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Pips answers — Wednesday, August 20, 2025

The finished Easy, Medium and Hard boards for this day, with every region rule satisfied.

Easy #7

Easy

blue: 6 | purple (=0): 0 · 0 · 0 | green (=4): 4 | amber: 5 | orange (=2): 1 · 1

Medium #8

Medium

blue (=): 3 · 3 | purple (=2): 1 · 1 | green (=2): 2 | amber (=): 6 · 6 · 6 · 6 | orange (=3): 3

Hard #9

Hard

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

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Easy board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
BlueTake any value it likes1
Purple0 — Add up to exactly 03
Green4 — Be exactly 41
AmberTake any value it likes1
Orange2 — Add up to exactly 22

Medium board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue= — Show the same number on every cell2
Purple2 — Add up to exactly 22
Green2 — Be exactly 21
Amber= — Show the same number on every cell4
Orange3 — Be exactly 31

Hard board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue6 — Be exactly 61
Purple2 — Add up to exactly 22
GreenTake any value it likes1
AmberTake any value it likes1
Orange4 — Add up to exactly 42
Slate= — Show the same number on every cell4
TealTake any value it likes1
Pink= — Show the same number on every cell3
Lime= — Show the same number on every cell3
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