile that works there, because green must show the same number on every cell.

Hint 4

Hard
Lay the 1–6 across row 2, columns 2–3 — no guesswork needed. It is the only tile that works there, because green must show the same number on every cell.
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Hard solution — December 28, 2025

20
26
04
65
52
11
45
44
05
22
42
16

blue (=15): 5 · 4 · 6 | purple (>4): 5 | green (=): 1 · 1 · 1 | amber (=15): 6 · 4 · 5 | orange (=): 0 · 0 · 0 | slate: 2 | teal (=15): 5 · 6 · 4 | pink: 2 | lime: 4 | brown (>3): 4 | blue (=): 2 · 2 · 2 · 2

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
Blue15 — Add up to exactly 153
Purple>4 — Be more than 41
Green= — Show the same number on every cell3
Amber15 — Add up to exactly 153
Orange= — Show the same number on every cell3
SlateTake any value it likes1
Teal15 — Add up to exactly 153
PinkTake any value it likes1
LimeTake any value it likes1
Brown>3 — Be more than 31
Blue= — Show the same number on every cell4
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