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Pips hints — Monday, December 29, 2025

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Monday, December 29, 2025Archived board

Today's Easy board has 5 dominoes across 7 regions, mixing greater-than, all-equal, 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
The purple region is the anchor: one cell, and it must be more than 5. 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 6–4: across row 2, columns 1–2. It is the only tile that works there, because purple must add up to more than 5. The 6 half sits in the purple region, which must be more than 5.
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Easy solution — December 29, 2025

44
64
14
55
24

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

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
BlueTake any value it likes1
Purple>5 — Be more than 51
Green= — Show the same number on every cell2
Amber1 — Be exactly 11
Orange8 — Add up to exactly 82
Slate<3 — Be less than 31
Teal= — Show the same number on every cell2

Today's Medium board has 7 dominoes across 8 regions, mixing target-sum 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
The blue region is the anchor: two cells, and they must add up to exactly 10. Only 3 pip combinations fit it at all, which is why it gives way first.

Hint 2

Medium
There is exactly one home for the 6–4: across row 1, columns 3–4. It is the only tile that works there, because blue must add up to exactly 10.

Hint 3

Medium
Lay the 6–6 down column 4, rows 2–3 — no guesswork needed. It is the only tile that works there, because purple must add up to exactly 10.
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Medium solution — December 29, 2025

05
43
04
51
66
52
64

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

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
Blue10 — Add up to exactly 102
Purple10 — Add up to exactly 102
Green10 — Add up to exactly 103
Amber>0 — Be more than 01
Orange10 — Add up to exactly 102
SlateTake any value it likes1
Teal10 — Add up to exactly 102
PinkTake any value it likes1

Today's Hard board has 16 dominoes across 13 regions, mixing all-equal, target-sum, no-repeats, 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.

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
The purple region is the anchor: one cell, and it must be exactly 3. 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 3–2: across row 1, columns 1–2. It is the only tile that works there, because purple must add up to exactly 3. The 3 half sits in the purple region, which must be exactly 3.

Hint 3

Hard
Lay the 6–3 down column 1, rows 5–6 — no guesswork needed. It is the only tile that works there, because slate must add up to exactly 12.

Hint 4

Hard
Place the 5–6 domino down column 5, rows 5–6. It is the only tile that works there, because blue must add up to exactly 12. The 5 half sits in the amber region, which must add up to exactly 20.
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Hard solution — December 29, 2025

25
63
05
13
22
51
32
46
11
42
33
56
43
26
55
16

blue (=): 2 · 2 · 2 | purple (=3): 3 | green (≠): 2 · 5 · 0 · 1 | amber (=20): 5 · 5 · 5 · 5 | orange (=6): 6 | slate (=12): 6 · 6 | teal (<3): 2 | pink (=3): 1 · 1 · 1 | lime (>3): 4 | brown (=): 3 · 3 · 3 · 3 · 3 | blue (=12): 6 · 6 | purple (>3): 4 | green (≠): 4 · 2 · 1 · 5

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
Blue= — Show the same number on every cell3
Purple3 — Be exactly 31
Green≠ — Have no two cells showing the same number4
Amber20 — Add up to exactly 204
Orange6 — Be exactly 61
Slate12 — Add up to exactly 122
Teal<3 — Be less than 31
Pink3 — Add up to exactly 33
Lime>3 — Be more than 31
Brown= — Show the same number on every cell5
Blue12 — Add up to exactly 122
Purple>3 — Be more than 31
Green≠ — Have no two cells showing the same number4
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