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Pips hints — Wednesday, December 31, 2025

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Easy today: 6 dominoes, 7 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
Look at the orange region first. Across one cell it has to be exactly 3. Only 1 pip combination fits it at all, which is why it gives way first.

Hint 2

Easy
Place the 3–6 domino across row 3, columns 4–5. It is the only tile that works there, because orange must add up to exactly 3. The 3 half sits in the orange region, which must be exactly 3.
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Easy solution — December 31, 2025

62
33
15
36
44
60

blue: 1 | purple (=7): 5 · 2 | green (=8): 4 · 4 | amber (=18): 6 · 6 · 6 | orange (=3): 3 | slate (=): 3 · 3 | teal: 0

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
BlueTake any value it likes1
Purple7 — Add up to exactly 72
Green8 — Add up to exactly 82
Amber18 — Add up to exactly 183
Orange3 — Be exactly 31
Slate= — Show the same number on every cell2
TealTake any value it likes1

Medium today: 7 dominoes, 7 regions and all-equal 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
Look at the orange region first. Across two cells it has to add up to exactly 7. Only 6 pip combinations fit it at all, which is why it gives way first.

Hint 2

Medium
Place the 6–5 domino across row 2, columns 3–4. It is the only tile that works there, because orange must add up to exactly 7.

Hint 3

Medium
The 1–6 belongs across row 3, columns 4–5. It is the only tile that works there, because orange must add up to exactly 7.
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Medium solution — December 31, 2025

45
33
65
00
16
44
66

blue (=): 4 · 4 · 4 | purple (=): 6 · 6 · 6 | green: 5 | amber (=11): 5 · 3 · 3 | orange (=7): 6 · 1 | slate: 0 | teal: 0

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
Blue= — Show the same number on every cell3
Purple= — Show the same number on every cell3
GreenTake any value it likes1
Amber11 — Add up to exactly 113
Orange7 — Add up to exactly 72
SlateTake any value it likes1
TealTake any value it likes1

Hard today: 11 dominoes, 13 regions and greater-than, all-equal 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.

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
Look at the brown region first. Across one cell it has to be exactly 3. Only 1 pip combination fits it at all, which is why it gives way first.

Hint 2

Hard
Place the 6–3 domino across row 5, columns 2–3. It is the only tile that works there, because lime must add up to exactly 12.

Hint 3

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

Hint 4

Hard
There is exactly one home for the 4–3: down column 3, rows 2–3. It is the only tile that works there, because purple must show the same number on every cell.
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Hard solution — December 31, 2025

05
56
13
43
12
45
63
24
35
62
33

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

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
Blue>1 — Be more than 11
Purple= — Show the same number on every cell3
Green= — Show the same number on every cell3
Amber>2 — Be more than 21
OrangeTake any value it likes1
Slate= — Show the same number on every cell5
TealTake any value it likes1
PinkTake any value it likes1
Lime12 — Add up to exactly 122
Brown3 — Be exactly 31
Blue1 — Be exactly 11
Purple2 — Be exactly 21
Green5 — Be exactly 51
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